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Sit back and enjoy the ride

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Norkle, Troed-y-rhiw, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, CF48 1YZ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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235 m320 m410 m495 m5.5% from 0 m to 16 m18.2% from 16 m to 23 m25.5% from 23 m to 28 m27.1% from 28 m to 34 m8.7% from 34 m to 44 m16.5% from 44 m to 83 m22.9% from 83 m to 92 m22.2% from 92 m to 94 m14.0% from 94 m to 124 m10.9% from 124 m to 177 m10.3% from 177 m to 184 m10.8% from 184 m to 227 m8.6% from 227 m to 258 m8.7% from 258 m to 323 m9.9% from 323 m to 389 m10.3% from 389 m to 450 m12.7% from 450 m to 511 m14.1% from 511 m to 575 m13.7% from 575 m to 637 m15.6% from 637 m to 698 m13.5% from 698 m to 763 m8.7% from 763 m to 825 m5.8% from 825 m to 885 m1.7% from 885 m to 897 m-10.1% from 897 m to 933 m-18.7% from 933 m to 940 m-9.9% from 940 m to 974 m5.5% from 974 m to 1.0 km11.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-12.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-14.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-10.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-2.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km1.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km4.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km6.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.4% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km6.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km9.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km1.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km5.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.0% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km10.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.8% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km8.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km13.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km4.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km1.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.1% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-0.5% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km2.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.5% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km5.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.0% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km3.0% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km3.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km1.8% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km1.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-2.6% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km-2.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-5.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km0.2% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km1.2% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km2.8% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km1.8% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km4.2% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km5.9% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km6.2% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km9.8% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km11.7% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km12.8% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km18.2% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km12.3% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km4.4% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km-1.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km3.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km7.7% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km15.6% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km11.7% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km8.4% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km7.6% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km11.4% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km7.6% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km8.5% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km5.5% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km3.7% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km6.9% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km7.6% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km9.3% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km8.7% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km3.9% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km1.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km4.1% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km10%3%4%5%6%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.53 km / 2.81 miles
Elevation gain279.9 m / 918 ft
Average gradient5.6%
Maximum gradient18.4%
Elevation high492.5 m / 1,616 ft
Elevation low237.8 m / 780 ft
Climb difficulty score25,349.52

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 156,364th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,933rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,101st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Get your legs ready, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 365 climbs) in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 68 climbs) in Abercanaid.

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