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Abercarn quarry climb

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Gwyddon Road, Llan-fach, Abercarn, Gwyddon, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 5GZ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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90 m150 m205 m265 m5.7% from 0 m to 18 m11.2% from 18 m to 34 m2.5% from 34 m to 49 m11.6% from 49 m to 65 m2.5% from 65 m to 81 m12.1% from 81 m to 97 m10.1% from 97 m to 113 m2.5% from 113 m to 129 m11.0% from 129 m to 145 m2.2% from 145 m to 163 m0.0% from 163 m to 176 m21.4% from 176 m to 184 m9.0% from 184 m to 193 m-1.9% from 193 m to 203 m30.0% from 203 m to 215 m12.6% from 215 m to 226 m0.0% from 226 m to 237 m27.5% from 237 m to 247 m20.2% from 247 m to 257 m7.3% from 257 m to 268 m1.9% from 268 m to 279 m13.2% from 279 m to 288 m13.0% from 288 m to 299 m20.0% from 299 m to 309 m11.0% from 309 m to 320 m9.5% from 320 m to 332 m9.6% from 332 m to 345 m15.2% from 345 m to 358 m3.0% from 358 m to 371 m13.6% from 371 m to 385 m0.0% from 385 m to 395 m12.9% from 395 m to 408 m9.4% from 408 m to 420 m9.4% from 420 m to 433 m11.7% from 433 m to 445 m7.7% from 445 m to 458 m9.1% from 458 m to 471 m15.2% from 471 m to 484 m12.2% from 484 m to 498 m15.4% from 498 m to 511 m10.6% from 511 m to 524 m9.2% from 524 m to 537 m8.5% from 537 m to 549 m23.1% from 549 m to 556 m6.3% from 556 m to 563 m0.0% from 563 m to 569 m2.6% from 569 m to 576 m3.1% from 576 m to 589 m1.4% from 589 m to 604 m2.7% from 604 m to 618 m6.5% from 618 m to 634 m8.1% from 634 m to 649 m7.1% from 649 m to 663 m8.3% from 663 m to 677 m1.4% from 677 m to 692 m11.4% from 692 m to 706 m7.4% from 706 m to 719 m2.7% from 719 m to 734 m6.5% from 734 m to 749 m11.6% from 749 m to 765 m10.7% from 765 m to 780 m9.6% from 780 m to 794 m8.5% from 794 m to 808 m11.3% from 808 m to 823 m5.6% from 823 m to 837 m8.1% from 837 m to 852 m6.9% from 852 m to 866 m11.2% from 866 m to 881 m8.6% from 881 m to 895 m2.9% from 895 m to 908 m8.2% from 908 m to 923 m5.3% from 923 m to 938 m7.9% from 938 m to 953 m8.1% from 953 m to 968 m9.6% from 968 m to 982 m9.5% from 982 m to 997 m7.0% from 997 m to 1.0 km11.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km10.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km21.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km24.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km29.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km19.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km27.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km34.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km37.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km25.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km34.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km30.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km46.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km50.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km23.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km34.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km23.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.6% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km11.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9%11%7%8%13%16%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.57 km / 0.98 miles
Elevation gain169.8 m / 557 ft
Average gradient10.8%
Maximum gradient36.1%
Elevation high261 m / 856 ft
Elevation low91.2 m / 299 ft
Climb difficulty score16,976.34

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 286,522nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,099th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,099th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 130th 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 22 climbs) in Gwyddon.

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