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Switchback climb

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Abergorlech, Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA19 7RA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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235 m250 m270 m285 m8.9% from 0 m to 45 m22.6% from 45 m to 107 m13.8% from 107 m to 121 m-15.8% from 121 m to 143 m-13.8% from 143 m to 173 m-14.3% from 173 m to 192 m-7.5% from 192 m to 196 m-5.7% from 196 m to 200 m-2.4% from 200 m to 204 m0.0% from 204 m to 208 m8.3% from 208 m to 213 m12.0% from 213 m to 218 m14.3% from 218 m to 224 m20.4% from 224 m to 229 m22.0% from 229 m to 234 m19.6% from 234 m to 240 m18.6% from 240 m to 245 m19.6% from 245 m to 256 m18.6% from 256 m to 262 m14.0% from 262 m to 267 m3.8% from 267 m to 273 m3.4% from 273 m to 278 m16.5% from 278 m to 287 m11.3% from 287 m to 294 m8.5% from 294 m to 299 m3.9% from 299 m to 306 m-2.6% from 306 m to 310 m-4.6% from 310 m to 317 m-1.5% from 317 m to 323 m0.0% from 323 m to 331 m-7.6% from 331 m to 339 m7.3% from 339 m to 347 m15.4% from 347 m to 356 m-13.5% from 356 m to 360 m-32.4% from 360 m to 363 m-1.4% from 363 m to 370 m2.0% from 370 m to 375 m-22.4% from 375 m to 381 m-4.9% from 381 m to 389 m9.0% from 389 m to 398 m4.1% from 398 m to 406 m1.8% from 406 m to 411 m11.1% from 411 m to 418 m18.4% from 418 m to 423 m10.7% from 423 m to 432 m6.0% from 432 m to 438 m-7.9% from 438 m to 446 m8.0% from 446 m to 453 m1.9% from 453 m to 459 m0.0% from 459 m to 463 m16.7% from 463 m to 469 m-8.1% from 469 m to 473 m-19.5% from 473 m to 477 m-23.9% from 477 m to 484 m-1.7% from 484 m to 489 m1.8% from 489 m to 506 m-19.8% from 506 m to 535 m-18.0% from 535 m to 576 m-23.6% from 576 m to 597 m-27.4% from 597 m to 642 m6.2% from 642 m to 669 m17.2% from 669 m to 713 m15.8% from 713 m to 738 m12.1% from 738 m to 763 m11.3% from 763 m to 802 m20.6% from 802 m to 824 m7.7% from 824 m to 885 m-13.3% from 885 m to 906 m-21.7% from 906 m to 946 m26.6% from 946 m to 955 m23.5% from 955 m to 981 m29.0% from 981 m to 984 m-18.4% from 984 m to 1.0 km-10.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km15.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km29.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-12.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km11.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-2.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-7.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6%3%-6%4%5%0%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.43 km / 0.89 miles
Elevation gain30.9 m / 101 ft
Average gradient2.2%
Maximum gradient14.6%
Elevation high281.82 m / 925 ft
Elevation low239.7 m / 786 ft
Climb difficulty score3,090.96

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,508,802nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 150,612th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 16,948th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 1,291st out of 1,795 cycling climbs in Carmarthenshire.

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Ranking 35th out of 41 cycling climbs in Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn.

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