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The Steep Bit

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Rhandirmwyn Bridge, Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA20 0PW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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200 m255 m315 m370 m9.1% from 0 m to 6 m12.8% from 6 m to 10 m10.9% from 10 m to 15 m8.3% from 15 m to 20 m9.8% from 20 m to 25 m10.9% from 25 m to 29 m8.1% from 29 m to 33 m10.8% from 33 m to 37 m9.4% from 37 m to 40 m11.8% from 40 m to 43 m13.2% from 43 m to 47 m11.4% from 47 m to 51 m12.2% from 51 m to 56 m11.4% from 56 m to 59 m17.0% from 59 m to 64 m20.0% from 64 m to 68 m18.4% from 68 m to 72 m23.1% from 72 m to 77 m21.9% from 77 m to 81 m17.3% from 81 m to 86 m17.9% from 86 m to 90 m16.1% from 90 m to 93 m17.6% from 93 m to 96 m18.2% from 96 m to 99 m16.2% from 99 m to 103 m18.4% from 103 m to 107 m26.3% from 107 m to 111 m27.0% from 111 m to 114 m26.3% from 114 m to 118 m27.3% from 118 m to 122 m27.8% from 122 m to 125 m29.7% from 125 m to 129 m26.3% from 129 m to 133 m21.3% from 133 m to 137 m22.4% from 137 m to 142 m23.5% from 142 m to 146 m22.0% from 146 m to 150 m21.7% from 150 m to 154 m25.0% from 154 m to 158 m23.8% from 158 m to 162 m25.8% from 162 m to 165 m23.5% from 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to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km34.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km20.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km20%13%17%8%10%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 3
Distance1.2 km / 0.75 miles
Elevation gain166.6 m / 547 ft
Average gradient13.8%
Maximum gradient29.1%
Elevation high367.8 m / 1,207 ft
Elevation low201.2 m / 660 ft
Climb difficulty score16,664.74

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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 294,050th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,781st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,212th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 183rd out of 1,795 cycling climbs in Carmarthenshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 30 climbs) in Cilycwm.

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