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The Beacon

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Betws Gwerfil Goch, Denbighshire, Wales, LL21 9PP, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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370 m415 m465 m510 m-0.6% from 0 m to 16 m2.6% from 16 m to 36 m25.5% from 36 m to 55 m-2.6% from 55 m to 74 m3.0% from 74 m to 94 m3.5% from 94 m to 114 m-1.6% from 114 m to 133 m-18.7% from 133 m to 148 m5.2% from 148 m to 164 m1.0% from 164 m to 184 m18.4% from 184 m to 201 m6.8% from 201 m to 216 m49.1% from 216 m to 228 m12.7% from 228 m to 238 m-29.0% from 238 m to 248 m41.1% from 248 m to 257 m21.4% from 257 m to 267 m8.7% from 267 m to 278 m-10.9% from 278 m to 287 m4.6% from 287 m to 298 m51.0% from 298 m to 308 m-5.3% from 308 m to 319 m24.4% from 319 m to 328 m-38.4% from 328 m to 338 m13.8% from 338 m to 346 m7.9% from 346 m to 354 m44.6% from 354 m to 360 m75.4% from 360 m to 373 m-12.5% from 373 m to 387 m-5.1% from 387 m to 399 m4.4% from 399 m to 410 m19.4% from 410 m to 421 m37.5% from 421 m to 431 m-28.6% from 431 m to 439 m16.5% from 439 m to 449 m1.9% from 449 m to 459 m69.9% from 459 m to 468 m16.7% from 468 m to 477 m15.0% from 477 m to 485 m10.9% from 485 m to 491 m85.3% from 491 m to 498 m21.4% from 498 m to 511 m10.0% from 511 m to 523 m-20.0% from 523 m to 534 m91.8% from 534 m to 541 m-24.3% from 541 m to 548 m0.0% from 548 m to 556 m13.8% from 556 m to 564 m56.4% from 564 m to 572 m28.6% from 572 m to 579 m-38.7% from 579 m to 587 m35.0% from 587 m to 598 m-213.9% from 598 m to 601 m103.9% from 601 m to 609 m-62.4% from 609 m to 623 m44.4% from 623 m to 639 m14.5% from 639 m to 656 m-30.8% from 656 m to 669 m2.8% from 669 m to 680 m44.8% from 680 m to 685 m-31.6% from 685 m to 689 m153.7% from 689 m to 695 m35.8% from 695 m to 704 m12.0% from 704 m to 716 m7.3% from 716 m to 727 m3.1% from 727 m to 736 m50.4% from 736 m to 748 m-13.5% from 748 m to 761 m-33.0% from 761 m to 770 m43.2% from 770 m to 777 m-22.2% from 777 m to 788 m77.6% from 788 m to 794 m28.8% from 794 m to 811 m0.9% from 811 m to 833 m-13.0% from 833 m to 854 m16.2% from 854 m to 864 m4.8% from 864 m to 871 m-33.9% from 871 m to 876 m1.6% from 876 m to 883 m58.7% from 883 m to 889 m15.8% from 889 m to 895 m21.4% from 895 m to 900 m-95.5% from 900 m to 907 m-32.8% from 907 m to 913 m-33.7% from 913 m to 922 m-38.5% from 922 m to 930 m46.8% from 930 m to 936 m-8.3% from 936 m to 940 m102.4% from 940 m to 944 m15.7% from 944 m to 949 m223.3% from 949 m to 952 m8.9% from 952 m to 958 m184.4% from 958 m to 961 m-7.9% from 961 m to 967 m58.3% from 967 m to 971 m48.7% from 971 m to 975 m-43.3% from 975 m to 985 m-61.9% from 985 m to 996 m-54.6% from 996 m to 1.0 km13.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-86.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km46.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km51.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-59.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-13.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km88.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-1.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-85.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km93.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-44.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-33.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km29.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km111.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km44.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km48.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km71.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-81.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km45.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km127.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-36.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km132.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-24.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-72.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km128.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km313.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-18.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-26.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km254.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km74.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km90.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-151.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-72.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km29.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-20.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km86.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km68.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km77.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km97.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-170.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-73.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km106.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km23.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-26.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-12.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-8.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km27.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-7.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-30.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km10.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km35.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5%17%13%2%9%8%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.47 km / 0.92 miles
Elevation gain134.1 m / 440 ft
Average gradient9.1%
Maximum gradient95%
Elevation high507.3 m / 1,664 ft
Elevation low372.88 m / 1,223 ft
Climb difficulty score13,406.12

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 393,257th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 24,577th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,684th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 407th out of 1,526 cycling climbs in Denbighshire.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Betws Gwerfil Goch.

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