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The Shelf

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Bwlch-y-llyn, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Graig Fechan, Denbighshire, Wales, LL15 2YG, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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185 m240 m300 m355 m16.3% from 0 m to 10 m15.9% from 10 m to 19 m15.9% from 19 m to 28 m16.7% from 28 m to 36 m11.4% from 36 m to 44 m11.4% from 44 m to 53 m9.7% from 53 m to 62 m10.1% from 62 m to 70 m9.9% from 70 m to 80 m9.2% from 80 m to 86 m8.3% from 86 m to 94 m8.8% from 94 m to 102 m8.8% from 102 m to 112 m7.9% from 112 m to 124 m7.8% from 124 m to 136 m7.3% from 136 m to 146 m7.2% from 146 m to 157 m6.0% from 157 m to 170 m4.2% from 170 m to 180 m5.1% from 180 m to 187 m4.5% from 187 m to 196 m1.1% from 196 m to 205 m9.8% from 205 m to 219 m10.4% from 219 m to 231 m9.3% from 231 m to 243 m10.4% from 243 m to 253 m12.1% from 253 m to 263 m10.5% from 263 m to 272 m6.3% from 272 m to 282 m8.1% from 282 m to 292 m7.4% from 292 m to 301 m5.6% from 301 m to 308 m8.7% from 308 m to 315 m9.6% from 315 m to 327 m8.8% from 327 m to 339 m8.2% from 339 m to 350 m5.0% from 350 m to 362 m7.4% from 362 m to 371 m14.3% from 371 m to 378 m14.9% from 378 m to 387 m16.7% from 387 m to 397 m17.2% from 397 m to 406 m14.0% from 406 m to 415 m11.4% from 415 m to 426 m8.7% from 426 m to 436 m8.5% from 436 m to 444 m3.7% from 444 m to 452 m-1.2% from 452 m to 460 m-4.8% from 460 m to 469 m-4.7% from 469 m to 477 m-4.9% from 477 m to 486 m-9.4% from 486 m to 491 m-6.7% from 491 m to 495 m-4.0% from 495 m to 500 m-5.6% from 500 m to 508 m-4.0% from 508 m to 518 m-4.5% from 518 m to 529 m-4.2% from 529 m to 538 m-3.0% from 538 m to 548 m0.0% from 548 m to 557 m1.1% from 557 m to 566 m5.1% from 566 m to 574 m5.6% from 574 m to 581 m6.8% from 581 m to 587 m7.6% from 587 m to 594 m9.0% from 594 m to 603 m8.5% from 603 m to 613 m2.6% from 613 m to 621 m0.0% from 621 m to 628 m-1.0% from 628 m to 638 m-2.4% from 638 m to 646 m-1.6% from 646 m to 652 m-1.4% from 652 m to 660 m-4.7% from 660 m to 668 m-6.1% from 668 m to 678 m-5.0% from 678 m to 686 m-3.4% from 686 m to 695 m-1.1% from 695 m to 704 m3.9% from 704 m to 714 m3.1% from 714 m to 724 m5.4% from 724 m to 733 m2.4% from 733 m to 742 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.66 km / 1.66 miles
Elevation gain165.1 m / 542 ft
Average gradient6.2%
Maximum gradient15%
Elevation high352.75 m / 1,157 ft
Elevation low187.62 m / 616 ft
Climb difficulty score16,520.52

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 297,596th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 15,100th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,267th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 281st out of 1,526 cycling climbs in Denbighshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 17 climbs) in Graig Fechan.

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