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back O'Cwmcarn, the difficult bit

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Graig Bungalows, Abercarn, Pont-y-waun, Cwmcarn, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 7EZ, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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145 m185 m225 m265 m19.6% from 0 m to 10 m8.8% from 10 m to 19 m7.1% from 19 m to 27 m5.2% from 27 m to 37 m3.7% from 37 m to 48 m9.7% from 48 m to 63 m11.8% from 63 m to 83 m13.7% from 83 m to 101 m14.5% from 101 m to 119 m13.6% from 119 m to 136 m9.9% from 136 m to 151 m6.4% from 151 m to 165 m1.0% from 165 m to 174 m0.0% from 174 m to 182 m-4.3% from 182 m to 191 m9.4% from 191 m to 200 m14.1% from 200 m to 209 m18.1% from 209 m to 216 m14.3% from 216 m to 223 m16.0% from 223 m to 231 m15.8% from 231 m to 238 m1.3% from 238 m to 246 m23.9% from 246 m to 252 m27.3% from 252 m to 257 m25.9% from 257 m to 262 m23.4% from 262 m to 272 m15.9% from 272 m to 280 m16.3% from 280 m to 288 m18.3% from 288 m to 294 m17.6% from 294 m to 301 m16.4% from 301 m to 307 m13.4% from 307 m to 315 m10.1% from 315 m to 323 m5.7% from 323 m to 330 m15.8% from 330 m to 338 m12.3% from 338 m to 345 m6.1% from 345 m to 353 m-2.1% from 353 m to 363 m4.8% from 363 m to 369 m15.8% from 369 m to 375 m14.3% from 375 m to 380 m15.6% from 380 m to 384 m11.6% from 384 m to 389 m1.6% from 389 m to 395 m0.0% from 395 m to 400 m1.5% from 400 m to 407 m-1.4% from 407 m to 414 m16.1% from 414 m to 419 m12.2% from 419 m to 423 m19.5% from 423 m to 427 m8.7% from 427 m to 432 m-7.5% from 432 m to 439 m-2.4% from 439 m to 447 m1.4% from 447 m to 454 m9.6% from 454 m to 462 m21.2% from 462 m to 467 m25.4% from 467 m to 474 m23.3% from 474 m to 480 m23.5% from 480 m to 487 m24.1% from 487 m to 492 m22.5% from 492 m to 500 m17.5% from 500 m to 506 m19.0% from 506 m to 512 m15.9% from 512 m to 519 m16.4% from 519 m to 525 m15.9% from 525 m to 532 m16.7% from 532 m to 536 m11.1% from 536 m to 542 m12.5% from 542 m to 548 m9.1% from 548 m to 555 m17.8% from 555 m to 560 m16.7% from 560 m to 563 m17.1% from 563 m to 567 m13.1% from 567 m to 573 m13.5% from 573 m to 576 m7.8% from 576 m to 582 m3.3% from 582 m to 588 m23.7% from 588 m to 591 m9.7% from 591 m to 594 m0.0% from 594 m to 599 m12.3% from 599 m to 605 m10.8% from 605 m to 613 m19.6% from 613 m to 618 m-11.7% from 618 m to 624 m8.6% from 624 m to 628 m-4.8% from 628 m to 632 m4.4% from 632 m to 636 m16.2% from 636 m to 640 m28.0% from 640 m to 645 m5.3% from 645 m to 651 m28.8% from 651 m to 658 m24.5% from 658 m to 663 m1.7% from 663 m to 669 m26.8% from 669 m to 677 m32.0% from 677 m to 682 m6.7% from 682 m to 686 m-7.9% from 686 m to 690 m8.6% from 690 m to 693 m11.9% from 693 m to 698 m-3.8% from 698 m to 703 m-2.1% from 703 m to 708 m-14.9% from 708 m to 712 m-2.0% from 712 m to 717 m16.2% from 717 m to 721 m11.1% from 721 m to 726 m25.0% from 726 m to 733 m31.4% from 733 m to 736 m19.5% from 736 m to 740 m36.0% from 740 m to 745 m13.2% from 745 m to 749 m34.2% from 749 m to 753 m16.1% from 753 m to 759 m3.9% from 759 m to 764 m14.7% from 764 m to 767 m10.0% from 767 m to 770 m26.5% from 770 m to 773 m-11.1% from 773 m to 779 m8.0% from 779 m to 784 m8.7% from 784 m to 788 m10.8% from 788 m to 792 m30.4% from 792 m to 797 m11.8% from 797 m to 800 m3.8% from 800 m to 805 m6.5% from 805 m to 810 m-19.4% from 810 m to 826 m44.7% from 826 m to 831 m-46.7% from 831 m to 834 m38.2% from 834 m to 839 m41.7% from 839 m to 843 m30.3% from 843 m to 846 m30.4% from 846 m to 851 m19.6% from 851 m to 856 m16.3% from 856 m to 861 m13.0% from 861 m to 867 m22.4% from 867 m to 872 m19.7% from 872 m to 878 m-1.8% from 878 m to 884 m-10.1% from 884 m to 891 m17.1% from 891 m to 898 m-14.1% from 898 m to 905 m-6.0% from 905 m to 912 m-4.9% from 912 m to 918 m1.9% from 918 m to 923 m8.9% from 923 m to 932 m1.5% from 932 m to 939 m14.8% from 939 m to 944 m10.3% from 944 m to 950 m3.5% from 950 m to 956 m-7.8% from 956 m to 962 m-13.8% from 962 m to 969 m-8.8% from 969 m to 974 m-10.2% from 974 m to 980 m-11.3% from 980 m to 986 m18.6% from 986 m to 993 m-39.7% from 993 m to 999 m-18.9% from 999 m to 1.0 km-5.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-3.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km22.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-1.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-19.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-29.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-7.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-2.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-7.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-15.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-6.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-12.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-25.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-22.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-18.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-18.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-18.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-5.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km23.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km27.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km27.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km18.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km18.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km23.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km25.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km24.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km25.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km29.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km27.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km29.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km30.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km22.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-3.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-11.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-9.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-24.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-20.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-16.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-25.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-16.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-4.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-10.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10%12%13%5%-0%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.54 km / 0.96 miles
Elevation gain107.5 m / 353 ft
Average gradient7%
Maximum gradient18.5%
Elevation high260.89 m / 856 ft
Elevation low147.48 m / 484 ft
Climb difficulty score10,753.32

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 521,607th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 37,574th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,332nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 305th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Ranking 44th out of 112 cycling climbs in Pont-y-waun.

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