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Hill climb from hell

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Cafall Trail, Abercarn, Risca, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 6GZ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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190 m265 m335 m410 m0.0% from 0 m to 15 m0.0% from 15 m to 24 m1.6% from 24 m to 86 m2.3% from 86 m to 111 m4.3% from 111 m to 172 m8.4% from 172 m to 200 m6.2% from 200 m to 208 m15.0% from 208 m to 218 m13.2% from 218 m to 247 m13.0% from 247 m to 307 m8.8% from 307 m to 335 m2.2% from 335 m to 398 m0.2% from 398 m to 448 m-9.4% from 448 m to 466 m-6.4% from 466 m to 486 m0.0% from 486 m to 497 m3.9% from 497 m to 533 m10.9% from 533 m to 543 m17.0% from 543 m to 548 m22.8% from 548 m to 566 m15.5% from 566 m to 598 m2.4% from 598 m to 661 m-2.3% from 661 m to 682 m3.6% from 682 m to 744 m-3.0% from 744 m to 754 m-8.8% from 754 m to 768 m8.4% from 768 m to 830 m7.1% from 830 m to 833 m7.2% from 833 m to 845 m8.1% from 845 m to 859 m3.7% from 859 m to 864 m8.2% from 864 m to 888 m11.2% from 888 m to 898 m7.7% from 898 m to 902 m7.8% from 902 m to 923 m9.9% from 923 m to 951 m7.1% from 951 m to 975 m7.4% from 975 m to 978 m7.5% from 978 m to 983 m6.5% from 983 m to 992 m-20.0% from 992 m to 1.0 km-18.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-40.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km3.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km7.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km24.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km16.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km22.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km10.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.2% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km3.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km4.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km2.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km2.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km13.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km13.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-6.1% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-11.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-1.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km1.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km0.6% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km2.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km2.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km2.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.8% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km11.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km15.3% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km7.4% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km2.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km0.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-2.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-0.8% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7.4% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km12.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km14.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km11.1% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km6.6% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km4.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km3.9% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km5.3% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km3.6% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km6.6% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km3.4% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km6.9% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km5.3% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km6.3% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.1% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km6.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-2.4% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km4%6%4%9%4%3%7%5%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km3.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.98 km / 2.47 miles
Elevation gain213 m / 699 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient22.5%
Elevation high406.9 m / 1,335 ft
Elevation low193 m / 633 ft
Climb difficulty score21,317.79

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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 205,698th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,213th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,866th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 72nd out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 91 climbs) in Risca.

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