Penmachno climb from hell

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Bro Machno, Cwm Penmachno, Conwy, Wales, LL24 0RE, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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190 m290 m385 m485 m-4.1% from 0 m to 5 m10.5% from 5 m to 7 m0.0% from 7 m to 24 m0.0% from 24 m to 29 m4.9% from 29 m to 37 m15.4% from 37 m to 39 m2.7% from 39 m to 47 m4.0% from 47 m to 52 m8.3% from 52 m to 54 m12.3% from 54 m to 62 m8.4% from 62 m to 72 m2.5% from 72 m to 88 m2.0% from 88 m to 98 m2.5% from 98 m to 122 m7.6% from 122 m to 130 m6.8% from 130 m to 142 m11.9% from 142 m to 150 m12.8% from 150 m to 169 m13.2% from 169 m to 179 m8.3% from 179 m to 206 m5.5% from 206 m to 228 m3.0% from 228 m to 289 m1.0% from 289 m to 309 m1.9% from 309 m to 320 m0.0% from 320 m to 323 m11.1% from 323 m to 326 m12.8% from 326 m to 339 m0.0% from 339 m to 342 m2.2% from 342 m to 351 m4.0% from 351 m to 371 m9.0% from 371 m to 384 m10.0% from 384 m to 394 m7.9% from 394 m to 402 m10.3% from 402 m to 423 m16.7% from 423 m to 425 m8.5% from 425 m to 435 m5.7% from 435 m to 442 m7.9% from 442 m to 449 m8.3% from 449 m to 452 m11.0% from 452 m to 459 m15.2% from 459 m to 470 m13.3% from 470 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.34 km / 2.70 miles
Elevation gain291.2 m / 955 ft
Average gradient6.7%
Maximum gradient15.5%
Elevation high484.2 m / 1,589 ft
Elevation low190.8 m / 626 ft
Climb difficulty score29,103.95

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 123,386th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,292nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 674th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 50th out of 1,378 cycling climbs in Conwy.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 10 climbs) in Cwm Penmachno.

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