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Cafall Trail, Abercarn, Pont-y-waun, Risca, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 7FE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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140 m165 m195 m220 m37.4% from 0 m to 11 m47.6% from 11 m to 19 m14.8% from 19 m to 30 m5.6% from 30 m to 44 m20.7% from 44 m to 58 m12.4% from 58 m to 70 m10.9% from 70 m to 84 m2.5% from 84 m to 96 m-4.5% from 96 m to 109 m0.8% from 109 m to 122 m4.4% from 122 m to 133 m-1.1% from 133 m to 142 m0.0% from 142 m to 153 m6.1% from 153 m to 165 m19.2% from 165 m to 175 m13.5% from 175 m to 184 m14.9% from 184 m to 195 m14.1% from 195 m to 204 m12.6% from 204 m to 212 m2.6% from 212 m to 224 m13.6% from 224 m to 233 m26.4% from 233 m to 240 m7.7% from 240 m to 246 m-1.6% from 246 m to 253 m-1.4% from 253 m to 260 m0.0% from 260 m to 268 m5.9% from 268 m to 276 m3.3% from 276 m to 286 m9.2% from 286 m to 293 m8.1% from 293 m to 301 m12.1% from 301 m to 310 m0.0% from 310 m to 321 m0.9% from 321 m to 332 m2.3% from 332 m to 340 m-2.3% from 340 m to 349 m-2.2% from 349 m to 358 m-6.7% from 358 m to 367 m-1.3% from 367 m to 375 m7.1% from 375 m to 382 m10.5% from 382 m to 391 m7.8% from 391 m to 400 m3.9% from 400 m to 410 m9.4% from 410 m to 422 m13.2% from 422 m to 432 m16.0% from 432 m to 440 m8.5% from 440 m to 447 m9.7% from 447 m to 454 m7.1% from 454 m to 462 m6.8% from 462 m to 470 m10.4% from 470 m to 476 m10.1% from 476 m to 485 m16.8% from 485 m to 495 m13.0% from 495 m to 502 m-14.7% from 502 m to 509 m-8.2% from 509 m to 515 m-1.7% from 515 m to 521 m6.7% from 521 m to 527 m10.3% from 527 m to 533 m10.1% from 533 m to 540 m11.0% from 540 m to 548 m12.8% from 548 m to 557 m9.8% from 557 m to 566 m13.6% from 566 m to 574 m7.7% from 574 m to 582 m11.8% from 582 m to 589 m17.6% from 589 m to 598 m4.6% from 598 m to 607 m-1.0% from 607 m to 616 m-5.3% from 616 m to 626 m2.2% from 626 m to 635 m3.2% from 635 m to 644 m4.2% from 644 m to 654 m1.2% from 654 m to 662 m-2.7% from 662 m to 673 m8.8% from 673 m to 684 m29.2% from 684 m to 693 m32.4% from 693 m to 703 m33.6% from 703 m to 714 m34.1% from 714 m to 723 m29.7% from 723 m to 732 m27.6% from 732 m to 743 m24.3% from 743 m to 753 m21.2% from 753 m to 763 m9.1% from 763 m to 773 m8.0% from 773 m to 784 m-6.7% from 784 m to 797 m-0.7% from 797 m to 811 m-5.8% from 811 m to 823 m-9.5% from 823 m to 834 m-1.9% from 834 m to 845 m-9.6% from 845 m to 858 m-11.1% from 858 m to 874 m-11.6% from 874 m to 893 m-16.7% from 893 m to 914 m-14.6% from 914 m to 938 m1.3% from 938 m to 953 m21.7% from 953 m to 966 m28.7% from 966 m to 981 m30.7% from 981 m to 993 m-33.3% from 993 m to 997 m-33.8% from 997 m to 1.0 km-34.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-32.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-34.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-34.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-34.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-34.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-34.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-30.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-14.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km25.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km29.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km20.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-34.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-31.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-29.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-26.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-4.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-6.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-1.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-7.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11%6%11%-1%-9%1%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.41 km / 0.87 miles
Elevation gain47.9 m / 157 ft
Average gradient3.4%
Maximum gradient27.8%
Elevation high216.67 m / 711 ft
Elevation low140.62 m / 461 ft
Climb difficulty score4,793.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,133,936th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 104,422nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 13,419th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 644th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Ranking 49th out of 91 cycling climbs in Risca.

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