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The Mech Smasher in Reverse

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Newport Road, Bedwellty Pits, Argoed, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP22 4BS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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230 m260 m290 m320 m6.7% from 0 m to 61 m4.9% from 61 m to 122 m6.8% from 122 m to 183 m12.2% from 183 m to 232 m5.7% from 232 m to 239 m12.3% from 239 m to 300 m3.5% from 300 m to 362 m9.4% from 362 m to 424 m23.2% from 424 m to 459 m16.2% from 459 m to 466 m-0.3% from 466 m to 527 m2.8% from 527 m to 588 m14.6% from 588 m to 598 m16.9% from 598 m to 658 m15.7% from 658 m to 665 m9.9% from 665 m to 676 m11.1% from 676 m to 681 m14.5% from 681 m to 733 m5.0% from 733 m to 741 m19.5% from 741 m to 801 m20.8% from 801 m to 853 m8%9%10%20%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.85 km / 0.53 miles
Elevation gain88.9 m / 292 ft
Average gradient10.4%
Maximum gradient20.1%
Elevation high319.3 m / 1,048 ft
Elevation low230.4 m / 756 ft
Climb difficulty score8,891.39

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 660,956th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 51,669th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,036th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 381st out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Argoed.

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