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Forest climb

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Cafall Trail, Abercarn, Pont-y-waun, Cwmcarn, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 7FE, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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250 m300 m350 m400 m-23.4% from 0 m to 5 m-15.0% from 5 m to 17 m-8.9% from 17 m to 27 m-13.9% from 27 m to 30 m-1.1% from 30 m to 40 m1.2% from 40 m to 48 m18.5% from 48 m to 54 m7.6% from 54 m to 62 m5.7% from 62 m to 71 m-6.6% from 71 m to 83 m4.1% from 83 m to 93 m1.5% from 93 m to 99 m-9.8% from 99 m to 110 m-5.6% from 110 m to 122 m-18.0% from 122 m to 135 m6.2% from 135 m to 140 m-8.6% from 140 m to 154 m-2.2% from 154 m to 167 m-3.0% from 167 m to 180 m0.6% from 180 m to 197 m-6.7% from 197 m to 210 m13.9% from 210 m to 220 m-7.1% from 220 m to 227 m11.0% from 227 m to 238 m22.1% from 238 m to 245 m-1.1% from 245 m to 254 m3.2% from 254 m to 264 m1.1% from 264 m to 273 m18.1% from 273 m to 284 m7.8% from 284 m to 294 m13.2% from 294 m to 306 m13.3% from 306 m to 317 m2.9% from 317 m to 328 m-12.8% from 328 m to 335 m14.0% from 335 m to 345 m2.6% from 345 m to 356 m9.9% from 356 m to 367 m9.8% from 367 m to 377 m13.4% from 377 m to 386 m12.1% from 386 m to 395 m0.0% from 395 m to 405 m-2.2% from 405 m to 414 m-4.5% from 414 m to 425 m3.5% from 425 m to 442 m-2.6% from 442 m to 454 m9.3% from 454 m to 465 m8.8% from 465 m to 479 m7.7% from 479 m to 490 m12.1% from 490 m to 500 m13.5% from 500 m to 514 m12.9% from 514 m to 522 m10.6% from 522 m to 531 m10.4% from 531 m to 541 m26.3% from 541 m to 549 m21.6% from 549 m to 561 m29.5% from 561 m to 572 m14.4% from 572 m to 581 m-13.8% from 581 m to 587 m-1.3% from 587 m to 595 m17.3% from 595 m to 605 m-3.8% from 605 m to 613 m9.2% from 613 m to 623 m5.8% from 623 m to 631 m6.2% from 631 m to 636 m10.8% from 636 m to 645 m13.0% from 645 m to 652 m7.8% from 652 m to 660 m6.1% from 660 m to 668 m9.3% from 668 m to 673 m10.0% from 673 m to 681 m23.2% from 681 m to 686 m13.3% from 686 m to 699 m-5.1% from 699 m to 707 m8.4% from 707 m to 715 m16.7% from 715 m to 720 m8.4% from 720 m to 728 m17.1% from 728 m to 735 m1.2% from 735 m to 744 m23.7% from 744 m to 748 m18.1% from 748 m to 756 m13.6% from 756 m to 766 m1.1% from 766 m to 775 m20.5% from 775 m to 783 m18.4% from 783 m to 788 m14.5% from 788 m to 794 m11.5% from 794 m to 802 m10.1% from 802 m to 811 m24.3% from 811 m to 821 m10.2% from 821 m to 830 m8.0% from 830 m to 841 m1.7% from 841 m to 853 m-21.8% from 853 m to 863 m4.2% from 863 m to 880 m-1.3% from 880 m to 895 m6.3% from 895 m to 910 m4.0% from 910 m to 927 m1.5% from 927 m to 940 m-3.3% from 940 m to 949 m-14.6% from 949 m to 959 m-4.1% from 959 m to 976 m7.9% from 976 m to 991 m-13.8% from 991 m to 1.0 km6.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km21.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km21.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-5.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km13.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-19.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km18.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km22.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-13.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-3.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.3% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-1.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-7.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km19.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-25.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km32.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km21.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-7.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-11.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km12.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km21.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-1.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km24.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km23.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km32.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km31.0% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km21.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km21.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km18.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km20.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km22.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km20.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km21.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km20.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km16.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km9.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km20.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.8% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km4.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-0.6% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km2.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-0.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-3.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-5.0% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-8.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-6.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km11.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km3.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2%8%6%12%1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.28 km / 1.42 miles
Elevation gain139.4 m / 457 ft
Average gradient6.1%
Maximum gradient26.6%
Elevation high398.31 m / 1,307 ft
Elevation low250.19 m / 821 ft
Climb difficulty score13,944.42

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 373,467th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 22,592nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,402nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 196th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Ranking 41st out of 112 cycling climbs in Pont-y-waun.

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