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Machen Climb (not quite to top)

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Glan y Nant, Dranllwyn Lane, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, Machen, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, CF83 8QS, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Machen Climb (not quite to top).

60 m135 m210 m285 m11.9% from 0 m to 19 m12.5% from 19 m to 21 m12.0% from 21 m to 30 m13.2% from 30 m to 38 m10.5% from 38 m to 45 m12.3% from 45 m to 56 m11.8% from 56 m to 66 m12.7% from 66 m to 80 m11.6% from 80 m to 91 m12.5% from 91 m to 105 m14.3% from 105 m to 113 m14.3% from 113 m to 121 m13.6% from 121 m to 129 m10.0% from 129 m to 132 m12.0% from 132 m to 148 m4.4% from 148 m to 155 m15.1% from 155 m to 164 m13.5% from 164 m to 181 m11.6% from 181 m to 195 m9.8% from 195 m to 214 m10.2% from 214 m to 225 m9.4% from 225 m to 238 m8.7% from 238 m to 250 m9.1% from 250 m to 262 m3.4% from 262 m to 273 m8.3% from 273 m to 275 m11.2% from 275 m to 283 m12.5% from 283 m to 286 m12.3% from 286 m to 293 m13.4% from 293 m to 301 m14.3% from 301 m to 303 m18.8% from 303 m to 311 m18.1% from 311 m to 323 m18.4% from 323 m to 330 m17.8% from 330 m to 338 m13.3% from 338 m to 339 m17.3% from 339 m to 350 m20.0% from 350 m to 352 m18.4% from 352 m to 363 m18.8% from 363 m to 375 m19.4% from 375 m to 382 m18.9% from 382 m to 393 m18.4% from 393 m to 400 m19.3% from 400 m to 409 m20.0% from 409 m to 416 m18.5% from 416 m to 421 m18.2% from 421 m to 436 m15.8% from 436 m to 452 m14.3% from 452 m to 459 m11.8% from 459 m to 467 m9.2% from 467 m to 485 m11.2% from 485 m to 499 m10.8% from 499 m to 515 m10.3% from 515 m to 532 m11.5% from 532 m to 548 m7.1% from 548 m to 567 m7.9% from 567 m to 583 m5.3% from 583 m to 597 m4.8% from 597 m to 613 m5.5% from 613 m to 632 m8.4% from 632 m to 649 m7.7% from 649 m to 668 m6.5% from 668 m to 689 m5.4% from 689 m to 708 m6.6% from 708 m to 727 m8.1% from 727 m to 750 m10.0% from 750 m to 772 m9.7% from 772 m to 787 m9.7% from 787 m to 806 m9.5% from 806 m to 827 m9.1% from 827 m to 847 m4.1% from 847 m to 867 m2.8% from 867 m to 889 m3.2% from 889 m to 910 m6.5% from 910 m to 929 m8.2% from 929 m to 951 m9.8% from 951 m to 971 m9.1% from 971 m to 991 m7.4% from 991 m to 996 m10.4% from 996 m to 1.0 km9.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km15.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km10.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km15.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km17.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km22.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km23.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km19.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km20.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km18.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km18.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km20.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km15.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km16.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km20.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km13.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km13.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km8.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km4.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.7% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km7.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-9.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-9.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-9.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km13%8%10%11%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
Distance2.14 km / 1.33 miles
Elevation gain221 m / 725 ft
Average gradient10.2%
Maximum gradient20.8%
Elevation high281.4 m / 923 ft
Elevation low60.4 m / 198 ft
Climb difficulty score21,853.5

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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 197,997th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,663rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,732nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 67th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 41 climbs) in Machen.

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