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Effing big hill

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Ffordd Ddu, Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales, LL39 1LX, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.78 km / 1.73 miles
Elevation gain170.2 m / 558 ft
Average gradient6.1%
Maximum gradient15.3%
Elevation high399.8 m / 1,312 ft
Elevation low229.6 m / 753 ft
Climb difficulty score17,012.99

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 285,601st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,018th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,085th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 429th out of 2,245 cycling climbs in Gwynedd.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 27 climbs) in Arthog.

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