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Cwmcarn climb

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Twrch Trail, Abercarn, Pont-y-waun, Cwmcarn, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 7FA, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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135 m195 m250 m310 m47.1% from 0 m to 12 m10.9% from 12 m to 35 m13.8% from 35 m to 66 m2.1% from 66 m to 95 m2.3% from 95 m to 122 m2.6% from 122 m to 157 m15.3% from 157 m to 176 m19.0% from 176 m to 208 m18.3% from 208 m to 232 m5.7% from 232 m to 270 m-8.1% from 270 m to 283 m-1.8% from 283 m to 300 m3.0% from 300 m to 326 m-2.5% from 326 m to 346 m0.0% from 346 m to 362 m16.9% from 362 m to 378 m2.6% from 378 m to 398 m13.4% from 398 m to 417 m6.1% from 417 m to 429 m4.8% from 429 m to 460 m16.5% from 460 m to 486 m15.8% from 486 m to 510 m5.5% from 510 m to 532 m-2.5% from 532 m to 560 m21.0% from 560 m to 589 m10.4% from 589 m to 607 m-9.7% from 607 m to 629 m-7.7% from 629 m to 651 m11.7% from 651 m to 678 m31.3% from 678 m to 701 m34.9% from 701 m to 718 m30.1% from 718 m to 737 m-0.8% from 737 m to 776 m-40.8% from 776 m to 800 m-6.9% from 800 m to 819 m16.8% from 819 m to 847 m6.1% from 847 m to 893 m-6.5% from 893 m to 918 m-8.8% from 918 m to 941 m30.6% from 941 m to 966 m9.0% from 966 m to 982 m-19.6% from 982 m to 992 m-31.9% from 992 m to 1.0 km-30.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-28.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km32.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km33.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km28.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km32.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km40.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-28.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-26.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-14.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-30.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km1.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-39.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-22.2% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km22.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-36.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km15.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km27.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km16.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km17.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km17.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km23.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km24.9% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km29.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-24.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km28.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km28.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-3.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km21.1% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-1.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km20.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km19.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-4.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-21.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km23.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-3.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km15.0% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km9.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-9.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km9%5%6%11%9%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
Distance2.18 km / 1.35 miles
Elevation gain168.3 m / 552 ft
Average gradient7.7%
Maximum gradient36.3%
Elevation high308.4 m / 1,012 ft
Elevation low139.6 m / 458 ft
Climb difficulty score16,839.8

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 289,743rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,377th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,147th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 135th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Ranking 39th out of 112 cycling climbs in Pont-y-waun.

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