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The horseshoe

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Horseshoe Pass, Llantysilio, Llandynan, Denbighshire, Wales, LL11 3BH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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285 m325 m370 m410 m1.0% from 0 m to 10 m2.1% from 10 m to 15 m1.1% from 15 m to 24 m3.5% from 24 m to 39 m6.2% from 39 m to 53 m10.4% from 53 m to 58 m11.5% from 58 m to 68 m13.9% from 68 m to 82 m14.3% from 82 m to 87 m14.9% from 87 m to 92 m13.2% from 92 m to 105 m9.3% from 105 m to 128 m6.5% from 128 m to 132 m9.4% from 132 m to 149 m6.4% from 149 m to 165 m8.9% from 165 m to 185 m8.2% from 185 m to 197 m9.2% from 197 m to 209 m3.7% from 209 m to 225 m4.3% from 225 m to 237 m8.7% from 237 m to 245 m5.1% from 245 m to 261 m6.7% from 261 m to 276 m8.6% from 276 m to 279 m8.0% from 279 m to 295 m14.0% from 295 m to 305 m7.2% from 305 m to 312 m11.6% from 312 m to 323 m13.1% from 323 m to 338 m15.8% from 338 m to 342 m10.0% from 342 m to 353 m13.2% from 353 m to 368 m8.1% from 368 m to 372 m9.1% from 372 m to 389 m8.5% from 389 m to 396 m9.9% from 396 m to 407 m8.3% from 407 m to 422 m3.9% from 422 m to 432 m16.6% from 432 m to 447 m17.1% from 447 m to 454 m14.2% from 454 m to 464 m10.8% from 464 m to 483 m5.3% from 483 m to 486 m8.6% from 486 m to 505 m3.6% from 505 m to 516 m5.4% from 516 m to 520 m3.7% from 520 m to 531 m4.9% from 531 m to 545 m-0.9% from 545 m to 556 m-2.8% from 556 m to 559 m0.0% from 559 m to 574 m1.1% from 574 m to 592 m2.9% from 592 m to 599 m6.4% from 599 m to 613 m4.2% from 613 m to 620 m0.7% from 620 m to 634 m2.0% from 634 m to 654 m1.1% from 654 m to 672 m0.0% from 672 m to 683 m0.0% from 683 m to 690 m5.6% from 690 m to 711 m4.3% from 711 m to 718 m2.8% from 718 m to 725 m8.0% from 725 m to 743 m2.8% from 743 m to 746 m5.9% from 746 m to 756 m8.8% from 756 m to 768 m13.0% from 768 m to 773 m4.8% from 773 m to 788 m-1.5% from 788 m to 794 m0.0% from 794 m to 804 m-1.9% from 804 m to 815 m-2.9% from 815 m to 832 m-0.7% from 832 m to 846 m0.0% from 846 m to 849 m-0.6% from 849 m to 867 m5.7% from 867 m to 877 m4.8% from 877 m to 886 m-1.8% from 886 m to 897 m-0.8% from 897 m to 909 m0.0% from 909 m to 926 m0.0% from 926 m to 933 m-2.9% from 933 m to 937 m1.6% from 937 m to 961 m5.6% from 961 m to 965 m2.9% from 965 m to 975 m4.3% from 975 m to 996 m2.9% from 996 m to 1000 m6.0% from 1000 m to 1.0 km10.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km20.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-12.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-13.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-13.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km23.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km26.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km26.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km29.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km30.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km28.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km26.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km27.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-12.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-11.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-4.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-6.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-13.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-19.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-19.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-21.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-21.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-23.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-24.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-25.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-14.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-7.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-5.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-0.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km4.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.2% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km6.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.0% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km4.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km11.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.5% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km4.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-1.4% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.3% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km3.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km2.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.5% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km1.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km4.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km7.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km7.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9%2%10%-2%3%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.59 km / 1.61 miles
Elevation gain153.4 m / 503 ft
Average gradient4.5%
Maximum gradient22.6%
Elevation high406.5 m / 1,334 ft
Elevation low289.7 m / 950 ft
Climb difficulty score11,635.65

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 472,015th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 32,567th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,730th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 493rd 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 15 climbs) in Llandynan.

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