Sting in the tail

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Croes-y-Ceiliog, Llannon, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA14 6AR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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160 m175 m185 m200 m0.0% from 0 m to 11 m4.3% from 11 m to 20 m30.5% from 20 m to 26 m6.8% from 26 m to 32 m11.1% from 32 m to 34 m40.0% from 34 m to 35 m8.3% from 35 m to 38 m9.5% from 38 m to 40 m14.8% from 40 m to 43 m20.7% from 43 m to 46 m7.7% from 46 m to 48 m14.8% from 48 m to 51 m16.0% from 51 m to 53 m12.9% from 53 m to 56 m17.6% from 56 m to 60 m26.7% from 60 m to 63 m7.4% from 63 m to 66 m25.0% from 66 m to 68 m22.2% from 68 m to 71 m25.0% from 71 m to 73 m9.1% from 73 m to 75 m0.0% from 75 m to 78 m6.9% from 78 m to 81 m14.8% from 81 m to 83 m0.0% from 83 m to 86 m26.1% from 86 m to 88 m6.9% from 88 m to 91 m14.8% from 91 m to 94 m7.1% from 94 m to 97 m16.0% from 97 m to 99 m16.0% from 99 m to 102 m8.0% from 102 m to 104 m7.7% from 104 m to 107 m0.0% from 107 m to 109 m0.0% from 109 m to 111 m-9.5% from 111 m to 113 m0.0% from 113 m to 116 m7.7% from 116 m to 119 m0.0% from 119 m to 122 m7.7% from 122 m to 124 m16.7% from 124 m to 127 m14.8% from 127 m to 129 m8.3% from 129 m to 132 m14.3% from 132 m to 134 m8.7% from 134 m to 137 m8.7% from 137 m to 139 m6.9% from 139 m to 142 m0.0% from 142 m to 145 m14.3% from 145 m to 147 m7.4% from 147 m to 150 m11.8% from 150 m to 152 m9.5% from 152 m to 154 m9.5% from 154 m to 156 m18.2% from 156 m to 158 m17.4% from 158 m to 161 m17.4% from 161 m to 163 m6.7% from 163 m to 166 m16.7% from 166 m to 168 m8.0% from 168 m to 171 m14.8% from 171 m to 173 m8.0% from 173 m to 176 m17.4% from 176 m to 178 m8.0% from 178 m to 181 m15.4% from 181 m to 183 m17.4% from 183 m to 186 m14.8% from 186 m to 188 m14.8% from 188 m to 191 m30.8% from 191 m to 194 m7.4% from 194 m to 196 m21.4% from 196 m to 199 m12.5% from 199 m to 202 m11.4% from 202 m to 206 m18.7% from 206 m to 209 m12.9% from 209 m to 212 m12.9% from 212 m to 215 m20.0% from 215 m to 218 m12.1% from 218 m to 222 m7.4% from 222 m to 224 m13.8% from 224 m to 227 m13.8% from 227 m to 230 m6.5% from 230 m to 233 m11.8% from 233 m to 237 m6.2% from 237 m to 240 m6.1% from 240 m to 243 m5.9% from 243 m to 246 m6.5% from 246 m to 250 m5.4% from 250 m to 253 m11.8% from 253 m to 257 m11.8% from 257 m to 260 m12.5% from 260 m to 263 m13.3% from 263 m to 266 m12.1% from 266 m to 270 m5.9% from 270 m to 276 m6.1% from 276 m to 280 m5.9% from 280 m to 283 m11.4% from 283 m to 287 m6.5% from 287 m to 290 m5.9% from 290 m to 293 m0.0% from 293 m to 296 m6.7% from 296 m to 299 m5.9% from 299 m to 303 m6.1% from 303 m to 306 m6.7% from 306 m to 309 m6.1% from 309 m to 312 m6.5% from 312 m to 315 m6.1% from 315 m to 319 m5.7% from 319 m to 322 m5.9% from 322 m to 326 m12%11%10%6%0 m100 m200 m300 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.33 km / 0.20 miles
Elevation gain34 m / 112 ft
Average gradient10.4%
Maximum gradient20.4%
Elevation high198.2 m / 650 ft
Elevation low164.2 m / 539 ft
Climb difficulty score3,399.26

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,425,652nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 140,105th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 16,215th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 1,251st out of 1,795 cycling climbs in Carmarthenshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 17 climbs) in Llannon.

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