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Cwmcarn Forest Drive, Risca West, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 6GZ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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270 m295 m320 m345 m5.3% from 0 m to 4 m-6.8% from 4 m to 19 m34.3% from 19 m to 26 m56.2% from 26 m to 29 m0.0% from 29 m to 35 m21.4% from 35 m to 41 m19.4% from 41 m to 44 m25.0% from 44 m to 47 m14.0% from 47 m to 53 m10.0% from 53 m to 55 m9.5% from 55 m to 57 m15.4% from 57 m to 58 m-5.9% from 58 m to 68 m-17.5% from 68 m to 74 m-19.7% from 74 m to 80 m-16.9% from 80 m to 87 m-12.3% from 87 m to 95 m-17.1% from 95 m to 99 m-24.4% from 99 m to 107 m-18.2% from 107 m to 114 m-23.5% from 114 m to 118 m-21.4% from 118 m to 121 m0.0% from 121 m to 123 m0.0% from 123 m to 126 m-12.5% from 126 m to 134 m-6.7% from 134 m to 137 m-14.8% from 137 m to 140 m-15.8% from 140 m to 147 m-17.4% from 147 m to 157 m-30.8% from 157 m to 161 m-25.3% from 161 m to 168 m-24.7% from 168 m to 176 m-13.7% from 176 m to 186 m-11.9% from 186 m to 196 m-11.4% from 196 m to 208 m-16.4% from 208 m to 216 m-17.4% from 216 m to 223 m-15.0% from 223 m to 231 m-9.7% from 231 m to 245 m-15.2% from 245 m to 256 m-8.1% from 256 m to 273 m-7.6% from 273 m to 288 m-35.0% from 288 m to 292 m-43.2% from 292 m to 296 m-32.4% from 296 m to 300 m-22.0% from 300 m to 309 m-7.7% from 309 m to 314 m-10.5% from 314 m to 320 m-14.4% from 320 m to 330 m-8.8% from 330 m to 339 m0.0% from 339 m to 348 m0.0% from 348 m to 357 m2.2% from 357 m to 366 m4.3% from 366 m to 371 m4.3% from 371 m to 385 m1.5% from 385 m to 398 m4.3% from 398 m to 408 m2.2% from 408 m to 417 m3.0% from 417 m to 430 m9.5% from 430 m to 438 m2.2% from 438 m to 447 m4.0% from 447 m to 457 m4.2% from 457 m to 467 m7.1% from 467 m to 475 m15.8% from 475 m to 479 m11.4% from 479 m to 490 m4.2% from 490 m to 499 m4.8% from 499 m to 516 m5.9% from 516 m to 519 m9.1% from 519 m to 528 m10.6% from 528 m to 537 m7.0% from 537 m to 543 m12.7% from 543 m to 549 m13.5% from 549 m to 558 m12.9% from 558 m to 568 m16.2% from 568 m to 575 m-2.6% from 575 m to 590 m3.5% from 590 m to 613 m11.1% from 613 m to 620 m3.4% from 620 m to 638 m2.8% from 638 m to 652 m7.3% from 652 m to 663 m3.7% from 663 m to 674 m8.1% from 674 m to 689 m5.9% from 689 m to 709 m9.3% from 709 m to 714 m10.0% from 714 m to 722 m6.3% from 722 m to 737 m10.0% from 737 m to 741 m7.7% from 741 m to 757 m10.3% from 757 m to 761 m7.9% from 761 m to 776 m9.7% from 776 m to 791 m11.9% from 791 m to 801 m9.2% from 801 m to 814 m7.2% from 814 m to 831 m16.9% from 831 m to 836 m26.7% from 836 m to 839 m18.7% from 839 m to 843 m4.2% from 843 m to 857 m13.8% from 857 m to 863 m16.7% from 863 m to 869 m9.8% from 869 m to 881 m10.3% from 881 m to 893 m16.3% from 893 m to 901 m13.8% from 901 m to 904 m7.0% from 904 m to 913 m12.2% from 913 m to 924 m6.9% from 924 m to 927 m8.3% from 927 m to 939 m12.9% from 939 m to 948 m7.6% from 948 m to 962 m0.0% from 962 m to 965 m12.4% from 965 m to 975 m7.8% from 975 m to 987 m6.5% from 987 m to 991 m13.5% from 991 m to 999 m9.4% from 999 m to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.9% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-1.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-6.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-13.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-7.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-11.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-13.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-11.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-10.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-15.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-8.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-8.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-9%-2%7%10%7%-0%-8%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.67 km / 1.04 miles
Elevation gain15.6 m / 51 ft
Average gradient0.9%
Maximum gradient24.7%
Elevation high342.6 m / 1,124 ft
Elevation low273.2 m / 896 ft
Climb difficulty score1,556.26

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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 2,070,440th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 229,494th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 21,703rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 1,033rd out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Risca West.

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