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The slog to the Sun

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Nercwys Road, Nercwys, Mold, Flintshire, Wales, CH7 1XW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance6.61 km / 4.10 miles
Elevation gain228.9 m / 751 ft
Average gradient3.5%
Maximum gradient28.8%
Elevation high364.5 m / 1,196 ft
Elevation low119 m / 390 ft
Climb difficulty score22,857.8

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 184,536th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 5,712th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,527th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 37th out of 1,340 cycling climbs in Flintshire.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 75 climbs) in Mold.

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