The only way is up
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 8.03 km / 4.99 miles |
| Elevation gain | 267.2 m / 877 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.3% |
| Maximum gradient | 12.2% |
| Elevation high | 370.1 m / 1,214 ft |
| Elevation low | 101.6 m / 333 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 26,751.56 |
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|---|---|---|---|
Tredomen 2 Bedlinog Junction Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly County Borough | 9.87 km | 3% | 294 m |
Ystrad Mynach to Carn y Bugail Jctn Climb Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly County Borough | 10.6 km | 3% | 321 m |
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Tredomen - Harp Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly County Borough | 2.83 km | 2.9% | 85 m |
Tredomen to Penybryn Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly County Borough | 1.86 km | 3.1% | 58 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 142,824th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 3,188th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 916th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales. |
⚖ Ranks 21st out of 1,201 cycling climbs in Caerphilly County Borough. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 41 climbs) in Ystrad Mynach. |
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