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Glancothi Climb

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B4310, Abergorlech, Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA32 7SN, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m135 m190 m250 m3.4% from 0 m to 15 m3.4% from 15 m to 26 m6.1% from 26 m to 36 m8.0% from 36 m to 44 m8.2% from 44 m to 53 m7.7% from 53 m to 64 m8.9% from 64 m to 75 m7.8% from 75 m to 87 m7.7% from 87 m to 98 m7.8% from 98 m to 109 m7.2% from 109 m to 117 m7.1% from 117 m to 125 m10.6% from 125 m to 134 m9.0% from 134 m to 141 m4.8% from 141 m to 145 m8.6% from 145 m to 154 m7.3% from 154 m to 158 m2.7% from 158 m to 162 m3.4% from 162 m to 168 m9.1% from 168 m to 174 m8.6% from 174 m to 180 m10.6% from 180 m to 185 m5.6% from 185 m to 188 m6.8% from 188 m to 194 m3.0% from 194 m to 201 m11.8% from 201 m to 206 m12.0% from 206 m to 211 m12.5% from 211 m to 221 m12.3% from 221 m to 226 m12.5% from 226 m to 234 m13.1% from 234 m to 242 m13.7% from 242 m to 254 m14.3% from 254 m to 265 m13.8% from 265 m to 271 m14.6% from 271 m to 282 m14.3% from 282 m to 289 m16.4% from 289 m to 295 m16.4% from 295 m to 300 m14.5% from 300 m to 307 m15.7% from 307 m to 312 m16.2% from 312 m to 322 m17.1% from 322 m to 330 m16.3% from 330 m to 335 m9.2% from 335 m to 343 m5.1% from 343 m to 351 m5.7% from 351 m to 356 m2.2% from 356 m to 365 m1.4% from 365 m to 373 m8.6% from 373 m to 381 m4.9% from 381 m to 389 m8.5% from 389 m to 396 m13.1% from 396 m to 402 m11.6% from 402 m to 409 m7.5% from 409 m to 420 m9.5% from 420 m to 424 m10.6% from 424 m to 434 m10.1% from 434 m to 446 m9.8% from 446 m to 454 m8.9% from 454 m to 463 m6.9% from 463 m to 472 m7.6% from 472 m to 482 m9.2% from 482 m to 489 m7.7% from 489 m to 495 m6.9% from 495 m to 503 m7.7% from 503 m to 519 m7.3% from 519 m to 534 m9.8% from 534 m to 550 m10.2% from 550 m to 563 m0.0% from 563 m to 566 m10.0% from 566 m to 570 m12.5% from 570 m to 573 m13.6% from 573 m to 579 m14.1% from 579 m to 594 m12.6% from 594 m to 603 m12.7% from 603 m to 614 m13.6% from 614 m to 618 m12.0% from 618 m to 626 m15.2% from 626 m to 630 m8.3% from 630 m to 634 m11.2% from 634 m to 653 m11.3% from 653 m to 664 m12.3% from 664 m to 674 m13.9% from 674 m to 691 m14.9% from 691 m to 704 m17.5% from 704 m to 711 m13.9% from 711 m to 722 m11.4% from 722 m to 729 m15.9% from 729 m to 733 m13.9% from 733 m to 744 m12.9% from 744 m to 751 m15.4% from 751 m to 756 m14.9% from 756 m to 763 m14.6% from 763 m to 767 m14.7% from 767 m to 775 m8.0% from 775 m to 785 m-1.8% from 785 m to 796 m9.1% from 796 m to 804 m5.7% from 804 m to 814 m4.3% from 814 m to 821 m11.5% from 821 m to 826 m10.2% from 826 m to 835 m9.7% from 835 m to 842 m1.0% from 842 m to 853 m-4.6% from 853 m to 864 m-6.1% from 864 m to 873 m-4.3% from 873 m to 899 m-2.9% from 899 m to 920 m1.2% from 920 m to 945 m1.2% from 945 m to 971 m8.1% from 971 m to 990 m16.1% from 990 m to 1.0 km19.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km19.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km17.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km22.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km26.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-20.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-9.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-12.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-11.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-11.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km32.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km20.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km27.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km19.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km27.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km24.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km26.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km28.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-12.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-10.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-29.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-17.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km27.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km17.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km21.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-17.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-4.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-7.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-12.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-11.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-4.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km27.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km20.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km17.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km26.4% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km18.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km23.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km27.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km29.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km22.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km26.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km26.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km29.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km17.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km16.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km17.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km17.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km15.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km15.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km16.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km15.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km13.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8%10%12%4%9%8%12%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.84 km / 1.14 miles
Elevation gain168.8 m / 554 ft
Average gradient9.2%
Maximum gradient26.9%
Elevation high247.8 m / 813 ft
Elevation low79.03 m / 259 ft
Climb difficulty score16,880.19

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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 288,821st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,303rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,133rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 176th out of 1,795 cycling climbs in Carmarthenshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 41 climbs) in Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn.

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