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First Climb (car park to Toll gate) - Detour due to forestry work

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

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Climb Profile

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140 m160 m185 m205 m46.2% from 0 m to 5 m36.1% from 5 m to 9 m31.8% from 9 m to 15 m20.0% from 15 m to 19 m21.6% from 19 m to 23 m20.6% from 23 m to 27 m21.2% from 27 m to 30 m20.0% from 30 m to 33 m17.6% from 33 m to 37 m21.2% from 37 m to 40 m24.2% from 40 m to 43 m23.3% from 43 m to 46 m24.6% from 46 m to 52 m15.6% from 52 m to 55 m-2.8% from 55 m to 59 m-8.7% from 59 m to 63 m-20.3% from 63 m to 70 m5.9% from 70 m to 75 m20.0% from 75 m to 80 m5.7% from 80 m to 83 m-8.3% from 83 m to 87 m-12.2% from 87 m to 91 m-3.8% from 91 m to 96 m2.0% from 96 m to 101 m7.3% from 101 m to 106 m15.0% from 106 m to 110 m14.0% from 110 m to 114 m5.0% from 114 m to 120 m7.1% from 120 m to 125 m1.9% from 125 m to 131 m-10.0% from 131 m to 137 m-14.3% from 137 m to 140 m-8.8% from 140 m to 144 m-2.9% from 144 m to 147 m2.9% from 147 m to 151 m6.1% from 151 m to 154 m9.4% from 154 m to 157 m9.4% from 157 m to 160 m20.7% from 160 m to 166 m16.4% from 166 m to 172 m14.5% from 172 m to 178 m15.6% from 178 m to 181 m22.6% from 181 m to 184 m19.4% from 184 m to 187 m20.7% from 187 m to 193 m11.3% from 193 m to 198 m5.6% from 198 m to 204 m6.3% from 204 m to 207 m9.4% from 207 m to 210 m9.7% from 210 m to 213 m9.1% from 213 m to 219 m10.4% from 219 m to 223 m18.6% from 223 m to 228 m23.8% from 228 m to 232 m19.6% from 232 m to 237 m14.0% from 237 m to 242 m2.1% from 242 m to 246 m-3.6% from 246 m to 252 m0.0% from 252 m to 257 m9.1% from 257 m to 261 m14.6% from 261 m to 266 m14.9% from 266 m to 271 m15.1% from 271 m to 276 m8.7% from 276 m to 280 m4.7% from 280 m to 285 m2.4% from 285 m to 289 m7.1% from 289 m to 293 m4.4% from 293 m to 298 m7.0% from 298 m to 302 m-1.8% from 302 m to 308 m-6.3% from 308 m to 311 m-11.8% from 311 m to 314 m-10.8% from 314 m to 318 m-2.8% from 318 m to 322 m0.0% from 322 m to 325 m2.9% from 325 m to 328 m6.5% from 328 m to 332 m5.3% from 332 m to 337 m0.0% from 337 m to 343 m-1.7% from 343 m to 349 m-6.5% from 349 m to 352 m-3.2% from 352 m to 355 m-3.2% from 355 m to 358 m-6.1% from 358 m to 361 m-6.2% from 361 m to 364 m-3.7% from 364 m to 370 m0.0% from 370 m to 375 m5.7% from 375 m to 381 m14.8% from 381 m to 386 m12.9% from 386 m to 389 m12.1% from 389 m to 395 m8.6% from 395 m to 398 m5.4% from 398 m to 402 m2.7% from 402 m to 406 m0.0% from 406 m to 410 m0.0% from 410 m to 414 m5.0% from 414 m to 418 m12.8% from 418 m to 422 m13.5% from 422 m to 425 m20.6% from 425 m to 429 m18.8% from 429 m to 432 m16.7% from 432 m to 437 m7.7% from 437 m to 442 m5.2% from 442 m to 448 m3.3% from 448 m to 451 m9.3% from 451 m to 457 m14.3% from 457 m to 461 m5.9% from 461 m to 464 m4.3% from 464 m to 469 m8.6% from 469 m to 475 m6.3% from 475 m to 478 m9.4% from 478 m to 481 m9.4% from 481 m to 484 m12.5% from 484 m to 487 m21.4% from 487 m to 493 m22.0% from 493 m to 498 m-2.3% from 498 m to 502 m-14.3% from 502 m to 507 m-11.1% from 507 m to 513 m0.0% from 513 m to 518 m7.5% from 518 m to 523 m16.7% from 523 m to 528 m7.7% from 528 m to 533 m5.1% from 533 m to 539 m10.5% from 539 m to 544 m15.1% from 544 m to 550 m11.3% from 550 m to 555 m0.0% from 555 m to 558 m3.1% from 558 m to 561 m9.4% from 561 m to 564 m15.6% from 564 m to 568 m12.5% from 568 m to 571 m9.7% from 571 m to 574 m3.0% from 574 m to 577 m12.1% from 577 m to 583 m23.3% from 583 m to 589 m18.8% from 589 m to 592 m11.4% from 592 m to 596 m2.6% from 596 m to 600 m-4.3% from 600 m to 604 m-4.1% from 604 m to 609 m-2.2% from 609 m to 614 m-4.2% from 614 m to 619 m-16.3% from 619 m to 627 m14.9% from 627 m to 631 m8.5% from 631 m to 636 m-3.8% from 636 m to 641 m-2.0% from 641 m to 646 m10.3% from 646 m to 652 m24.1% from 652 m to 658 m18.2% from 658 m to 662 m25.7% from 662 m to 665 m36.8% from 665 m to 669 m24.3% from 669 m to 673 m11.6% from 673 m to 677 m-2.3% from 677 m to 682 m4.2% from 682 m to 686 m8.5% from 686 m to 691 m24.1% from 691 m to 696 m21.4% from 696 m to 702 m26.0% from 702 m to 707 m25.5% from 707 m to 712 m21.3% from 712 m to 717 m3.6% from 717 m to 722 m13.5% from 722 m to 728 m6.4% from 728 m to 732 m4.3% from 732 m to 737 m-14.3% from 737 m to 742 m0.0% from 742 m to 749 m-21.5% from 749 m to 757 m-14.3% from 757 m to 764 m-13.2% from 764 m to 770 m8.3% from 770 m to 779 m4.5% from 779 m to 788 m3.5% from 788 m to 796 m0.0% from 796 m to 805 m-2.4% from 805 m to 813 m-6.9% from 813 m to 822 m-9.3% from 822 m to 832 m-7.1% from 832 m to 842 m-7.6% from 842 m to 851 m-8.8% from 851 m to 860 m-15.1% from 860 m to 869 m-11.7% from 869 m to 881 m-7.8% from 881 m to 891 m-11.4% from 891 m to 899 m-14.6% from 899 m to 908 m-8.3% from 908 m to 915 m-14.7% from 915 m to 922 m-21.1% from 922 m to 928 m-13.0% from 928 m to 933 m-29.5% from 933 m to 939 m-25.4% from 939 m to 945 m-18.0% from 945 m to 950 m-13.5% from 950 m to 956 m-10.0% from 956 m to 959 m-21.6% from 959 m to 964 m-8.1% from 964 m to 967 m-11.1% from 967 m to 974 m-11.6% from 974 m to 978 m-4.2% from 978 m to 985 m-4.7% from 985 m to 991 m3.2% from 991 m to 998 m-3.0% from 998 m to 1.0 km1.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-5.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-2.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11%6%8%-9%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.25 km / 0.78 miles
Elevation gain46.3 m / 152 ft
Average gradient3.7%
Maximum gradient40.2%
Elevation high203.2 m / 667 ft
Elevation low141.2 m / 463 ft
Climb difficulty score4,630.08

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,162,024th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 107,875th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 13,707th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 662nd out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Ranking 69th out of 112 cycling climbs in Pont-y-waun.

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