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Rhiw Cantorion Climb

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Oliver Colliery Vent, Ogilvie Terrace, Pentwyn, Darran Valley, Tir-Phil, Fochriw, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, CF81 9NL, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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270 m310 m345 m385 m7.7% from 0 m to 9 m11.8% from 9 m to 18 m11.3% from 18 m to 25 m9.8% from 25 m to 33 m8.1% from 33 m to 43 m6.4% from 43 m to 54 m4.0% from 54 m to 64 m1.7% from 64 m to 76 m0.0% from 76 m to 86 m-1.1% from 86 m to 94 m-2.2% from 94 m to 104 m-3.9% from 104 m to 111 m-5.6% from 111 m to 118 m-5.7% from 118 m to 122 m-5.6% from 122 m to 125 m-7.3% from 125 m to 130 m-8.0% from 130 m to 135 m-6.8% from 135 m to 140 m2.9% from 140 m to 147 m6.0% from 147 m to 156 m3.3% from 156 m to 165 m7.7% from 165 m to 174 m8.6% from 174 m to 183 m6.3% from 183 m to 191 m6.8% from 191 m to 197 m4.2% from 197 m to 204 m3.3% from 204 m to 210 m1.5% from 210 m to 217 m1.6% from 217 m to 223 m1.3% from 223 m to 231 m2.9% from 231 m to 238 m1.7% from 238 m to 244 m4.7% from 244 m to 252 m9.9% from 252 m to 259 m9.7% from 259 m to 267 m6.9% from 267 m to 275 m10.5% from 275 m to 284 m9.3% from 284 m to 288 m7.9% from 288 m to 294 m8.7% from 294 m to 302 m5.9% from 302 m to 309 m4.3% 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km1.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-23.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-12.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km19.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km18.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-6.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km8.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km20.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km15.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-1.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-8.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km20.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-4.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km15.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-6.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-2.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-10.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km1.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-5.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-17.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-12.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-7.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-3.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-3.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-15.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-6.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km15.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km15.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.8% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km3%7%10%9%3%4%7%1%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.96 km / 1.22 miles
Elevation gain112.8 m / 370 ft
Average gradient5.8%
Maximum gradient23.5%
Elevation high384.7 m / 1,262 ft
Elevation low271.9 m / 892 ft
Climb difficulty score11,280.38

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 491,077th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 34,540th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,965th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 284th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 25 climbs) in Tir-Phil.

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