Cwmcarn Full 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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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance5.34 km / 3.32 miles
Elevation gain266.4 m / 874 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient22.9%
Elevation high402.77 m / 1,321 ft
Elevation low135.52 m / 445 ft
Climb difficulty score26,631.63

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 143,861st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,251st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 933rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 23rd out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 112 climbs) in Pont-y-waun.

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