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Ysceifiog, Afon-wen, Flintshire, Wales, CH7 5UU, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m140 m200 m265 m13.8% from 0 m to 3 m8.6% from 3 m to 10 m16.0% from 10 m to 17 m15.4% from 17 m to 20 m12.5% from 20 m to 26 m23.1% from 26 m to 32 m10.9% from 32 m to 41 m12.2% from 41 m to 49 m18.8% from 49 m to 52 m10.5% from 52 m to 54 m12.0% from 54 m to 59 m11.1% from 59 m to 65 m13.0% from 65 m to 69 m8.7% from 69 m to 71 m15.4% from 71 m to 78 m20.0% from 78 m to 84 m26.3% from 84 m to 88 m18.7% from 88 m to 94 m14.8% from 94 m to 97 m13.0% from 97 m to 101 m20.8% from 101 m to 106 m8.5% from 106 m to 111 m15.2% from 111 m to 119 m20.4% from 119 m to 124 m18.2% from 124 m to 129 m11.1% from 129 m to 131 m27.5% from 131 m to 136 m10.5% from 136 m to 138 m19.4% from 138 m to 141 m14.3% from 141 m to 143 m27.6% from 143 m to 145 m13.3% from 145 m to 147 m22.7% from 147 m to 151 m16.7% from 151 m to 153 m41.4% from 153 m to 155 m8.5% from 155 m to 163 m20.0% from 163 m to 165 m13.8% from 165 m to 170 m12.5% from 170 m to 172 m15.4% from 172 m to 173 m37.0% from 173 m to 176 m12.9% from 176 m to 182 m19.0% from 182 m to 184 m12.2% from 184 m to 192 m11.5% from 192 m to 201 m7.9% from 201 m to 216 m7.9% from 216 m to 229 m7.8% from 229 m to 237 m8.5% from 237 m to 244 m12.1% from 244 m to 254 m17.4% from 254 m to 256 m6.3% from 256 m to 265 m24.0% from 265 m to 268 m10.0% from 268 m to 270 m26.7% from 270 m to 271 m23.5% from 271 m to 275 m10.0% from 275 m to 277 m8.9% from 277 m to 281 m38.1% from 281 m to 283 m12.4% from 283 m to 293 m16.7% from 293 m to 296 m19.5% from 296 m to 300 m12.6% from 300 m to 309 m14.3% from 309 m to 313 m14.0% from 313 m to 318 m14.6% from 318 m to 326 m22.2% from 326 m to 328 m15.8% from 328 m to 331 m21.1% from 331 m to 337 m16.7% from 337 m to 342 m23.5% from 342 m to 344 m15.8% from 344 m to 351 m9.3% from 351 m to 356 m20.0% from 356 m to 360 m10.2% from 360 m to 369 m15.4% from 369 m to 372 m7.4% from 372 m to 383 m10.4% from 383 m to 390 m8.3% from 390 m to 393 m7.9% from 393 m to 408 m8.0% from 408 m to 421 m3.6% from 421 m to 426 m9.0% from 426 m to 435 m9.7% from 435 m to 445 m9.1% from 445 m to 447 m21.2% from 447 m to 454 m15.4% from 454 m to 458 m20.5% from 458 m to 462 m17.2% from 462 m to 468 m19.5% from 468 m to 472 m20.0% from 472 m to 474 m20.7% from 474 m to 480 m17.1% from 480 m to 483 m18.2% from 483 m to 486 m18.9% from 486 m to 492 m11.1% from 492 m to 493 m20.4% from 493 m to 498 m22.2% from 498 m to 500 m18.9% from 500 m to 505 m19.6% from 505 m to 511 m23.5% from 511 m to 512 m20.8% from 512 m to 517 m13.3% from 517 m to 519 m25.0% from 519 m to 520 m18.2% from 520 m to 523 m15.4% from 523 m to 525 m20.7% from 525 m to 528 m33.3% from 528 m to 529 m20.0% from 529 m to 534 m33.3% from 534 m to 535 m17.1% from 535 m to 539 m21.4% from 539 m to 541 m18.2% from 541 m to 545 m17.9% from 545 m to 551 m14.3% from 551 m to 553 m20.0% from 553 m to 558 m11.1% from 558 m to 560 m16.7% from 560 m to 563 m15.4% from 563 m to 564 m22.2% from 564 m to 567 m23.1% from 567 m to 570 m25.6% from 570 m to 574 m18.6% from 574 m to 578 m26.7% from 578 m to 579 m15.4% from 579 m to 585 m10.5% from 585 m to 587 m15.8% from 587 m to 590 m10.0% from 590 m to 594 m13.3% from 594 m to 600 m11.1% from 600 m to 602 m19.4% from 602 m to 608 m22.6% from 608 m to 614 m10.5% from 614 m to 616 m20.0% from 616 m to 620 m14.5% from 620 m to 628 m9.5% from 628 m to 630 m18.2% from 630 m to 632 m15.0% from 632 m to 636 m10.0% from 636 m to 638 m17.9% from 638 m to 644 m13.3% from 644 m to 648 m15.0% from 648 m to 652 m16.4% from 652 m to 660 m27.8% from 660 m to 663 m16.7% from 663 m to 670 m10.0% from 670 m to 672 m16.2% from 672 m to 676 m10.5% from 676 m to 678 m17.6% from 678 m to 681 m10.5% from 681 m to 683 m22.2% from 683 m to 685 m14.5% from 685 m to 692 m11.1% from 692 m to 694 m20.0% from 694 m to 696 m21.4% from 696 m to 699 m24.4% from 699 m to 703 m28.6% from 703 m to 704 m12.5% from 704 m to 706 m15.4% from 706 m to 710 m17.1% from 710 m to 713 m13.8% from 713 m to 716 m20.0% from 716 m to 723 m18.9% from 723 m to 730 m18.2% from 730 m to 734 m9.3% from 734 m to 738 m26.4% from 738 m to 743 m22.6% from 743 m to 749 m16.7% from 749 m to 750 m21.7% from 750 m to 754 m15.9% from 754 m to 761 m21.8% from 761 m to 766 m14.3% from 766 m to 769 m9.5% from 769 m to 771 m22.2% from 771 m to 773 m23.7% from 773 m to 779 m20.4% from 779 m to 784 m12.5% from 784 m to 785 m18.2% from 785 m to 790 m16.3% from 790 m to 795 m10.5% from 795 m to 798 m18.2% from 798 m to 806 m13.0% from 806 m to 814 m22.6% from 814 m to 819 m16.2% from 819 m to 826 m11.1% from 826 m to 830 m16.2% from 830 m to 834 m11.1% from 834 m to 836 m16.2% from 836 m to 839 m10.0% from 839 m to 841 m21.1% from 841 m to 843 m13.2% from 843 m to 851 m23.5% from 851 m to 852 m11.8% from 852 m to 854 m23.5% from 854 m to 856 m11.1% from 856 m to 861 m44.4% from 861 m to 863 m19.4% from 863 m to 866 m12.9% from 866 m to 869 m15.9% from 869 m to 876 m14.0% from 876 m to 881 m25.0% from 881 m to 883 m12.3% from 883 m to 891 m16.7% from 891 m to 898 m22.2% from 898 m to 900 m13.3% from 900 m to 906 m13.9% from 906 m to 913 m13.3% from 913 m to 915 m11.8% from 915 m to 925 m9.1% from 925 m to 936 m8.0% from 936 m to 938 m7.8% from 938 m to 949 m11.1% from 949 m to 954 m9.8% from 954 m to 960 m8.8% from 960 m to 974 m0.0% from 974 m to 976 m9.4% from 976 m to 989 m16.0% from 989 m to 992 m10.1% from 992 m to 1000 m10.0% from 1000 m to 1.0 km7.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km13.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km21.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km9.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14%14%18%14%8%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 3
Distance1.46 km / 0.91 miles
Elevation gain187.4 m / 615 ft
Average gradient12.8%
Maximum gradient26%
Elevation high262.4 m / 861 ft
Elevation low75 m / 246 ft
Climb difficulty score18,742.55

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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 248,743rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 10,683rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,528th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 100th out of 1,340 cycling climbs in Flintshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 23 climbs) in Afon-wen.

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