Arches to the windmills

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B4574, Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales, SY23 4AB, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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380 m440 m495 m555 m6.8% from 0 m to 9 m19.4% from 9 m to 16 m0.0% from 16 m to 27 m3.1% from 27 m to 46 m5.5% from 46 m to 54 m10.3% from 54 m to 65 m10.5% from 65 m to 69 m10.0% from 69 m to 77 m11.8% from 77 m to 87 m6.5% from 87 m to 90 m14.0% from 90 m to 100 m13.9% from 100 m to 112 m7.4% from 112 m to 128 m2.7% from 128 m to 136 m10.8% from 136 m to 143 m7.4% from 143 m to 162 m5.3% from 162 m to 166 m5.1% from 166 m to 181 m6.4% from 181 m to 197 m2.4% from 197 m to 206 m5.3% from 206 m to 228 m0.0% from 228 m to 233 m5.2% from 233 m to 252 m2.8% from 252 m to 267 m3.1% from 267 m to 287 m0.0% from 287 m to 300 m-1.4% from 300 m to 328 m0.0% from 328 m to 334 m1.5% from 334 m to 374 m5.8% from 374 m to 395 m4.3% from 395 m to 408 m4.5% from 408 m to 417 m5.6% from 417 m to 435 m7.8% from 435 m to 448 m4.5% from 448 m to 452 m5.9% from 452 m to 469 m4.6% from 469 m to 482 m4.5% from 482 m to 491 m7.1% from 491 m to 508 m4.8% from 508 m to 521 m4.6% from 521 m to 529 m11.3% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.51 km / 2.18 miles
Elevation gain168.6 m / 553 ft
Average gradient4.8%
Maximum gradient31.5%
Elevation high551.2 m / 1,808 ft
Elevation low382.6 m / 1,255 ft
Climb difficulty score16,867.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 289,123rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,335th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,142nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 141st out of 1,267 cycling climbs in Ceredigion.

Ranking 12th out of 52 cycling climbs in Pontarfynach.

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