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A487 Climb

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A487, Cwmrhwyddfor Farm, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd, Wales, SY20 9RH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m140 m210 m275 m3.4% from 0 m to 30 m0.3% from 30 m to 64 m-2.8% from 64 m to 92 m-2.3% from 92 m to 105 m0.3% from 105 m to 163 m6.3% from 163 m to 192 m5.1% from 192 m to 233 m7.9% from 233 m to 277 m7.8% from 277 m to 309 m9.0% from 309 m to 341 m7.5% from 341 m to 373 m8.3% from 373 m to 399 m7.7% from 399 m to 418 m11.6% from 418 m to 435 m12.9% from 435 m to 455 m9.2% from 455 m to 474 m15.1% from 474 m to 496 m8.2% from 496 m to 523 m6.3% from 523 m to 560 m6.6% from 560 m to 587 m7.8% from 587 m to 617 m6.6% from 617 m to 648 m5.6% from 648 m to 678 m9.4% from 678 m to 714 m5.8% from 714 m to 747 m7.6% from 747 m to 776 m5.0% from 776 m to 802 m7.6% from 802 m to 831 m3.0% from 831 m to 858 m5.2% from 858 m to 900 m5.6% from 900 m to 930 m4.4% from 930 m to 959 m4.9% from 959 m to 990 m3.1% from 990 m to 1.0 km5.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km700.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.1% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km5.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km11.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km4.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km40.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.9% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km4.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.8% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km8.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km13.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km5.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km9.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km11.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km16.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km35.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km27.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-5.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.2% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km7.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km7.2% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km8.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km7.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km1.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km0.8% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km0.6% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km2.3% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km2.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.2% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.8% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km7.8% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km9.8% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km9.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km9.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km11.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km1.5% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km4.2% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km11.1% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km33.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km45.5% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km45.5% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km11.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km15.1% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km4.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km0.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-1.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km0.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-8.3% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km2.7% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-4.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km0.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km70.6% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km71.4% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-14.3% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km2.5% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km1.3% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km6%6%5%6%8%4%7%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.33 km / 2.07 miles
Elevation gain195.5 m / 641 ft
Average gradient5.9%
Maximum gradient14.3%
Elevation high270.96 m / 889 ft
Elevation low75.48 m / 248 ft
Climb difficulty score19,542.51

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 234,088th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 9,432nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,295th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 341st out of 2,245 cycling climbs in Gwynedd.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 18 climbs) in Llanfihangel-y-Pennant.

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