Cycling Climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

There are 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

Pant (20)

Pentrebach (2)

Pontsticill (41)

Quakers Yard (9)

Trefechan (21)

Treharris (26)

Trelewis (10)

Troed-y-rhiw (7)

Vaynor (1)

Top 100 Hardest Cycling Climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

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Name	Location	Distance	Avg Gradient	Total Elevation	Climb Category
1. Pylon to BPW	Abercanaid	4.88 km	6.4%	321 m	Cat. 3
2. Pontygwaith to Summit of Merthyr Common.	Treharris	6.96 km	4.4%	304 m	Cat. 3
3. Started at the bottom now I'm here.	Abercanaid	4.32 km	6.8%	295 m	Cat. 3
4. Treharris to Bedlinog Top	Trelewis	6.81 km	4.3%	292 m	Cat. 3
5. trelew to top of linog	Trelewis	7.51 km	3.8%	285 m	Cat. 3
6. The big one - entry gate to top	Abercanaid	7.67 km	3.7%	398 m	Cat. 3
7. Co-Op to top of Biffa climb	Abercanaid	8.48 km	3.3%	328 m	Cat. 3
8. Edwardsville to Flytip summit	Edwardsville	6.44 km	4.2%	273 m	Cat. 3
9. Queue/bike load/uplift drive/unload/ride to summit	Abercanaid	4.67 km	5.4%	254 m	Cat. 3
10. Sit back and enjoy the ride	Abercanaid	4.53 km	5.6%	280 m	Cat. 3
11. Fast and furious trail 2019	Abercanaid	4.61 km	5.5%	253 m	Cat. 3
12. Hulk Trail climb baby climb no electric 😂	Abercanaid	4.63 km	5.5%	252 m	Cat. 3
13. Merthyr to Above Fochriw	Merthyr Tydfil	7.57 km	3.3%	293 m	Cat. 3
14. Cefn to top of Glyn	Trefechan	12.31 km	2%	243 m	Cat. 3
15. X100 Pleasant View No97	Bedlinog	2.96 km	8.2%	243 m	Cat. 3
16. BPW - From Uplift to Start of trails highest point	Abercanaid	4.34 km	5.5%	240 m	Cat. 3
17. Heolgerrig Rd Climb	Merthyr Tydfil	2.73 km	8.7%	237 m	Cat. 3
18. Cafe - Top . (Pedals)	Abercanaid	5.21 km	4.5%	236 m	Cat. 3
19. BPW Red Climb to the top	Merthyr Tydfil	4.14 km	5.7%	236 m	Cat. 3
20. merthyr to pentwyn	Abercanaid	4.09 km	5.8%	236 m	Cat. 3
21. BPW Uplift Service	Abercanaid	4.33 km	5.3%	230 m	Cat. 3
22. Mynydd Gethin climb	Abercanaid	5.24 km	4.4%	230 m	Cat. 3
23. 4 mile fire road climb	Abercanaid	6.72 km	3.4%	229 m	Cat. 3
24. full climb	Abercanaid	4.14 km	5.5%	229 m	Cat. 3
25. Woodland Cafe to the trail head	Merthyr Tydfil	3.44 km	6.6%	253 m	Cat. 3
26. take the fire road	Merthyr Tydfil	4.28 km	5.3%	248 m	Cat. 3
27. BPW fireroad climb	Merthyr Tydfil	4.05 km	5.6%	227 m	Cat. 3
28. Cefn to Neuadd Green Gate	Trefechan	12.72 km	1.8%	226 m	Cat. 3
29. Fireroad to the top from the uplift road	Abercanaid	3.65 km	6.2%	226 m	Cat. 3
30. Beast of Burden (full)	Merthyr Tydfil	4.41 km	5.1%	225 m	Cat. 3
31. BPW single track climb	Merthyr Tydfil	4.56 km	4.9%	225 m	Cat. 3
32. All the way up!	Merthyr Tydfil	4.01 km	5.6%	224 m	Cat. 3
33. nant y garth	Trelewis	3.96 km	5.7%	224 m	Cat. 3
34. Cefn Coed Junction to Beacon Res Climb	Llwyn-onn	11.25 km	2%	223 m	Cat. 3
35. Bedlinog The Climb Proper	Bedlinog	2.3 km	9.6%	221 m	Cat. 3
36. Co-Op bottom to Asda top.	Abercanaid	5.52 km	4%	222 m	Cat. 3
37. Uplift	Abercanaid	4.31 km	5.1%	249 m	Cat. 3
38. Gelligaer Common via Bedlinog railway bridge	Bedlinog	2.98 km	7.4%	219 m	Cat. 3
39. Uplift road	Abercanaid	4.36 km	5%	258 m	Cat. 3
40. Beast of Burden Full Climb	Abercanaid	4.36 km	5%	216 m	Cat. 3
41. Pylon Gethin Fireroad	Abercanaid	2.83 km	7.6%	219 m	Cat. 3
42. A4060 Climb	Abercanaid	4.68 km	4.6%	214 m	Cat. 3
43. Pontygwaith to Gate !	Treharris	4.39 km	4.8%	212 m	Cat. 3
44. BPW fireroad/Cottages/Uplift rd climb AMTB	Abercanaid	2.91 km	7.2%	229 m	Cat. 3
45. BPW Uplift	Abercanaid	4.08 km	5.1%	207 m	Cat. 3
46. Step Up Climb	Treharris	3.74 km	5.5%	211 m	Cat. 3
47. Commute	Llwyn-onn	12.23 km	1.7%	203 m	Cat. 3
48. Trefechan to Pontsticill resevoir climb	Trefechan	11.63 km	1.7%	203 m	Cat. 3
49. Bike Park Wales Climb	Abercanaid	3.78 km	5.3%	239 m	Cat. 3
50. DM - Full Trail Up	Abercanaid	4.31 km	4.6%	247 m	Cat. 3
51. Taff Merthyr climb	Trelewis	3.07 km	6.3%	194 m	Cat. 3
52. Dowlais Climb from Merthyr Tydfil centre	Merthyr Tydfil	3.82 km	5%	191 m	Cat. 3
53. "BIKE DOCTOR" TT, Woods section climb	Merthyr Tydfil	3.33 km	5.7%	191 m	Cat. 3
54. Taff Merthyr 2	Trelewis	3.1 km	6.1%	190 m	Cat. 3
55. Swansea Road to Bavistocks	Merthyr Tydfil	4.05 km	4.6%	186 m	Cat. 3
56. Sloth Bear Hill Repeat	Trelewis	3.07 km	6%	184 m	Cat. 3
57. Heolgerrig/Winch/Old Swansea Rd	Merthyr Tydfil	4.84 km	3.8%	287 m	Cat. 3
58. gellideg	Merthyr Tydfil	4.01 km	4.5%	181 m	Cat. 3
59. A470 up to reservoir	Llwyn-onn	10 km	1.8%	179 m	Cat. 3
60. Burden Climb - final straight	Merthyr Tydfil	3.4 km	5.2%	220 m	Cat. 3
61. A4054 to Gate !	Merthyr Vale	3.68 km	4.8%	176 m	Cat. 3
62. gethin hill climb	Abercanaid	2.84 km	6.2%	175 m	Cat. 3
63. Maen Gilfach B4255 Climb	Treharris	2.84 km	6.1%	173 m	Cat. 3
64. Mormon Church to Baverstocks	Merthyr Tydfil	3.76 km	4.5%	170 m	Cat. 3
65. Climb to Popty Ping	Abercanaid	2.29 km	7.4%	170 m	Cat. 3
66. Pylon hill from bottom gate	Abercanaid	1.89 km	8.8%	167 m	Cat. 3
67. Graveyard grind	Bedlinog	2.18 km	7.6%	165 m	Cat. 3
68. 1st part from boulders	Abercanaid	2.03 km	8.1%	176 m	Cat. 3
69. A4054 to cattlegrid	Merthyr Vale	3.19 km	5.2%	164 m	Cat. 3
70. Short cut to the top.	Merthyr Tydfil	2.44 km	6.6%	270 m	Cat. 3
71. Trefechan to green gate	Trefechan	10.95 km	1.4%	155 m	Cat. 4
72. 10 Mile Taff Trail	Edwardsville	20.03 km	0.8%	154 m	Cat. 4
73. BMR Crossing to end of Moonraker	Pontsticill	5.27 km	2.9%	151 m	Cat. 4
74. Cefn to Talybont Turning	Trefechan	10.5 km	1.4%	149 m	Cat. 4
75. B4255 Climb	Trelewis	1.9 km	7.8%	149 m	Cat. 4
76. Cemetery Road climb	Bedlinog	1.93 km	7.7%	149 m	Cat. 4
77. Merthyr Mtb warm up!	Merthyr Tydfil	8.16 km	1.8%	251 m	Cat. 4
78. Climb & poppyping	Merthyr Tydfil	3.67 km	4%	145 m	Cat. 4
79. what a slog	Merthyr Tydfil	1.88 km	7.7%	146 m	Cat. 4
80. Dolygaer climb to the very very top	Pontsticill	3.46 km	4.2%	144 m	Cat. 4
81. Full Hangliders	Merthyr Tydfil	4.13 km	3.5%	143 m	Cat. 4
82. Swansea Rd (A470 to Baverstocks)	Merthyr Tydfil	2.8 km	5.1%	147 m	Cat. 4
83. Zombies Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh	Bedlinog	1.89 km	7.4%	141 m	Cat. 4
84. A470 Climb	Merthyr Tydfil	3.44 km	4.1%	140 m	Cat. 4
85. Asda the Mans Way Up	Merthyr Tydfil	7.64 km	1.8%	140 m	Cat. 4
86. BPW Full Singletrack Climb	Abercanaid	4.19 km	3.2%	132 m	Cat. 4
87. The Walk to Galon Uchaf Roundabout	Merthyr Tydfil	2.22 km	6%	132 m	Cat. 4
88. test legs heolgrerrig	Merthyr Tydfil	1.24 km	10.6%	136 m	Cat. 4
89. Bavistocks (Cefn Coed)	Trefechan	2.29 km	5.7%	129 m	Cat. 4
90. DIG DEEP MO FOS #Amtbclimb	Edwardsville	2.25 km	5.7%	129 m	Cat. 4
91. Gurnos Climb	Merthyr Tydfil	2.53 km	5.1%	128 m	Cat. 4
92. The wall	Trefechan	2.37 km	5.4%	127 m	Cat. 4
93. Water works to roman road	Pontsticill	7.96 km	1.6%	126 m	Cat. 4
94. Edwardsville to llwynon	Treharris	17.19 km	0.7%	126 m	Cat. 4
95. BPW Singletrack Climb Bus Fire Road to Peak	Abercanaid	4.02 km	3.1%	125 m	Cat. 4
96. a4060 to roundabout	Abercanaid	2.39 km	5.2%	124 m	Cat. 4
97. CO-OP roundabout to Goat Mill Rd roundabout	Abercanaid	2.34 km	5.3%	124 m	Cat. 4
98. Graig Rd Climb	Merthyr Tydfil	1.05 km	11.7%	123 m	Cat. 4
99. Escape room trail 2019	Abercanaid	3.52 km	3.5%	123 m	Cat. 4
100. Up, up and away, Fireroad T junction from uplift	Abercanaid	2.17 km	5.6%	153 m	Cat. 4

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