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Cwmcarn forest road

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Twrch Trail, Abercarn, Pont-y-waun, Crosskeys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 7FA, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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180 m230 m285 m335 m2.9% from 0 m to 14 m15.3% from 14 m to 32 m10.7% from 32 m to 48 m0.6% from 48 m to 66 m17.4% from 66 m to 81 m-2.8% from 81 m to 96 m1.4% from 96 m to 110 m9.3% from 110 m to 122 m3.3% from 122 m to 137 m8.1% from 137 m to 150 m6.0% from 150 m to 167 m23.4% from 167 m to 180 m6.0% from 180 m to 195 m-24.3% from 195 m to 205 m-20.6% from 205 m to 221 m-17.4% from 221 m to 237 m-16.7% from 237 m to 260 m1.3% from 260 m to 283 m0.4% from 283 m to 308 m-10.2% from 308 m to 336 m1.2% from 336 m to 362 m0.8% from 362 m to 387 m-5.2% from 387 m to 406 m-3.3% from 406 m to 428 m-9.1% from 428 m to 452 m-2.8% from 452 m to 466 m16.5% from 466 m to 479 m-7.1% from 479 m to 499 m12.3% from 499 m to 513 m9.8% from 513 m to 528 m5.6% from 528 m to 539 m-7.8% from 539 m to 550 m-5.2% from 550 m to 560 m-10.4% from 560 m to 570 m-17.1% from 570 m to 581 m-9.6% from 581 m to 591 m-11.6% from 591 m to 601 m-6.9% from 601 m to 611 m-10.0% from 611 m to 621 m19.5% from 621 m to 629 m1.1% from 629 m to 638 m12.4% from 638 m to 647 m-3.3% from 647 m to 659 m-13.3% from 659 m to 670 m-5.8% from 670 m to 680 m-22.5% from 680 m to 688 m-5.9% from 688 m to 700 m-11.2% from 700 m to 714 m-6.3% from 714 m to 729 m-10.7% from 729 m to 744 m-13.2% from 744 m to 759 m-13.5% from 759 m to 774 m-17.5% from 774 m to 791 m-17.8% from 791 m to 809 m-10.3% from 809 m to 827 m-10.5% from 827 m to 846 m-12.9% from 846 m to 866 m-20.5% from 866 m to 886 m-14.5% from 886 m to 906 m-13.4% from 906 m to 926 m-9.3% from 926 m to 948 m-12.1% from 948 m to 971 m-5.1% from 971 m to 993 m-8.2% from 993 m to 1.0 km-9.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-12.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-0.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km27.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km21.2% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance4.95 km / 3.08 miles
Elevation gain97.7 m / 321 ft
Average gradient2%
Maximum gradient30.4%
Elevation high330.72 m / 1,085 ft
Elevation low180.09 m / 591 ft
Climb difficulty score9,759.77

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 588,499th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 44,361st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,163rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 340th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Ranking 47th out of 112 cycling climbs in Pont-y-waun.

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