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Minffordd to top of Cader pass

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B4405, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd, Wales, LL36 9AJ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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110 m170 m235 m295 m9.8% from 0 m to 6 m6.7% from 6 m to 12 m6.9% from 12 m to 18 m6.9% from 18 m to 24 m1.9% from 24 m to 56 m7.8% from 56 m to 61 m7.8% from 61 m to 66 m7.8% from 66 m to 71 m8.0% from 71 m to 76 m0.0% from 76 m to 86 m0.0% from 86 m to 119 m3.8% from 119 m to 129 m19.2% from 129 m to 134 m7.5% from 134 m to 140 m7.7% from 140 m to 145 m0.0% from 145 m to 160 m1.0% from 160 m to 201 m8.2% from 201 m to 206 m8.3% from 206 m to 211 m8.2% from 211 m to 216 m8.5% from 216 m to 220 m0.0% from 220 m to 247 m2.1% from 247 m to 266 m8.0% from 266 m to 271 m11.5% from 271 m to 276 m8.0% from 276 m to 281 m7.8% from 281 m to 286 m0.0% from 286 m to 317 m0.0% from 317 m to 322 m0.0% from 322 m to 339 m0.0% from 339 m to 351 m-2.0% from 351 m to 371 m-5.6% from 371 m to 379 m-5.8% from 379 m to 386 m-12.1% from 386 m to 392 m0.0% from 392 m to 404 m0.0% from 404 m to 420 m3.0% from 420 m to 434 m9.3% from 434 m to 438 m9.3% from 438 m to 443 m10.0% from 443 m to 447 m10.3% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.54 km / 2.20 miles
Elevation gain186.2 m / 611 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient9.5%
Elevation high295 m / 968 ft
Elevation low110.8 m / 364 ft
Climb difficulty score18,412.16

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 255,294th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 11,279th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 2,613th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 380th out of 2,245 cycling climbs in Gwynedd.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 18 climbs) in Llanfihangel-y-Pennant.

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