Heads Of The Valleys Rd Climb

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A469, Rhymney, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP22 5LW, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.89 km / 1.17 miles
Elevation gain82.6 m / 271 ft
Average gradient4.4%
Maximum gradient18%
Elevation high700.2 m / 2,297 ft
Elevation low617.6 m / 2,026 ft
Climb difficulty score8,268.13

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 725,840th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 58,238th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,877th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 422nd out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Rhymney.

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