Cwm Ystwyth up to Cwm Elan

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Ysbyty Ystwyth, Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales, SY23 4AG, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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270 m290 m305 m325 m-6.0% from 0 m to 13 m-3.3% from 13 m to 38 m0.9% from 38 m to 48 m4.6% from 48 m to 57 m8.0% from 57 m to 68 m9.8% from 68 m to 78 m10.4% from 78 m to 85 m10.5% from 85 m to 100 m8.3% from 100 m to 119 m8.8% from 119 m to 128 m9.2% from 128 m to 137 m9.4% from 137 m to 144 m9.1% from 144 m to 165 m8.0% from 165 m to 183 m10.2% from 183 m to 220 m9.7% from 220 m to 235 m7.3% from 235 m to 279 m5.9% from 279 m to 309 m4.8% from 309 m to 326 m4.0% from 326 m to 339 m3.3% from 339 m to 351 m2.7% from 351 m to 362 m3.0% from 362 m to 368 m3.1% from 368 m to 375 m3.7% from 375 m to 388 m4.2% from 388 m to 417 m5.6% from 417 m to 429 m6.7% from 429 m to 444 m8.0% from 444 m to 462 m9.1% from 462 m to 479 m9.5% from 479 m to 496 m13.2% from 496 m to 507 m14.6% from 507 m to 522 m15.5% from 522 m to 532 m13.7% from 532 m to 547 m12.5% from 547 m to 549 m12.0% from 549 m to 575 m8.8% from 575 m to 603 m5.1% from 603 m to 625 m3.9% from 625 m to 640 m3.1% from 640 m to 660 m1.7% from 660 m to 671 m3%9%8%4%8%12%4%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.67 km / 0.42 miles
Elevation gain46.5 m / 153 ft
Average gradient6.9%
Maximum gradient12.2%
Elevation high320.4 m / 1,051 ft
Elevation low272.3 m / 893 ft
Climb difficulty score4,650.72

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,158,462nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 107,405th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 13,668th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 778th out of 1,267 cycling climbs in Ceredigion.

Ranking 39th out of 52 cycling climbs in Pontarfynach.

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