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King's Hill

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Cardiff Road, Merthyr Vale, Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, CF48 4SL, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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165 m175 m180 m190 m0.0% from 0 m to 8 m5.1% from 8 m to 16 m0.0% from 16 m to 23 m2.8% from 23 m to 31 m2.7% from 31 m to 38 m0.0% from 38 m to 45 m6.2% from 45 m to 52 m3.0% from 52 m to 58 m5.5% from 58 m to 66 m2.9% from 66 m to 73 m5.7% from 73 m to 80 m8.2% from 80 m to 87 m6.3% from 87 m to 93 m5.4% from 93 m to 101 m5.6% from 101 m to 108 m5.3% from 108 m to 115 m5.3% from 115 m to 123 m5.3% from 123 m to 130 m4.8% from 130 m to 139 m6.9% from 139 m to 147 m2.2% from 147 m to 156 m4.6% from 156 m to 165 m2.3% from 165 m to 174 m5.0% from 174 m to 182 m5.2% from 182 m to 189 m4.9% from 189 m to 198 m5.0% from 198 m to 206 m4.8% from 206 m to 214 m4.8% from 214 m to 222 m7.5% from 222 m to 230 m4.8% from 230 m to 239 m4.7% from 239 m to 247 m6.8% from 247 m to 256 m4.7% from 256 m to 265 m7.3% from 265 m to 273 m5.2% from 273 m to 280 m7.5% from 280 m to 288 m2.5% from 288 m to 296 m5.1% from 296 m to 304 m2.4% from 304 m to 313 m2.2% from 313 m to 322 m5.1% from 322 m to 330 m2.4% from 330 m to 338 m0.0% from 338 m to 346 m4.8% from 346 m to 355 m2.5% from 355 m to 363 m2.6% from 363 m to 370 m2.4% from 370 m to 379 m0.0% from 379 m to 387 m2.4% from 387 m to 395 m0.0% from 395 m to 403 m4.7% from 403 m to 412 m0.0% from 412 m to 420 m2.5% from 420 m to 428 m0.0% from 428 m to 436 m2.5% from 436 m to 444 m0.0% from 444 m to 451 m2.5% from 451 m to 459 m0.0% from 459 m to 467 m2.7% from 467 m to 474 m0.0% from 474 m to 482 m0.0% from 482 m to 490 m0.0% from 490 m to 497 m5.2% from 497 m to 505 m0.0% from 505 m to 512 m0.0% from 512 m to 520 m0.0% from 520 m to 527 m0.0% from 527 m to 535 m-2.5% from 535 m to 543 m4%5%5%2%1%0%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.54 km / 0.34 miles
Elevation gain17.8 m / 58 ft
Average gradient3.3%
Maximum gradient6.4%
Elevation high187.6 m / 615 ft
Elevation low169.6 m / 556 ft
Climb difficulty score1,780.06

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,970,004th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 214,387th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 20,877th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 304th out of 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Aberfan.

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