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A40 Climb

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Newchurch and Merthyr, Banc-y-felin, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA33 5EA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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-75 m-30 m20 m65 m17.1% from 0 m to 8 m21.4% from 8 m to 17 m26.2% from 17 m to 25 m28.6% from 25 m to 33 m34.9% from 33 m to 42 m33.7% from 42 m to 51 m37.6% from 51 m to 59 m37.2% from 59 m to 68 m37.2% from 68 m to 77 m36.8% from 77 m to 85 m37.2% from 85 m to 94 m38.1% from 94 m to 102 m36.0% from 102 m to 111 m71.4% from 111 m to 120 m35.3% from 120 m to 128 m36.1% from 128 m to 136 m35.7% from 136 m to 145 m32.9% from 145 m to 153 m32.9% from 153 m to 162 m32.6% from 162 m to 170 m31.8% from 170 m to 179 m31.0% from 179 m to 188 m28.6% from 188 m to 196 m28.6% from 196 m to 204 m26.8% from 204 m to 213 m29.6% from 213 m to 221 m25.3% from 221 m to 229 m27.8% from 229 m to 237 m28.9% from 237 m to 244 m26.3% from 244 m to 252 m29.3% from 252 m to 259 m26.3% from 259 m to 267 m26.7% from 267 m to 274 m26.3% from 274 m to 282 m23.7% from 282 m to 290 m22.8% from 290 m to 297 m24.0% from 297 m to 305 m23.1% from 305 m to 313 m42.1% from 313 m to 320 m19.2% from 320 m to 328 m21.6% from 328 m to 335 m16.2% from 335 m to 342 m18.7% from 342 m to 350 m17.9% from 350 m to 358 m15.8% from 358 m to 365 m14.8% from 365 m to 373 m12.2% from 373 m to 382 m12.2% from 382 m to 390 m12.0% from 390 m to 398 m11.8% from 398 m to 407 m11.4% from 407 m to 415 m11.8% from 415 m to 424 m0.0% from 424 m to 449 m3.5% from 449 m to 466 m7.1% from 466 m to 475 m4.7% from 475 m to 483 m7.2% from 483 m to 492 m7.1% from 492 m to 500 m0.0% from 500 m to 509 m6.5% from 509 m to 518 m10.9% from 518 m to 527 m6.7% from 527 m to 536 m4.3% from 536 m to 546 m0.0% from 546 m to 591 m2.2% from 591 m to 609 m4.2% from 609 m to 618 m4.6% from 618 m to 627 m4.5% from 627 m to 636 m7.0% from 636 m to 644 m0.0% from 644 m to 671 m0.0% from 671 m to 680 m0.0% from 680 m to 718 m2.0% from 718 m to 738 m4.2% from 738 m to 747 m8.3% from 747 m to 757 m4.1% from 757 m to 766 m0.0% from 766 m to 804 m2.2% from 804 m to 822 m4.2% from 822 m to 832 m4.5% from 832 m to 841 m4.7% from 841 m to 849 m7.5% from 849 m to 857 m5.2% from 857 m to 865 m5.3% from 865 m to 872 m5.5% from 872 m to 880 m5.5% from 880 m to 887 m5.2% from 887 m to 895 m2.6% from 895 m to 910 m4.8% from 910 m to 918 m4.7% from 918 m to 927 m4.4% from 927 m to 936 m6.5% from 936 m to 945 m4.2% from 945 m to 955 m8.5% from 955 m to 964 m4.2% from 964 m to 974 m6.2% from 974 m to 983 m4.1% from 983 m to 993 m6.0% from 993 m to 1.0 km4.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km33%15%2%4%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.07 km / 0.67 miles
Elevation gain138.6 m / 455 ft
Average gradient12.9%
Maximum gradient45.4%
Elevation high65 m / 213 ft
Elevation low-73.6 m / -241 ft
Climb difficulty score13,859.76

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 376,589th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 22,899th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,432nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 301st out of 1,795 cycling climbs in Carmarthenshire.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Banc-y-felin.

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