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Maes Y Ffynon, Ty Canol Lane, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, Machen, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, CF83 8QE, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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90 m165 m245 m320 m15.5% from 0 m to 22 m17.9% from 22 m to 28 m17.6% from 28 m to 33 m16.9% from 33 m to 63 m17.7% from 63 m to 71 m19.3% from 71 m to 94 m18.7% from 94 m to 128 m14.2% from 128 m to 189 m10.2% from 189 m to 249 m7.8% from 249 m to 267 m6.3% from 267 m to 277 m5.6% from 277 m to 296 m7.1% from 296 m to 303 m6.4% from 303 m to 365 m6.3% from 365 m to 426 m8.7% from 426 m to 487 m9.9% from 487 m to 501 m9.1% from 501 m to 542 m5.0% from 542 m to 604 m6.1% from 604 m to 666 m8.9% from 666 m to 727 m7.6% from 727 m to 788 m13.0% from 788 m to 849 m14.7% from 849 m to 909 m14.9% from 909 m to 941 m7.8% from 941 m to 1.0 km4.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km14.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km20.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km18.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.3% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km9.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km7.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km9.2% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km10.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.0% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km3.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km2.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-2.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-3.0% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-3.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-3.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-0.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-2.7% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km11%9%12%7%4%-3%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.7 km / 1.68 miles
Elevation gain217 m / 712 ft
Average gradient8%
Maximum gradient18.2%
Elevation high316.8 m / 1,039 ft
Elevation low93.9 m / 308 ft
Climb difficulty score21,694.33

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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 200,301st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,815th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,768th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 68th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 41 climbs) in Machen.

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