take the fire road
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 4.28 km / 2.66 miles |
| Elevation gain | 247.8 m / 813 ft |
| Average gradient | 5.3% |
| Maximum gradient | 20.8% |
| Elevation high | 481 m / 1,578 ft |
| Elevation low | 254 m / 833 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 22,697.78 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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BPW Red Climb to the top Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough | 4.14 km | 5.7% | 236 m |
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BPW single track climb Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough | 4.56 km | 4.9% | 225 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 186,601st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 5,870th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 1,564th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales. |
⚖ Ranks 26th out of 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 99 climbs) in Merthyr Tydfil. |
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