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El Conco

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Blackvein Mountain Road, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, Wattsville, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, NP11 7PR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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260 m295 m325 m360 m4.3% from 0 m to 5 m2.0% from 5 m to 10 m2.1% from 10 m to 15 m6.8% from 15 m to 19 m20.5% from 19 m to 23 m32.4% from 23 m to 27 m-12.5% from 27 m to 30 m6.1% from 30 m to 33 m9.8% from 33 m to 37 m8.8% from 37 m to 41 m13.9% from 41 m to 44 m15.6% from 44 m to 48 m13.2% from 48 m to 51 m15.4% from 51 m to 55 m15.8% from 55 m to 59 m16.2% from 59 m to 63 m19.4% from 63 m to 66 m22.9% from 66 m to 70 m18.8% from 70 m to 73 m23.8% from 73 m to 77 m20.5% from 77 m to 82 m22.7% from 82 m to 86 m18.7% from 86 m to 89 m22.6% from 89 m to 92 m20.0% from 92 m to 95 m19.5% from 95 m to 99 m21.4% from 99 m to 104 m5.9% from 104 m to 107 m9.3% from 107 m to 111 m15.0% from 111 m to 115 m15.4% from 115 m to 119 m17.1% from 119 m to 123 m11.6% from 123 m to 128 m13.6% from 128 m to 132 m16.7% from 132 m to 136 m16.7% from 136 m to 140 m15.6% from 140 m to 144 m17.5% from 144 m to 148 m15.4% from 148 m to 152 m16.7% from 152 m to 156 m8.1% from 156 m to 159 m16.7% from 159 m to 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from 929 m to 933 m2.4% from 933 m to 937 m2.5% from 937 m to 941 m2.5% from 941 m to 945 m0.0% from 945 m to 950 m4.3% from 950 m to 954 m2.0% from 954 m to 959 m4.3% from 959 m to 964 m2.0% from 964 m to 969 m2.0% from 969 m to 974 m2.1% from 974 m to 979 m6.4% from 979 m to 983 m6.7% from 983 m to 988 m8.9% from 988 m to 992 m6.8% from 992 m to 997 m6.8% from 997 m to 1.0 km8.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.1% from 1.1 km to 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.25 km / 0.78 miles
Elevation gain85.4 m / 280 ft
Average gradient6.9%
Maximum gradient21.6%
Elevation high355.1 m / 1,165 ft
Elevation low261.8 m / 859 ft
Climb difficulty score8,546.06

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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 694,889th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 55,082nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,481st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 404th 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 20 climbs) in Wattsville.

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