Col de Betws

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Ffordd William Walker, Tir-y-dail, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA18 2NT, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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30 m145 m255 m370 m1.1% from 0 m to 18 m2.0% from 18 m to 59 m2.0% from 59 m to 94 m0.9% from 94 m to 139 m0.0% from 139 m to 146 m0.8% from 146 m to 198 m0.0% from 198 m to 206 m0.5% from 206 m to 268 m2.0% from 268 m to 332 m4.7% from 332 m to 347 m4.9% from 347 m to 396 m3.9% from 396 m to 461 m-1.0% from 461 m to 511 m0.1% from 511 m to 579 m1.6% from 579 m to 637 m2.8% from 637 m to 658 m3.9% from 658 m to 724 m4.1% from 724 m to 785 m3.3% from 785 m to 848 m5.5% from 848 m to 896 m4.6% from 896 m to 937 m5.9% from 937 m to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km10.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-0.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-4.6% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-4.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.8% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km7.2% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km11.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.6% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km6.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.3% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km14.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.7% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.3% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km6.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-2.1% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km2.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km5.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km6.4% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km7.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km2.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km12.2% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km12.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.8% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km12.3% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km8.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km4.4% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km2.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.3% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km8.8% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km8.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km4.6% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km5.1% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km10.8% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km15.5% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km12.7% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km16.9% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km13.5% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km12.6% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km14.7% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km15.5% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.2% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km6.6% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km5.7% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km6.6% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km8.0% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km8.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km7.5% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km-0.9% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km-14.5% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km-1.4% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km-9.3% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km0.0% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km15.4% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km16.9% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km9.5% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km7.4% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km5.3% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km7.9% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km8.6% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km7.3% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km6.4% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km3.4% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km2.8% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km-4.2% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km-4.8% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km-6.2% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km-7.0% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km2.1% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km4.0% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km2.8% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km1.3% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km2.2% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km1.4% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km1.0% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km-0.8% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km-1.3% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km-0.3% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km0.0% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km-0.3% from 5.5 km to 5.5 km3.0% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km5.4% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km7.9% from 5.7 km to 5.7 km10.3% from 5.7 km to 5.7 km14.4% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km16.7% from 5.8 km to 5.8 km10.0% from 5.8 km to 5.9 km8.2% from 5.9 km to 5.9 km8.5% from 5.9 km to 6.0 km9.7% from 6.0 km to 6.1 km11.0% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km3.5% from 6.1 km to 6.2 km-1.3% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km-1.1% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km-3.1% from 6.2 km to 6.3 km-5.1% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km3%6%7%9%3%4%2%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km6 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance6.35 km / 3.94 miles
Elevation gain328.8 m / 1,079 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient15.4%
Elevation high367.86 m / 1,207 ft
Elevation low33.22 m / 109 ft
Climb difficulty score32,867.1

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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 98,107th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,338th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 408th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 15th out of 1,795 cycling climbs in Carmarthenshire.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Ammanford.

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