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Pen-y-Pass

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A4086, Llanberis, Nant Peris, Gwynedd, Wales, LL55 4UH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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115 m200 m285 m370 m2.7% from 0 m to 30 m2.3% from 30 m to 34 m2.8% from 34 m to 52 m1.9% from 52 m to 73 m1.4% from 73 m to 95 m0.4% from 95 m to 117 m0.8% from 117 m to 130 m5.3% from 130 m to 143 m7.3% from 143 m to 165 m3.4% from 165 m to 226 m1.4% from 226 m to 233 m-2.5% from 233 m to 298 m11.0% from 298 m to 350 m5.4% from 350 m to 376 m3.8% from 376 m to 389 m0.8% from 389 m to 402 m-3.2% from 402 m to 427 m4.9% from 427 m to 433 m6.5% from 433 m to 464 m22.6% from 464 m to 481 m17.3% from 481 m to 487 m13.6% from 487 m to 507 m9.8% from 507 m to 512 m5.6% from 512 m to 534 m1.9% from 534 m to 549 m-2.1% from 549 m to 558 m-0.5% from 558 m to 580 m5.3% from 580 m to 584 m3.5% from 584 m to 595 m-1.3% from 595 m to 603 m-2.6% from 603 m to 607 m12.6% from 607 m to 627 m12.0% from 627 m to 648 m4.6% from 648 m to 672 m-0.6% from 672 m to 688 m-5.6% from 688 m to 700 m-10.8% from 700 m to 717 m4.2% from 717 m to 733 m7.1% from 733 m to 749 m3.7% from 749 m to 765 m13.7% from 765 m 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.2 km / 2.61 miles
Elevation gain268.7 m / 882 ft
Average gradient5.9%
Maximum gradient17.5%
Elevation high368.5 m / 1,209 ft
Elevation low117 m / 384 ft
Climb difficulty score24,780

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 162,357th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 4,263rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,207th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 210th out of 2,245 cycling climbs in Gwynedd.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 23 climbs) in Nant Peris.

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