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A496 Climb

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Pencefn Road, Rhyd-y-sarn, Ffestiniog, Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, LL41 4NT, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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30 m60 m85 m115 m1.8% from 0 m to 23 m0.0% from 23 m to 43 m-1.9% from 43 m to 65 m0.9% from 65 m to 88 m2.1% from 88 m to 112 m0.4% from 112 m to 134 m-1.4% from 134 m to 156 m-2.4% from 156 m to 173 m1.6% from 173 m to 191 m1.6% from 191 m to 210 m-2.4% from 210 m to 235 m3.3% from 235 m to 255 m5.8% from 255 m to 278 m9.4% from 278 m to 296 m12.6% from 296 m to 313 m9.5% from 313 m to 328 m6.7% from 328 m to 344 m3.1% from 344 m to 363 m2.0% from 363 m to 378 m0.0% from 378 m to 392 m0.0% from 392 m to 406 m-0.7% from 406 m to 420 m-1.3% from 420 m to 435 m-1.4% from 435 m to 449 m-2.3% from 449 m to 462 m13.1% from 462 m to 474 m16.3% from 474 m to 488 m13.1% from 488 m to 504 m9.9% from 504 m to 518 m9.3% from 518 m to 528 m8.4% from 528 m to 540 m6.6% from 540 m to 551 m8.0% from 551 m to 562 m7.7% from 562 m to 573 m6.3% from 573 m to 581 m7.3% from 581 m to 589 m5.8% from 589 m to 597 m7.8% from 597 m to 608 m6.0% from 608 m to 623 m4.3% from 623 m to 637 m8.9% from 637 m to 649 m15.6% from 649 m to 661 m17.0% from 661 m to 673 m17.3% from 673 m to 684 m15.9% from 684 m to 694 m13.8% from 694 m to 705 m15.3% from 705 m to 715 m13.0% from 715 m to 724 m9.7% from 724 m to 734 m11.5% from 734 m to 746 m16.4% from 746 m to 757 m19.1% from 757 m to 769 m18.6% from 769 m to 783 m11.4% from 783 m to 793 m17.6% from 793 m to 804 m19.5% from 804 m to 817 m18.4% from 817 m to 831 m10.2% from 831 m to 837 m1.7% from 837 m to 843 m3.2% from 843 m to 852 m10.5% from 852 m to 867 m22.7% from 867 m to 882 m22.9% from 882 m to 896 m22.4% from 896 m to 910 m21.1% from 910 m to 925 m21.1% from 925 m to 939 m6.3% from 939 m to 953 m2.3% from 953 m to 967 m4.9% from 967 m to 973 m-5.8% from 973 m to 980 m-4.6% from 980 m to 988 m-2.1% from 988 m to 998 m-1.4% from 998 m to 1.0 km-1.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0%5%10%13%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.21 km / 0.75 miles
Elevation gain80.7 m / 265 ft
Average gradient6.7%
Maximum gradient17.6%
Elevation high112.69 m / 370 ft
Elevation low32.01 m / 105 ft
Climb difficulty score8,066.77

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 751,371st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 60,765th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 9,182nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 958th out of 2,245 cycling climbs in Gwynedd.

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Ranking 15th out of 20 cycling climbs in Llan Ffestiniog.

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