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Tough Climb

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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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245 m275 m310 m340 m0.0% from 0 m to 2 m14.5% from 2 m to 8 m30.8% from 8 m to 10 m19.7% from 10 m to 16 m28.6% from 16 m to 18 m46.2% from 18 m to 19 m18.2% from 19 m to 20 m27.3% from 20 m to 23 m8.7% from 23 m to 25 m16.9% from 25 m to 32 m31.6% from 32 m to 34 m29.6% from 34 m to 37 m19.4% from 37 m to 43 m30.8% from 43 m to 44 m18.6% from 44 m to 48 m27.3% from 48 m to 51 m18.2% from 51 m to 54 m20.0% from 54 m to 55 m25.0% from 55 m to 59 m50.0% from 59 m to 60 m30.8% from 60 m to 62 m21.1% from 62 m to 66 m33.3% from 66 m to 67 m23.3% from 67 m to 72 m11.1% from 72 m to 75 m14.3% from 75 m to 79 m16.4% from 79 m to 85 m19.2% from 85 m to 91 m26.1% from 91 m to 93 m25.0% from 93 m to 95 m44.4% from 95 m to 96 m17.6% from 96 m to 100 m22.2% from 100 m to 101 m42.4% from 101 m to 104 m57.1% from 104 m to 105 m44.4% from 105 m to 106 m25.8% from 106 m to 109 m22.2% from 109 m to 110 m40.0% from 110 m to 112 m19.4% from 112 m to 115 m14.5% from 115 m to 122 m28.6% from 122 m to 123 m5.5% from 123 m to 134 m12.5% from 134 m to 136 m3.1% from 136 m to 149 m7.8% from 149 m to 159 m3.1% from 159 m to 165 m8.6% from 165 m to 175 m33.3% from 175 m to 176 m14.1% from 176 m to 184 m26.7% from 184 m to 186 m19.0% from 186 m to 190 m23.3% from 190 m to 194 m20.0% from 194 m to 195 m25.0% from 195 m to 196 m37.0% from 196 m to 199 m21.8% from 199 m to 204 m0.0% from 204 m to 206 m14.6% from 206 m to 210 m15.4% from 210 m to 212 m23.1% from 212 m to 215 m23.5% from 215 m to 217 m36.4% from 217 m to 218 m15.4% from 218 m to 220 m31.6% from 220 m to 222 m50.0% from 222 m to 223 m4.8% from 223 m to 235 m25.0% from 235 m to 237 m18.8% from 237 m to 243 m15.4% from 243 m to 245 m30.0% from 245 m to 249 m24.4% from 249 m to 253 m14.6% from 253 m to 257 m28.6% from 257 m to 260 m17.2% from 260 m to 265 m33.3% from 265 m to 267 m16.7% from 267 m to 270 m31.2% from 270 m to 273 m22.9% from 273 m to 277 m8.0% from 277 m to 279 m50.0% from 279 m to 282 m18.2% from 282 m to 286 m36.4% from 286 m to 287 m27.9% from 287 m to 292 m24.2% from 292 m to 295 m23.5% from 295 m to 297 m26.1% from 297 m to 301 m20.8% from 301 m to 306 m17.6% from 306 m to 313 m60.0% from 313 m to 315 m9.5% from 315 m to 317 m14.3% from 317 m to 321 m18.2% from 321 m to 324 m16.7% from 324 m to 326 m16.7% from 326 m to 328 m15.4% from 328 m to 329 m12.1% from 329 m to 333 m21.4% from 333 m to 335 m18.6% from 335 m to 340 m16.7% from 340 m to 341 m15.4% from 341 m to 346 m18.2% from 346 m to 348 m25.0% from 348 m to 353 m32.6% from 353 m to 357 m17.1% from 357 m to 361 m27.1% from 361 m to 367 m13.9% from 367 m to 374 m20.0% from 374 m to 377 m20.0% from 377 m to 379 m20.8% from 379 m to 384 m40.0% from 384 m to 386 m18.2% from 386 m to 388 m20.4% from 388 m to 393 m22.2% from 393 m to 397 m25.9% from 397 m to 403 m40.0% from 403 m to 404 m14.5% from 404 m to 409 m26.3% from 409 m to 413 m11.8% from 413 m to 416 m22.2% from 416 m to 420 m13.6% from 420 m to 426 m26.1% from 426 m to 433 m25.6% from 433 m to 437 m25.0% from 437 m to 438 m25.6% from 438 m to 441 m24.4% from 441 m to 446 m36.4% from 446 m to 447 m15.4% from 447 m to 453 m19.7% from 453 m to 460 m16.7% from 460 m to 461 m15.4% from 461 m to 468 m21%15%20%21%20%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.47 km / 0.29 miles
Elevation gain90.6 m / 297 ft
Average gradient19.4%
Maximum gradient22.1%
Elevation high339 m / 1,112 ft
Elevation low248.4 m / 815 ft
Climb difficulty score9,058.54

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 645,640th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 50,125th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,860th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 374th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Ranking 49th out of 112 cycling climbs in Pont-y-waun.

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