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A472 Climb

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Abercarn, Gwyddon, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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205 m260 m320 m375 m2.8% from 0 m to 25 m5.4% from 25 m to 42 m1.2% from 42 m to 58 m2.0% from 58 m to 73 m-4.0% from 73 m to 91 m-2.6% from 91 m to 114 m3.3% from 114 m to 135 m-3.4% from 135 m to 155 m-8.2% from 155 m to 171 m5.0% from 171 m to 187 m-6.2% from 187 m to 207 m12.1% from 207 m to 227 m4.0% from 227 m to 245 m9.2% from 245 m to 270 m3.4% from 270 m to 296 m7.4% from 296 m to 318 m7.1% from 318 m to 337 m5.7% from 337 m to 357 m20.4% from 357 m to 362 m8.0% from 362 m to 380 m6.8% from 380 m to 393 m17.2% from 393 m to 410 m6.3% from 410 m to 429 m17.4% from 429 m to 450 m0.5% from 450 m to 469 m7.6% from 469 m to 484 m11.0% from 484 m to 501 m12.3% from 501 m to 521 m-1.8% from 521 m to 543 m6.6% from 543 m to 563 m5.7% from 563 m to 580 m5.5% from 580 m to 602 m2.0% from 602 m to 622 m9.8% from 622 m to 639 m16.5% from 639 m to 648 m7.5% from 648 m to 660 m4.1% from 660 m to 677 m8.6% from 677 m to 694 m9.8% from 694 m to 708 m2.7% from 708 m to 723 m18.5% from 723 m to 736 m10.1% from 736 m to 750 m3.2% from 750 m to 766 m10.5% from 766 m to 785 m10.8% from 785 m to 802 m14.6% from 802 m to 814 m5.2% from 814 m to 826 m12.9% from 826 m to 840 m9.2% from 840 m to 853 m13.6% from 853 m to 866 m13.2% from 866 m to 879 m7.8% from 879 m to 896 m3.9% from 896 m to 911 m28.6% from 911 m to 916 m4.8% from 916 m to 932 m7.8% from 932 m to 947 m9.5% from 947 m to 964 m5.2% from 964 m to 980 m14.7% from 980 m to 991 m4.9% from 991 m to 1.0 km18.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-29.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km21.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-15.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km55.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-31.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km50.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km22.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-10.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-118.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km8.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km24.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-0.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km20.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km13.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km35.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km21.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km16.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-29.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km47.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-5.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km22.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km17.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-34.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km51.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km17.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-10.9% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km24.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km25.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km30.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.9% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km0.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-4.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km34.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-20.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km25.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-3.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5%8%10%9%4%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.12 km / 1.32 miles
Elevation gain162.6 m / 533 ft
Average gradient7.7%
Maximum gradient11.4%
Elevation high372.31 m / 1,221 ft
Elevation low208.77 m / 685 ft
Climb difficulty score16,252.43

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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 304,402nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 15,766th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,382nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 150th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 22 climbs) in Gwyddon.

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