Bwlch Y Maen Climb

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A5, Betws-y-coed, Conwy, Wales, LL24 0DW, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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110 m140 m170 m200 m1.0% from 0 m to 20 m-0.9% from 20 m to 42 m2.9% from 42 m to 59 m0.6% from 59 m to 75 m2.3% from 75 m to 97 m1.4% from 97 m to 125 m1.9% from 125 m to 145 m4.4% from 145 m to 157 m7.4% from 157 m to 162 m6.3% from 162 m to 170 m6.7% from 170 m to 179 m6.1% from 179 m to 189 m5.4% from 189 m to 202 m3.8% from 202 m to 210 m6.8% from 210 m to 217 m2.8% from 217 m to 224 m2.3% from 224 m to 233 m7.0% from 233 m to 240 m5.7% from 240 m to 245 m9.3% from 245 m to 253 m11.2% from 253 m to 262 m10.4% from 262 m to 269 m13.2% from 269 m to 276 m14.0% from 276 m to 282 m17.3% from 282 m to 287 m10.2% from 287 m to 293 m10.0% from 293 m to 299 m13.2% from 299 m to 303 m15.7% from 303 m to 308 m14.8% from 308 m to 313 m17.1% from 313 m to 320 m16.5% from 320 m to 329 m16.0% from 329 m to 339 m21.3% from 339 m to 349 m14.3% from 349 m to 358 m11.2% from 358 m to 369 m12.9% from 369 m to 378 m17.3% from 378 m to 385 m19.6% from 385 m to 391 m19.7% from 391 m to 398 m10.0% from 398 m to 402 m-5.1% from 402 m to 406 m-2.4% from 406 m to 410 m-13.3% from 410 m to 413 m-10.3% from 413 m to 417 m5.4% from 417 m to 421 m-11.8% from 421 m to 424 m-10.8% from 424 m to 428 m-2.4% from 428 m to 432 m11.5% from 432 m to 437 m13.3% from 437 m to 443 m15.2% from 443 m to 451 m12.0% from 451 m to 459 m13.7% from 459 m to 467 m14.9% from 467 m to 476 m13.6% from 476 m to 484 m10.2% from 484 m to 495 m9.9% from 495 m to 505 m5.3% from 505 m to 513 m4.0% from 513 m to 520 m10.1% from 520 m to 528 m13.6% from 528 m to 538 m14.0% from 538 m to 550 m11.5% from 550 m to 559 m8.7% from 559 m to 565 m10.2% from 565 m to 571 m10.3% from 571 m to 578 m12.5% from 578 m to 588 m12.5% from 588 m to 593 m14.0% from 593 m to 599 m15.7% from 599 m to 608 m6.5% from 608 m to 617 m2.8% from 617 m to 624 m0.0% from 624 m to 631 m-4.5% from 631 m to 638 m-5.5% from 638 m to 643 m-6.7% from 643 m to 646 m2.4% from 646 m to 650 m2.0% from 650 m to 655 m0.0% from 655 m to 664 m0.0% from 664 m to 673 m1.1% from 673 m to 683 m3.5% from 683 m to 694 m8.9% from 694 m to 705 m9.8% from 705 m to 715 m9.8% from 715 m to 723 m22.2% from 723 m to 731 m18.3% from 731 m to 739 m9.0% from 739 m to 749 m5.7% from 749 m to 760 m3.9% from 760 m to 767 m14.1% from 767 m to 777 m17.3% from 777 m to 785 m7.8% from 785 m to 791 m-1.4% from 791 m to 798 m1.6% from 798 m to 805 m14.8% from 805 m to 811 m20.8% from 811 m to 816 m14.6% from 816 m to 821 m23.7% from 821 m to 825 m28.1% from 825 m to 828 m26.3% from 828 m to 832 m13.4% from 832 m to 839 m12.8% from 839 m to 848 m11.7% from 848 m to 859 m7.0% from 859 m to 871 m9.2% from 871 m to 880 m11.0% from 880 m to 888 m0.0% from 888 m to 891 m-9.8% from 891 m to 895 m7.4% from 895 m to 900 m4.1% from 900 m to 905 m10.5% from 905 m to 909 m7.8% from 909 m to 914 m5.7% from 914 m to 925 m9.2% from 925 m to 937 m15.2% from 937 m to 946 m15.6% from 946 m to 956 m15.7% from 956 m to 963 m22.1% from 963 m to 971 m22.0% from 971 m to 980 m26.4% from 980 m to 989 m24.4% from 989 m to 996 m14.5% from 996 m to 1.0 km4.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-7.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-4.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-25.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-23.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-23.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-12.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3%12%8%12%1%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.2 km / 0.75 miles
Elevation gain88.9 m / 292 ft
Average gradient7.4%
Maximum gradient23.8%
Elevation high199.2 m / 654 ft
Elevation low110.3 m / 362 ft
Climb difficulty score8,887

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 661,270th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 51,700th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,039th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 596th out of 1,378 cycling climbs in Conwy.

Ranking 59th out of 82 cycling climbs in Betws-y-coed.

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