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Risca - Cwmcarn

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106A, Commercial Street, Pontymister, Risca West, Newport, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 6EE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance9.94 km / 6.17 miles
Elevation gain304.4 m / 999 ft
Average gradient3.1%
Maximum gradient10.7%
Elevation high344.2 m / 1,129 ft
Elevation low39.4 m / 129 ft
Climb difficulty score30,402.63

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 114,026th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 1,911th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 567th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

🏵️

Get your legs ready, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 1,201 climbs) in Caerphilly County Borough.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Newport.

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