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Machen - concrete road

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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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265 m280 m300 m315 m11.3% from 0 m to 5 m15.5% from 5 m to 11 m17.2% from 11 m to 17 m17.9% from 17 m to 23 m17.3% from 23 m to 28 m21.4% from 28 m to 33 m21.8% from 33 m to 39 m28.3% from 39 m to 45 m24.5% from 45 m to 50 m15.2% from 50 m to 55 m13.8% from 55 m to 61 m10.9% from 61 m to 68 m13.1% from 68 m to 74 m13.1% from 74 m to 80 m6.7% from 80 m to 86 m11.5% from 86 m to 92 m18.6% from 92 m to 98 m14.5% from 98 m to 103 m13.2% from 103 m to 109 m17.3% from 109 m to 114 m15.3% from 114 m to 120 m13.8% from 120 m to 126 m13.8% from 126 m to 131 m17.5% from 131 m to 137 m14.3% from 137 m to 143 m16.9% from 143 m to 149 m15.5% from 149 m to 154 m15.7% from 154 m to 159 m16.3% from 159 m to 164 m15.4% from 164 m to 170 m14.6% from 170 m to 174 m8.3% from 174 m to 179 m14.0% from 179 m to 184 m13.5% from 184 m to 189 m13.2% from 189 m to 195 m15.1% from 195 m to 200 m21.8% from 200 m to 205 m19.3% from 205 m to 211 m18.5% from 211 m to 217 m10.3% from 217 m to 222 m8.8% from 222 m to 228 m5.4% from 228 m to 234 m8.8% from 234 m to 239 m8.9% from 239 m to 245 m10.7% from 245 m to 251 m10.5% from 251 m to 256 m11.3% from 256 m to 262 m9.8% from 262 m to 267 m9.4% from 267 m to 272 m11.3% from 272 m to 277 m9.3% from 277 m to 283 m7.8% from 283 m to 288 m5.5% from 288 m to 293 m5.4% from 293 m to 299 m5.3% from 299 m to 305 m5.3% from 305 m to 310 m3.3% from 310 m to 316 m5.3% from 316 m to 322 m7.3% from 322 m to 327 m8.8% from 327 m to 333 m8.9% from 333 m to 339 m6.8% from 339 m to 345 m8.2% from 345 m to 351 m4.7% from 351 m to 357 m-3.0% from 357 m to 364 m-1.4% from 364 m to 371 m-1.3% from 371 m to 378 m0.0% from 378 m to 386 m-1.2% from 386 m to 394 m0.0% from 394 m to 402 m0.0% from 402 m to 410 m-1.2% from 410 m to 419 m0.0% from 419 m to 427 m0.0% from 427 m to 435 m16%15%11%3%-0%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.44 km / 0.27 miles
Elevation gain44.6 m / 146 ft
Average gradient10.3%
Maximum gradient17.5%
Elevation high313.07 m / 1,027 ft
Elevation low267.92 m / 879 ft
Climb difficulty score4,460.8

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,192,973rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 111,519th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,007th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 679th out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Ranking 14th out of 20 cycling climbs in Wattsville.

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