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Island to the Peak

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B4262, Pentyrch, Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.8 km / 1.74 miles
Elevation gain141 m / 463 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient16.8%
Elevation high166 m / 545 ft
Elevation low25 m / 82 ft
Climb difficulty score14,112.5

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 367,564th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 21,984th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 4,303rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 65th out of 782 cycling climbs in Cardiff.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 79 climbs) in Gwaelod-y-garth.

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