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Dowlais Climb from Merthyr Tydfil centre

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Park, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, CF47 8NA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.82 km / 2.38 miles
Elevation gain191 m / 627 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient9.6%
Elevation high375 m / 1,230 ft
Elevation low184 m / 604 ft
Climb difficulty score19,082.76

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 242,327th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 10,118th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,417th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 52nd out of 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 99 climbs) in Merthyr Tydfil.

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