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Widow maker

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Halkyn, Flint Mountain, Flintshire, Wales, CH7 6AQ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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145 m180 m220 m255 m6.7% from 0 m to 10 m8.7% from 10 m to 72 m3.0% from 72 m to 135 m2.4% from 135 m to 199 m4.2% from 199 m to 264 m3.0% from 264 m to 328 m7.1% from 328 m to 393 m14.0% from 393 m to 409 m11.1% from 409 m to 438 m5.7% from 438 m to 502 m3.5% from 502 m to 562 m2.3% from 562 m to 610 m1.1% from 610 m to 628 m3.0% from 628 m to 684 m2.5% from 684 m to 700 m3.9% from 700 m to 738 m7.2% from 738 m to 746 m3.2% from 746 m to 793 m6.4% from 793 m to 858 m6.6% from 858 m to 920 m7.1% from 920 m to 980 m4.2% from 980 m to 1.0 km2.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km4.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km8.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km8.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.6% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km6.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5%6%3%6%5%5%7%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.98 km / 1.23 miles
Elevation gain106.5 m / 349 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient8.6%
Elevation high251.5 m / 825 ft
Elevation low145 m / 476 ft
Climb difficulty score10,652.94

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 527,747th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 38,224th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,403rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 279th out of 1,340 cycling climbs in Flintshire.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Flint Mountain.

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