Cascade Mountain climb

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Ambleside Court, Gelligaer, Gilfach, Pen-pedair-heol, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, CF82 8DJ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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195 m215 m235 m255 m5.6% from 0 m to 13 m6.8% from 13 m to 17 m5.3% from 17 m to 23 m3.3% from 23 m to 26 m6.5% from 26 m to 29 m5.3% from 29 m to 33 m6.7% from 33 m to 36 m3.2% from 36 m to 39 m3.0% from 39 m to 42 m3.8% from 42 m to 47 m3.8% from 47 m to 52 m2.3% from 52 m to 57 m5.6% from 57 m to 60 m2.5% from 60 m to 64 m4.4% from 64 m to 69 m2.5% from 69 m to 73 m2.6% from 73 m to 77 m5.0% from 77 m to 81 m2.4% from 81 m to 85 m4.3% from 85 m to 89 m5.1% from 89 m to 93 m2.8% from 93 m to 97 m5.9% from 97 m to 100 m3.0% from 100 m to 104 m0.0% from 104 m to 108 m2.4% from 108 m to 112 m0.0% from 112 m to 115 m2.9% from 115 m to 119 m0.0% from 119 m to 123 m0.0% from 123 m to 126 m2.4% from 126 m to 131 m3.4% from 131 m to 136 m0.0% from 136 m to 140 m0.0% from 140 m to 144 m2.5% from 144 m to 148 m0.0% from 148 m to 152 m2.6% from 152 m to 156 m1.5% from 156 m to 163 m0.0% from 163 m to 166 m2.3% from 166 m to 170 m2.4% from 170 m to 174 m3.0% from 174 m to 178 m0.0% from 178 m to 181 m2.9% from 181 m to 185 m2.4% from 185 m to 189 m4.3% from 189 m to 194 m4.2% from 194 m to 201 m4.8% from 201 m to 205 m5.6% from 205 m to 209 m7.7% from 209 m to 213 m5.4% from 213 m to 216 m7.7% from 216 m to 220 m5.7% from 220 m to 224 m7.7% from 224 m to 228 m6.3% from 228 m to 231 m5.3% from 231 m to 235 m5.4% from 235 m to 238 m6.1% from 238 m to 242 m7.7% from 242 m to 245 m3.0% from 245 m to 249 m6.4% from 249 m to 253 m5.1% from 253 m to 257 m6.8% from 257 m to 262 m4.9% from 262 m to 266 m3.5% from 266 m to 272 m4.9% from 272 m to 278 m5.2% from 278 m to 283 m4.6% from 283 m to 290 m4.2% from 290 m to 297 m3.6% from 297 m to 303 m5.4% from 303 m to 308 m5.3% from 308 m to 314 m5.5% from 314 m to 320 m6.0% from 320 m to 325 m5.4% from 325 m to 330 m5.6% from 330 m to 336 m4.3% from 336 m to 340 m4.9% from 340 m to 344 m5.8% from 344 m to 349 m5.3% from 349 m to 353 m7.7% from 353 m to 357 m5.1% from 357 m to 361 m6.1% from 361 m to 364 m5.7% from 364 m to 368 m3.1% from 368 m to 371 m6.4% from 371 m to 376 m4.3% from 376 m to 380 m7.0% from 380 m to 385 m4.3% from 385 m to 389 m4.8% from 389 m to 394 m4.8% from 394 m to 398 m4.9% from 398 m to 402 m3.9% from 402 m to 407 m5.3% from 407 m to 413 m2.6% from 413 m to 417 m5.7% from 417 m to 420 m3.2% from 420 m to 423 m5.6% from 423 m to 427 m3.1% from 427 m to 430 m3.1% from 430 m to 433 m5.0% from 433 m to 439 m3.6% from 439 m to 445 m3.9% from 445 m to 450 m4.5% from 450 m to 456 m5.1% from 456 m to 460 m3.2% from 460 m to 463 m5.4% from 463 m to 467 m2.8% from 467 m to 471 m5.9% from 471 m to 474 m3.3% from 474 m to 477 m3.5% from 477 m to 483 m5.8% from 483 m to 488 m3.3% from 488 m to 491 m5.4% from 491 m to 495 m2.9% from 495 m to 498 m6.1% from 498 m to 501 m3.0% from 501 m to 505 m5.6% from 505 m to 508 m2.7% from 508 m to 512 m5.3% from 512 m to 518 m5.6% from 518 m to 521 m3.5% from 521 m to 527 m4.9% from 527 m to 533 m3.1% from 533 m to 536 m5.9% from 536 m to 540 m3.1% from 540 m to 543 m3.9% from 543 m to 548 m5.1% from 548 m to 554 m5.9% from 554 m to 557 m6.2% from 557 m to 561 m3.1% from 561 m to 564 m4.5% from 564 m to 568 m5.0% from 568 m to 574 m5.5% from 574 m to 580 m6.3% from 580 m to 583 m5.7% from 583 m to 586 m5.4% from 586 m to 590 m8.8% from 590 m to 593 m6.1% from 593 m to 597 m6.9% from 597 m to 603 m7.7% from 603 m to 606 m6.2% from 606 m to 610 m6.7% from 610 m to 613 m7.7% from 613 m to 618 m8.3% from 618 m to 623 m7.7% from 623 m to 628 m9.1% from 628 m to 631 m6.5% from 631 m to 634 m9.4% from 634 m to 637 m6.1% from 637 m to 641 m9.1% from 641 m to 644 m5.9% from 644 m to 647 m8.1% from 647 m to 651 m8.6% from 651 m to 655 m7.1% from 655 m to 660 m7.9% from 660 m to 664 m8.6% from 664 m to 670 m7.5% from 670 m to 675 m8.8% from 675 m to 679 m9.7% from 679 m to 682 m9.7% from 682 m to 685 m9.1% from 685 m to 688 m11.4% from 688 m to 692 m9.7% from 692 m to 695 m6.7% from 695 m to 698 m7.7% from 698 m to 703 m6.4% from 703 m to 708 m8.2% from 708 m to 714 m6.7% from 714 m to 717 m6.5% from 717 m to 720 m8.0% from 720 m to 725 m7.1% from 725 m to 730 m6.7% from 730 m to 736 m8.2% from 736 m to 742 m7.1% from 742 m to 748 m7.1% from 748 m to 754 m6.5% from 754 m to 760 m5.9% from 760 m to 763 m6.1% from 763 m to 767 m7.5% from 767 m to 771 m5.4% from 771 m to 774 m5.3% from 774 m to 778 m8.8% from 778 m to 781 m5.1% from 781 m to 785 m5.1% from 785 m to 789 m5.0% from 789 m to 793 m8.3% from 793 m to 797 m5.6% from 797 m to 800 m5.6% from 800 m to 804 m6.2% from 804 m to 807 m4.8% from 807 m to 814 m5.6% from 814 m to 817 m6.5% from 817 m to 820 m6.7% from 820 m to 823 m5.9% from 823 m to 828 m6.8% from 828 m to 833 m5.9% from 833 m to 836 m5.9% from 836 m to 840 m5.6% from 840 m to 843 m7.3% from 843 m to 847 m6.1% from 847 m to 851 m7.5% from 851 m to 855 m5.4% from 855 m to 858 m3.2% from 858 m to 861 m6.4% from 861 m to 866 m5.0% from 866 m to 870 m3.0% from 870 m to 873 m6.5% from 873 m to 878 m6.0% from 878 m to 883 m6.1% from 883 m to 890 m7.7% from 890 m to 893 m5.3% from 893 m to 897 m6.5% from 897 m to 903 m5.7% from 903 m to 907 m5.7% from 907 m to 910 m6.1% from 910 m to 914 m6.1% from 914 m to 917 m8.1% from 917 m to 921 m5.7% from 921 m to 924 m6.3% from 924 m to 927 m4.9% from 927 m to 934 m5.7% from 934 m to 937 m5.9% from 937 m to 940 m7.4% from 940 m to 946 m6.5% from 946 m to 949 m5.8% from 949 m to 954 m6.9% from 954 m to 960 m6.2% from 960 m to 963 m5.0% from 963 m to 967 m6.2% from 967 m to 970 m5.9% from 970 m to 974 m5.8% from 974 m to 979 m5.6% from 979 m to 983 m6.3% from 983 m to 986 m6.5% from 986 m to 992 m4.5% from 992 m to 996 m6.7% from 996 m to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4%5%7%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.03 km / 0.64 miles
Elevation gain54.8 m / 180 ft
Average gradient5.3%
Maximum gradient10%
Elevation high250.9 m / 823 ft
Elevation low196.1 m / 643 ft
Climb difficulty score5,478.17

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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 1,026,663rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 92,020th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 12,290th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 592nd out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 9 climbs) in Gilfach.

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