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Pen Y Ball Hill Climb

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Fron Park Road, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, CH8 7US, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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140 m175 m215 m250 m2.8% from 0 m to 21 m1.1% from 21 m to 39 m-1.5% from 39 m to 60 m-3.6% from 60 m to 77 m10.6% from 77 m to 91 m21.1% from 91 m to 100 m24.0% from 100 m to 108 m25.3% from 108 m to 117 m24.4% from 117 m to 126 m22.1% from 126 m to 134 m23.3% from 134 m to 142 m22.8% from 142 m to 153 m21.5% from 153 m to 160 m24.0% from 160 m to 170 m22.8% from 170 m to 178 m18.4% from 178 m to 186 m20.3% from 186 m to 193 m19.4% from 193 m to 201 m17.4% from 201 m to 209 m11.2% from 209 m to 218 m14.9% from 218 m to 226 m16.1% from 226 m to 232 m16.7% from 232 m to 239 m16.3% from 239 m to 248 m19.6% from 248 m to 253 m20.7% from 253 m to 259 m19.6% from 259 m to 264 m19.8% from 264 m to 273 m18.6% from 273 m to 279 m19.4% from 279 m to 285 m19.7% from 285 m to 292 m18.3% from 292 m to 298 m17.3% from 298 m to 304 m19.5% from 304 m to 311 m18.3% from 311 m to 317 m19.1% from 317 m to 324 m18.0% from 324 m to 330 m18.0% from 330 m to 336 m16.1% from 336 m to 342 m14.6% from 342 m to 347 m18.5% from 347 m to 352 m12.7% from 352 m to 358 m10.0% from 358 m to 363 m17.7% from 363 m to 369 m13.5% from 369 m to 374 m14.3% from 374 m to 380 m17.2% from 380 m to 385 m15.4% from 385 m to 391 m18.3% from 391 m to 397 m17.5% from 397 m to 402 m16.7% from 402 m to 407 m12.9% from 407 m to 413 m16.4% from 413 m to 419 m15.6% from 419 m to 426 m16.3% from 426 m to 430 m16.3% from 430 m to 435 m15.6% from 435 m to 441 m14.7% from 441 m to 449 m11.8% from 449 m to 454 m16.2% from 454 m to 461 m15.4% from 461 m to 468 m13.6% from 468 m to 474 m15.8% from 474 m to 479 m15.0% from 479 m to 485 m16.0% from 485 m to 493 m10.8% from 493 m to 499 m10.8% from 499 m to 506 m11.9% from 506 m to 512 m12.7% from 512 m to 518 m9.4% from 518 m to 525 m12.7% from 525 m to 532 m12.1% from 532 m to 537 m12.7% from 537 m to 545 m12.3% from 545 m to 553 m12.0% from 553 m to 562 m10.1% from 562 m to 569 m12.3% from 569 m to 576 m12.0% from 576 m to 583 m11.3% from 583 m to 590 m11.3% from 590 m to 596 m11.0% from 596 m to 605 m12.3% from 605 m to 613 m13.3% from 613 m to 621 m14.5% from 621 m to 627 m13.0% from 627 m to 635 m12.5% from 635 m to 643 m12.9% from 643 m to 650 m10.0% from 650 m to 659 m11.1% from 659 m to 665 m11.4% from 665 m to 673 m10.3% from 673 m to 682 m9.6% from 682 m to 689 m9.5% from 689 m to 699 m10.4% from 699 m to 708 m8.9% from 708 m to 716 m9.0% from 716 m to 725 m8.3% from 725 m to 735 m6.1% from 735 m to 743 m7.1% from 743 m to 751 m5.9% from 751 m to 760 m6.1% from 760 m to 770 m5.2% from 770 m to 779 m3.7% from 779 m to 790 m2.7% from 790 m to 797 m3.2% from 797 m to 807 m13%17%11%5%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.81 km / 0.50 miles
Elevation gain105 m / 344 ft
Average gradient13%
Maximum gradient20.6%
Elevation high247 m / 810 ft
Elevation low141.9 m / 466 ft
Climb difficulty score10,497.77

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 537,513th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 39,223rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,523rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 286th out of 1,340 cycling climbs in Flintshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 17 climbs) in Holywell.

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