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Iconic Climb

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Blackvein Road, Pont-y-waun, Crosskeys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 7AL, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.33 km / 1.45 miles
Elevation gain209.6 m / 688 ft
Average gradient9%
Maximum gradient39.2%
Elevation high272.9 m / 895 ft
Elevation low62.1 m / 204 ft
Climb difficulty score20,961.9

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 210,973rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,602nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,932nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 76th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Ranking 31st out of 112 cycling climbs in Pont-y-waun.

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