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Penllyn to Surge Pond

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Fachwen, Llanddeiniolen, Brynrefail, Gwynedd, Wales, LL55 3HD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Penllyn to Surge Pond.

105 m290 m470 m655 m0.5% from 0 m to 19 m1.6% from 19 m to 63 m3.7% from 63 m to 71 m6.3% from 71 m to 79 m5.7% from 79 m to 93 m6.3% from 93 m to 106 m6.9% from 106 m to 119 m6.9% from 119 m to 145 m5.6% from 145 m to 175 m5.2% from 175 m to 187 m6.0% from 187 m to 222 m6.2% from 222 m to 232 m5.9% from 232 m to 237 m7.3% from 237 m to 242 m6.1% from 242 m to 247 m7.5% from 247 m to 252 m7.3% from 252 m to 267 m6.8% from 267 m to 272 m4.4% from 272 m to 276 m3.8% from 276 m to 292 m3.0% from 292 m to 305 m2.9% from 305 m to 309 m2.9% from 309 m to 312 m4.5% from 312 m to 323 m5.5% from 323 m to 329 m7.4% from 329 m to 334 m6.7% from 334 m to 344 m8.7% from 344 m to 409 m8.8% from 409 m to 424 m9.5% from 424 m to 433 m10.5% from 433 m to 446 m8.9% from 446 m to 459 m8.8% from 459 m to 476 m9.4% from 476 m to 492 m12.3% from 492 m to 509 m12.1% from 509 m to 523 m10.9% from 523 m to 537 m9.5% from 537 m to 548 m10.2% from 548 m to 591 m10.5% from 591 m to 646 m10.0% from 646 m to 658 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance8.58 km / 5.33 miles
Elevation gain544.1 m / 1,785 ft
Average gradient6.3%
Maximum gradient18%
Elevation high652.3 m / 2,140 ft
Elevation low108.2 m / 355 ft
Climb difficulty score54,375.01

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 30,011th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 98th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 15th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 14th out of 2,245 cycling climbs in Gwynedd.

🥇

This is the most difficult cycling climb in Brynrefail.

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