BikeClimbs.com

Heolgerrig/Winch/Old Swansea Rd

📍
Aberdare Road, Cyfarthfa, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, CF48 1AT, United Kingdom
Cat. 3Flag this climb

Estimated Climb Time

Loading your rider settings for Heolgerrig/Winch/Old Swansea Rd...

Save your rider settings to unlock climb-time estimates and the effort table below.

Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Heolgerrig/Winch/Old Swansea Rd.

170 m235 m295 m360 m16.9% from 0 m to 6 m-1.4% from 6 m to 34 m11.1% from 34 m to 39 m18.2% from 39 m to 45 m11.3% from 45 m to 50 m19.6% from 50 m to 55 m10.8% from 55 m to 65 m19.0% from 65 m to 73 m15.8% from 73 m to 84 m16.9% from 84 m to 91 m5.7% from 91 m to 98 m5.7% from 98 m to 112 m8.3% from 112 m to 120 m2.9% from 120 m to 134 m5.8% from 134 m to 147 m27.8% from 147 m to 151 m8.5% from 151 m to 165 m4.3% from 165 m to 179 m8.8% from 179 m to 186 m14.3% from 186 m to 193 m9.4% from 193 m to 204 m33.3% from 204 m to 207 m17.1% from 207 m to 214 m7.0% from 214 m to 231 m-2.0% from 231 m to 242 m14.0% from 242 m to 252 m18.5% from 252 m to 258 m6.3% from 258 m to 271 m6.3% from 271 m to 274 m-15.9% from 274 m to 280 m14.0% from 280 m to 293 m7.2% from 293 m to 307 m13.3% from 307 m to 317 m5.6% from 317 m to 321 m-18.7% from 321 m to 329 m0.9% from 329 m to 352 m5.2% from 352 m to 371 m-30.8% from 371 m to 375 m1.8% from 375 m to 386 m6.5% from 386 m to 405 m57.9% from 405 m to 409 m0.0% from 409 m to 416 m4.3% from 416 m to 440 m15.0% from 440 m to 448 m7.8% from 448 m to 460 m4.3% from 460 m to 465 m-12.5% from 465 m to 470 m-3.9% from 470 m to 480 m3.9% from 480 m to 495 m0.0% from 495 m to 510 m2.8% from 510 m to 524 m-21.4% from 524 m to 530 m-14.0% from 530 m to 535 m-6.7% from 535 m to 541 m-6.7% from 541 m to 553 m0.0% from 553 m to 559 m1.3% from 559 m to 591 m-1.6% from 591 m to 604 m-1.2% from 604 m to 621 m1.8% from 621 m to 654 m7.9% from 654 m to 669 m29.8% from 669 m to 674 m17.4% from 674 m to 678 m-4.4% from 678 m to 683 m9.1% from 683 m to 687 m7.1% from 687 m to 704 m23.3% from 704 m to 708 m4.5% from 708 m to 713 m-5.5% from 713 m to 735 m-7.1% from 735 m to 743 m24.8% from 743 m to 755 m30.0% from 755 m to 759 m-16.2% from 759 m to 767 m22.5% from 767 m to 774 m8.8% from 774 m to 787 m20.6% from 787 m to 794 m17.5% from 794 m to 804 m7.3% from 804 m to 818 m10.4% from 818 m to 832 m5.7% from 832 m to 835 m8.7% from 835 m to 849 m13.6% from 849 m to 859 m4.4% from 859 m to 886 m8.9% from 886 m to 900 m36.4% from 900 m to 903 m5.9% from 903 m to 910 m12.0% from 910 m to 920 m4.1% from 920 m to 940 m23.5% from 940 m to 943 m41.2% from 943 m to 947 m13.9% from 947 m to 957 m6.0% from 957 m to 963 m0.9% from 963 m to 987 m9.4% from 987 m to 993 m12.2% from 993 m to 1.0 km-21.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km37.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km25.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-14.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km25.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km23.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km38.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km20.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km34.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km54.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-4.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-25.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km33.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km19.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km55.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km37.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-12.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-11.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-9.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-0.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km5.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km17.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-4.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km3.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-5.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km33.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-2.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km24.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-1.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km34.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km40.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km51.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-12.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-32.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km16.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-3.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km26.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km16.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.1% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km6.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km11.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-6.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.9% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km11.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-2.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-6.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km31.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km21.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.7% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km9.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-8.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km13.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km8.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km10.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.7% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km1.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km29.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-29.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km9.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km8.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-5.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km11.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km18.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km7.4% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-3.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-3.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-9.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-15.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-11.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-11.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-8.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-2.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-8.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-4.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km27.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km13.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km2.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km10.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km6.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km7.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-1.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-13.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-17.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-18.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-15.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-18.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-15.2% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-6.6% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-8.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-6.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-5.5% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-20.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-19.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-16.5% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-13.8% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-12.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-9.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-3.5% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.4% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km7.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-5.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-3.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-14.8% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-9.8% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-3.4% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km-1.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km11.4% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km1.7% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km0.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-4.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km9.4% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km-2.5% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-9.5% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-5.3% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km1.0% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km-9.6% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-10.5% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-4.2% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-7.7% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-6.6% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-7.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-8.1% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-2.6% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km14.2% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-3.1% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km15.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km8.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-3.5% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km3.7% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km37.7% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km24.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-16.5% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km14.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km21.8% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-9.6% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-23.5% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km18.4% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km21.8% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-24.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km0.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km3.8% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km40.8% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-4.3% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km4.9% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-4.5% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km4.1% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km5.3% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km6.6% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km8.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km17.9% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km3.2% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km15.7% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km-400.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km-9.8% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km-15.3% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km5.9% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km14.5% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.3% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km4.5% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km-3.7% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-12.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-7.1% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km12.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km20.7% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-6.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km0.8% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km5.5% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km-7.6% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km7.1% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km7.5% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km2.9% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km10.0% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km11.7% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km-32.7% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km3.0% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km-3.6% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km-25.5% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km-12.5% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km9.6% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km3.8% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km7.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km9.6% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km29.3% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km6.0% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km5.7% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km11.7% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km17.1% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km-2.9% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km15.5% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km14.3% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km1.9% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km4.6% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km27.8% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km10.7% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km-10.2% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km9.5% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km11.4% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km7.6% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km16.7% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km6.4% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km0.0% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km-11.0% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km17.1% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km16.7% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km-7.6% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km0.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km25.4% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km14.5% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km-5.7% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km11.6% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km4.3% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km17.1% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km4.2% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km5.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km35.3% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km34.3% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km-14.8% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km4.3% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km45.7% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km6.6% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km15.8% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km2.6% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km0.0% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km4.3% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km8.5% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km-3.5% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km7.9% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km5.7% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km8.6% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km-9.4% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km17.6% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km11.8% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km40.0% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km10.4% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km29.4% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km-24.2% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km-23.5% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km1.2% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km6%8%-0%1%5%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.84 km / 3.01 miles
Elevation gain287 m / 942 ft
Average gradient3.8%
Maximum gradient28.1%
Elevation high355.6 m / 1,167 ft
Elevation low172 m / 564 ft
Climb difficulty score18,398.46

Similar Climbs Nearby

If you like the shape of this climb, these nearby options have a similar distance, gradient, and elevation profile.

Tip: rotate your phone to landscape and swipe the table sideways to reveal the full set of climb details.

ClimbLengthGradientAscent
BPW single track climb
Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
4.56 km4.9%225 m
Beast of Burden (full)
Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
4.41 km5.1%225 m
take the fire road
Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
4.28 km5.3%248 m
Full Hangliders
Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
4.13 km3.5%143 m
Swansea Road to Bavistocks
Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
4.05 km4.6%186 m

Climb Rank

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

🗺

This climb ranks 255,585th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 11,304th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 2,619th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

⚖

Ranks 57th out of 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

⚖

Ranking 13th out of 99 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil.

Useful Links

View this climb on other sites.

Google Street View
Strava

Something wrong with this listing? Help keep BikeClimbs accurate.

Flag this climb