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Pen Y Groes Climb

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Cedars House, Heol Pwllypant, Pwllypant, Llanbradach and Pwllypant, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, CF83 3SA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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65 m95 m130 m160 m16.2% from 0 m to 4 m11.1% from 4 m to 7 m11.4% from 7 m to 11 m10.3% from 11 m to 15 m0.0% from 15 m to 19 m7.2% from 19 m to 27 m9.3% from 27 m to 31 m17.8% from 31 m to 36 m8.3% from 36 m to 41 m0.0% from 41 m to 79 m0.0% from 79 m to 118 m7.4% from 118 m to 123 m10.9% from 123 m to 129 m7.4% from 129 m to 134 m11.8% from 134 m to 139 m8.5% from 139 m to 144 m0.0% from 144 m to 154 m9.1% from 154 m to 158 m13.6% from 158 m to 162 m18.6% from 162 m to 167 m14.0% from 167 m to 171 m3.0% from 171 m to 184 m13.0% from 184 m to 189 m9.1% from 189 m to 193 m8.9% from 193 m to 198 m13.3% from 198 m to 202 m4.8% from 202 m to 211 m15.0% from 211 m to 215 m9.3% from 215 m to 219 m8.9% from 219 m to 223 m15.0% from 223 m to 227 m10.5% from 227 m to 231 m15.8% from 231 m to 235 m10.5% from 235 m to 239 m15.0% from 239 m to 243 m14.3% from 243 m to 247 m9.5% from 247 m to 251 m14.3% from 251 m to 255 m9.8% from 255 m to 259 m14.3% from 259 m to 264 m13.0% from 264 m to 268 m28.6% from 268 m to 272 m5.0% from 272 m to 280 m10.0% from 280 m to 284 m16.2% from 284 m to 288 m10.8% from 288 m to 292 m10.8% from 292 m to 296 m8.8% from 296 m to 302 m17.6% from 302 m to 306 m17.6% from 306 m to 309 m16.2% from 309 m to 313 m12.1% from 313 m to 316 m17.1% from 316 m to 320 m12.1% from 320 m to 323 m17.6% from 323 m to 326 m11.4% from 326 m to 330 m17.6% from 330 m to 333 m5.8% from 333 m to 340 m19.4% from 340 m to 343 m12.9% from 343 m to 346 m12.9% from 346 m to 349 m20.0% from 349 m to 352 m6.8% from 352 m to 358 m12.9% from 358 m to 361 m13.3% from 361 m to 364 m12.9% from 364 m to 368 m20.7% from 368 m to 370 m0.0% from 370 m to 374 m6.5% from 374 m to 380 m13.3% from 380 m to 383 m13.8% from 383 m to 386 m16.0% from 386 m to 388 m14.3% from 388 m to 391 m4.6% from 391 m to 400 m12.9% from 400 m to 403 m13.3% from 403 m to 406 m12.5% from 406 m to 409 m13.8% from 409 m to 412 m5.9% from 412 m to 422 m12.1% from 422 m to 425 m25.8% from 425 m to 428 m18.2% from 428 m to 432 m0.0% from 432 m to 445 m5.8% from 445 m to 452 m10.5% from 452 m to 456 m10.8% from 456 m to 460 m16.2% from 460 m to 463 m10.5% from 463 m to 467 m0.0% from 467 m to 484 m0.0% from 484 m to 502 m0.0% from 502 m to 506 m0.0% from 506 m to 533 m8.7% from 533 m to 538 m9.1% from 538 m to 542 m13.3% from 542 m to 546 m9.5% from 546 m to 551 m9.8% from 551 m to 555 m0.0% from 555 m to 563 m9.5% from 563 m to 567 m13.6% from 567 m to 572 m9.1% from 572 m to 576 m9.1% from 576 m to 580 m8.7% from 580 m to 585 m0.0% from 585 m to 590 m0.0% from 590 m to 630 m0.0% from 630 m to 635 m2.8% from 635 m to 649 m8.7% from 649 m to 654 m12.8% from 654 m to 659 m8.5% from 659 m to 663 m8.7% from 663 m to 668 m0.0% from 668 m to 681 m7.6% from 681 m to 689 m9.1% from 689 m to 693 m8.9% from 693 m to 698 m9.5% from 698 m to 702 m13.6% from 702 m to 706 m0.0% from 706 m to 723 m0.0% from 723 m to 728 m3.1% from 728 m to 740 m9.8% from 740 m to 744 m20.0% from 744 m to 748 m9.8% from 748 m to 753 m0.0% from 753 m to 760 m14.6% from 760 m to 764 m10.0% from 764 m to 768 m9.8% from 768 m to 773 m15.0% from 773 m to 777 m9.8% from 777 m to 781 m0.0% from 781 m to 785 m10.0% from 785 m to 789 m5.1% from 789 m to 797 m10.0% from 797 m to 801 m10.0% from 801 m to 805 m9.8% from 805 m to 809 m0.0% from 809 m to 817 m5.3% from 817 m to 824 m15.8% from 824 m to 828 m10.5% from 828 m to 832 m10.3% from 832 m to 836 m10.5% from 836 m to 840 m21.6% from 840 m to 843 m10.8% from 843 m to 847 m11.4% from 847 m to 851 m11.4% from 851 m to 854 m0.0% from 854 m to 858 m7.8% from 858 m to 865 m10.3% from 865 m to 869 m10.5% from 869 m to 873 m11.1% from 873 m to 877 m10.8% from 877 m to 880 m5.6% from 880 m to 887 m12.1% from 887 m to 891 m11.8% from 891 m to 894 m12.1% from 894 m to 897 m11.8% from 897 m to 901 m4.0% from 901 m to 911 m12.1% from 911 m to 914 m12.5% from 914 m to 917 m19.4% from 917 m to 920 m12.5% from 920 m to 924 m0.0% from 924 m to 927 m12.1% from 927 m to 930 m12.1% from 930 m to 934 m12.5% from 934 m to 937 m12.5% from 937 m to 940 m12.1% from 940 m to 943 m0.0% from 943 m to 947 m6.1% from 947 m to 953 m11.8% from 953 m to 957 m12.5% from 957 m to 960 m12.5% from 960 m to 963 m12.5% from 963 m to 966 m0.0% from 966 m to 973 m6.3% from 973 m to 979 m18.7% from 979 m to 982 m12.5% from 982 m to 985 m12.9% from 985 m to 988 m12.5% from 988 m to 992 m6.2% from 992 m to 998 m13.3% from 998 m to 1.0 km13.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km11.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km27.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7%10%4%9%10%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 categoryCategory 4
Distance1.16 km / 0.72 miles
Elevation gain89.8 m / 295 ft
Average gradient7.7%
Maximum gradient17.8%
Elevation high157.8 m / 518 ft
Elevation low68 m / 223 ft
Climb difficulty score8,984.54

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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 652,295th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 50,798th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,939th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 377th 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 19 climbs) in Llanbradach and Pwllypant.

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