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The Rainbow

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Ruthin Road, Mold, Flintshire, Wales, CH7 1NU, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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115 m160 m210 m255 m4.9% from 0 m to 16 m4.5% from 16 m to 32 m4.0% from 32 m to 47 m4.2% from 47 m to 61 m4.3% from 61 m to 75 m3.7% from 75 m to 89 m4.5% from 89 m to 102 m3.8% from 102 m to 115 m3.9% from 115 m to 128 m4.0% from 128 m to 140 m4.0% from 140 m to 153 m2.4% from 153 m to 165 m1.6% from 165 m to 178 m2.3% from 178 m to 190 m1.5% from 190 m to 204 m2.2% from 204 m to 217 m2.3% from 217 m to 231 m2.2% from 231 m to 244 m1.5% from 244 m to 258 m2.1% from 258 m to 272 m0.7% from 272 m to 287 m0.0% from 287 m to 303 m0.6% from 303 m to 318 m0.0% from 318 m to 334 m0.6% from 334 m to 350 m0.0% from 350 m to 366 m0.6% from 366 m to 382 m0.0% from 382 m to 397 m0.6% from 397 m to 412 m0.0% from 412 m to 428 m0.6% from 428 m to 443 m2.6% from 443 m to 458 m4.2% from 458 m to 475 m3.8% from 475 m to 491 m3.9% from 491 m to 506 m1.9% from 506 m to 521 m2.0% from 521 m to 536 m2.1% from 536 m to 551 m1.4% from 551 m to 565 m2.7% from 565 m to 580 m3.3% from 580 m to 595 m3.4% from 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from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km8.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.6% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km6.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.5% from 1.6 km 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.64 km / 1.64 miles
Elevation gain129 m / 423 ft
Average gradient4.9%
Maximum gradient12.4%
Elevation high250.79 m / 823 ft
Elevation low116.65 m / 383 ft
Climb difficulty score12,905.16

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 413,192nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 26,572nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,945th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 209th out of 1,340 cycling climbs in Flintshire.

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Ranking 27th out of 75 cycling climbs in Mold.

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