Blackwood to Pen-y-fan Pond
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| Climb category | Category 4 |
| Distance | 4.28 km / 2.66 miles |
| Elevation gain | 150.7 m / 494 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.1% |
| Maximum gradient | 17.2% |
| Elevation high | 311.4 m / 1,022 ft |
| Elevation low | 173.5 m / 569 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 13,272.96 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 398,467th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 25,054th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 4,741st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales. |
⚖ Ranks 215th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 47 climbs) in Croespen-maen. |
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