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THE shortcut

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

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395 m430 m460 m495 m10.5% from 0 m to 4 m12.1% from 4 m to 7 m9.7% from 7 m to 10 m12.9% from 10 m to 13 m12.9% from 13 m to 16 m9.3% from 16 m to 21 m2.7% from 21 m to 24 m11.8% from 24 m to 28 m11.5% from 28 m to 33 m10.0% from 33 m to 38 m11.1% from 38 m to 43 m9.1% from 43 m to 49 m8.9% from 49 m to 53 m11.4% from 53 m to 57 m10.5% from 57 m to 61 m10.5% from 61 m to 65 m8.0% from 65 m to 70 m9.8% from 70 m to 75 m9.5% from 75 m to 79 m7.9% from 79 m to 83 m7.9% from 83 m to 86 m8.3% from 86 m to 90 m7.3% from 90 m to 94 m4.7% from 94 m to 98 m4.9% from 98 m to 103 m4.5% from 103 m to 107 m2.5% from 107 m to 111 m5.6% from 111 m to 115 m5.4% from 115 m to 118 m5.6% from 118 m to 122 m4.8% from 122 m to 126 m2.5% from 126 m to 130 m4.9% from 130 m to 134 m5.6% from 134 m to 140 m5.8% from 140 m to 145 m4.1% from 145 m to 150 m6.1% from 150 m to 155 m4.1% from 155 m to 159 m12.2% from 159 m to 164 m13.0% from 164 m to 169 m15.6% from 169 m to 173 m15.1% from 173 m to 179 m14.8% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.6 km / 1.00 miles
Elevation gain105.8 m / 347 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient21.8%
Elevation high492.5 m / 1,616 ft
Elevation low396.3 m / 1,300 ft
Climb difficulty score9,625.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 598,636th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 45,388th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,289th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 126th out of 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

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Ranking 41st out of 99 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil.

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