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Penallta Observatory Climb

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Heol Pont y Seison, Tredomen, Gelligaer, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, CF46 6PX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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1.5 km-5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-7.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-5.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-6.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-6.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-8.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-9.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-8.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-8.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-8.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-10.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-12.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-14.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-15.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-16.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-12.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-2.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-1.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-0.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km21.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km21.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km21.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km20.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km20.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km19.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-5.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-0%10%12%4%1%2%-6%8%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.93 km / 1.20 miles
Elevation gain70.1 m / 230 ft
Average gradient3.6%
Maximum gradient23.3%
Elevation high225.8 m / 741 ft
Elevation low152.9 m / 502 ft
Climb difficulty score7,012.8

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 844,811th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 71,244th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 10,264th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 487th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 27 climbs) in Gelligaer.

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