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Machen Climb

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3, Commercial Road, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, Machen, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, CF83 8SA, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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55 m150 m240 m335 m1.1% from 0 m to 28 m2.1% from 28 m to 42 m2.7% from 42 m to 91 m1.9% from 91 m to 128 m2.5% from 128 m to 164 m4.8% from 164 m to 191 m0.6% from 191 m to 244 m-0.6% from 244 m to 296 m0.7% from 296 m to 325 m3.3% from 325 m to 367 m4.5% from 367 m to 374 m4.2% from 374 m to 420 m2.4% from 420 m to 440 m2.3% from 440 m to 466 m8.2% from 466 m to 492 m12.2% from 492 m to 515 m16.7% from 515 m to 533 m19.1% from 533 m to 551 m10.9% from 551 m to 571 m2.1% from 571 m to 589 m10.9% from 589 m to 604 m14.1% from 604 m to 620 m17.6% from 620 m to 621 m10.3% from 621 m to 639 m14.7% from 639 m to 655 m12.1% from 655 m to 676 m18.8% from 676 m to 696 m17.8% from 696 m to 717 m14.0% from 717 m to 739 m21.8% from 739 m to 757 m18.6% from 757 m to 770 m15.3% from 770 m to 790 m9.8% from 790 m to 794 m14.9% from 794 m to 803 m16.9% from 803 m to 819 m22.7% from 819 m to 821 m16.7% from 821 m to 825 m14.3% from 825 m to 838 m18.2% from 838 m to 840 m15.3% from 840 m to 858 m15.7% from 858 m to 873 m16.0% from 873 m to 890 m13.1% from 890 m to 906 m15.8% from 906 m to 923 m13.0% from 923 m to 937 m11.8% from 937 m to 955 m10.3% from 955 m to 976 m7.8% from 976 m to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km11.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km9.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km9.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km22.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km27.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km19.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km14.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.0% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km10.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.6% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km11.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km14.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km14.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km15.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km14.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km14.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km18.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km21.2% from 2.0 km to 2 km14.1% from 2 km to 2.0 km12.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.3% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km14.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km15.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km13.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km14.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km11.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.9% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km10.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km11.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km12.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km9.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.3% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km11.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km12.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km13.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km10.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km17.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.7% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km8.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km3.8% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km6.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.5% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km4.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km2.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km6.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km6.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km7.8% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km11.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km9.4% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km6.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km10.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km9.1% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km6.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km8.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km10.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.7% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km6.3% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km7.2% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km7.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.2% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.5% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km2.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km2.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km3.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km2.3% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km1.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km3.4% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.8% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km5.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km3%14%8%12%10%7%4%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.18 km / 1.98 miles
Elevation gain272.1 m / 893 ft
Average gradient8.5%
Maximum gradient19.7%
Elevation high331 m / 1,086 ft
Elevation low59.2 m / 194 ft
Climb difficulty score27,041.05

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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 140,208th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,053rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 877th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 18th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Machen.

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