Why take the easy route to the top
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| Climb category | Category 2 |
| Distance | 9.19 km / 5.71 miles |
| Elevation gain | 393.8 m / 1,292 ft |
| Average gradient | 4.3% |
| Maximum gradient | 17.6% |
| Elevation high | 482.8 m / 1,584 ft |
| Elevation low | 86.6 m / 284 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 39,341.33 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 67,138th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 517th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 190th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales. |
🏵️ Get your legs ready, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 1,795 climbs) in Carmarthenshire. |
🥇 This is the most difficult cycling climb in Gwynfe. |
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