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The slow ascent

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Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA33 6UP, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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90 m125 m165 m200 m-13.9% from 0 m to 4 m-14.7% from 4 m to 7 m-12.2% from 7 m to 11 m-16.7% from 11 m to 14 m-8.6% from 14 m to 20 m-2.6% from 20 m to 24 m2.9% from 24 m to 27 m10.0% from 27 m to 31 m13.2% from 31 m to 35 m15.9% from 35 m to 39 m13.2% from 39 m to 43 m13.0% from 43 m to 48 m14.0% from 48 m to 52 m12.9% from 52 m to 55 m10.0% from 55 m to 59 m12.5% from 59 m to 63 m11.4% from 63 m to 67 m11.9% from 67 m to 71 m10.9% from 71 m to 76 m10.3% from 76 m to 79 m10.0% from 79 m to 84 m8.9% from 84 m to 89 m10.2% from 89 m to 94 m9.3% from 94 m to 99 m7.0% from 99 m to 105 m8.3% from 105 m to 110 m6.9% from 110 m to 116 m6.5% from 116 m to 119 m6.6% from 119 m to 125 m5.9% from 125 m to 130 m4.3% from 130 m to 134 m6.4% from 134 m to 139 m4.1% from 139 m to 144 m3.7% from 144 m to 149 m5.5% from 149 m to 155 m14.1% from 155 m to 161 m11.1% from 161 m to 167 m13.5% from 167 m to 172 m9.6% from 172 m to 177 m12.8% from 177 m to 182 m13.3% from 182 m to 185 m10.4% from 185 m to 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km5.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.8% from 1.2 km 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.21 km / 0.75 miles
Elevation gain102.8 m / 337 ft
Average gradient8.3%
Maximum gradient15%
Elevation high196.7 m / 645 ft
Elevation low93.9 m / 308 ft
Climb difficulty score10,026.4

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 569,013th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 42,413th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,919th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 521st out of 1,795 cycling climbs in Carmarthenshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 13 climbs) in Cynwyl Elfed.

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