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Pen-y-Pass from Llyn Gwynant

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A498, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales, LL55 4NW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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65 m165 m265 m365 m3.3% from 0 m to 18 m4.3% from 18 m to 53 m4.3% from 53 m to 102 m5.4% from 102 m to 117 m5.6% from 117 m to 131 m3.6% from 131 m to 159 m2.4% from 159 m to 171 m1.2% from 171 m to 197 m6.8% from 197 m to 208 m4.2% from 208 m to 220 m5.3% from 220 m to 232 m8.5% from 232 m to 242 m11.0% from 242 m to 252 m2.4% from 252 m to 399 m2.7% from 399 m to 410 m1.0% from 410 m to 420 m0.0% from 420 m to 431 m0.0% from 431 m to 442 m0.9% from 442 m to 453 m1.8% from 453 m to 464 m0.9% from 464 m to 475 m2.0% from 475 m to 485 m5.0% from 485 m to 495 m6.4% from 495 m to 505 m10.7% from 505 m to 513 m13.8% from 513 m to 532 m13.0% from 532 m to 541 m14.3% from 541 m to 551 m14.4% from 551 m to 560 m14.6% from 560 m to 578 m13.7% from 578 m to 585 m15.4% from 585 m to 593 m16.2% from 593 m to 601 m16.0% from 601 m to 608 m13.3% from 608 m to 616 m9.4% from 616 m to 624 m11.0% from 624 m to 632 m11.3% from 632 m to 648 m14.1% from 648 m to 656 m14.0% from 656 m to 672 m14.9% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance6.21 km / 3.86 miles
Elevation gain291.9 m / 958 ft
Average gradient4.7%
Maximum gradient18.2%
Elevation high361.46 m / 1,186 ft
Elevation low69.58 m / 228 ft
Climb difficulty score29,168.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 122,863rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 2,262nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 666th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 134th 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 70 climbs) in Beddgelert.

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