Forestry and res loop

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Pontsticill Water Treatment Works, Castell Morlais, Vaynor, Pontsticill, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, CF48 2UN, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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315 m345 m375 m405 m-11.9% from 0 m to 20 m-12.2% from 20 m to 83 m-2.7% from 83 m to 143 m7.8% from 143 m to 209 m13.7% from 209 m to 272 m16.1% from 272 m to 294 m4.1% from 294 m to 355 m-4.2% from 355 m to 362 m-11.4% from 362 m to 402 m-8.9% from 402 m to 419 m-4.3% from 419 m to 439 m-1.8% from 439 m to 445 m8.3% from 445 m to 470 m12.2% from 470 m to 475 m12.9% from 475 m to 523 m10.4% from 523 m to 533 m4.4% from 533 m to 567 m0.7% from 567 m to 581 m0.6% from 581 m to 616 m1.4% from 616 m to 630 m1.6% from 630 m to 695 m5.3% from 695 m to 706 m6.4% from 706 m to 731 m3.6% from 731 m to 786 m4.4% from 786 m to 847 m5.3% from 847 m to 909 m3.6% from 909 m to 972 m4.1% from 972 m to 1.0 km5.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km1.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.8% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km1.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.2% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.1% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km1.9% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-1.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-2.9% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-5.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-6.9% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-2.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-0.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.2% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-6.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-5.5% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-1.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.5% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km6.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km2.5% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km2.4% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km5.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.4% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km1.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-1.4% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km5.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km6.8% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km5.2% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km6.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-5.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-10.6% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-9.3% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km-3.2% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-7.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-10.2% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km-6.1% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km1.1% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km-1.1% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-9.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-7.1% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km-3.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km2.3% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km2.2% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km-3.5% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-4.7% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-2.1% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km-2.9% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km-10.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-8.9% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km6.2% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km5.0% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km3.9% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km2.6% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km0.6% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km0.5% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km7.7% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km10.7% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km10.8% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km0.4% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km-1.4% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km-4.3% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km-4.2% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km-4.9% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km-7.1% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km-8.3% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km-10.5% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km-6.5% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km-14.4% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km-0.9% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km1.1% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km1.7% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km5.0% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km5.2% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km2.2% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km5.1% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km5.4% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km-10.8% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km-13.7% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km-6.5% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km8.2% from 5.4 km to 5.4 km8.4% from 5.4 km to 5.4 km6.7% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km5.5% from 5.5 km to 5.5 km7.3% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km-1.8% from 5.6 km to 5.6 km-8.7% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km-6.1% from 5.7 km to 5.7 km-2.6% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km4.8% from 5.8 km to 5.8 km15.4% from 5.8 km to 5.9 km8.6% from 5.9 km to 5.9 km-3.8% from 5.9 km to 6.0 km-5.3% from 6.0 km to 6.0 km-3.3% from 6.0 km to 6.0 km-6.5% from 6.0 km to 6.0 km-3.0% from 6.0 km to 6.1 km-5.9% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km-6.7% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km-6.0% from 6.1 km to 6.2 km-7.1% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km-5.5% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km-2.3% from 6.2 km to 6.3 km1.2% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km3.3% from 6.3 km to 6.4 km2.1% from 6.4 km to 6.4 km-1.3% from 6.4 km to 6.4 km-1.2% from 6.4 km to 6.5 km0.8% from 6.5 km to 6.6 km-0.6% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km-2.0% from 6.6 km to 6.7 km-3.1% from 6.7 km to 6.7 km-1.4% from 6.7 km to 6.8 km-2.8% from 6.8 km to 6.8 km-6.2% from 6.8 km to 6.9 km2.2% from 6.9 km to 6.9 km3.8% from 6.9 km to 7.0 km1.6% from 7.0 km to 7.1 km-2.9% from 7.1 km to 7.1 km-3.4% from 7.1 km to 7.2 km-5.3% from 7.2 km to 7.2 km-8.0% from 7.2 km to 7.2 km4.0% from 7.2 km to 7.2 km-0.9% from 7.2 km to 7.3 km-2.5% from 7.3 km to 7.3 km3.3% from 7.3 km to 7.4 km3.3% from 7.4 km to 7.5 km-2.8% from 7.5 km to 7.5 km-2.1% from 7.5 km to 7.5 km2.7% from 7.5 km to 7.6 km3.9% from 7.6 km to 7.7 km5.8% from 7.7 km to 7.7 km0.9% from 7.7 km to 7.8 km-3.6% from 7.8 km to 7.8 km-3.3% from 7.8 km to 7.9 km-1.1% from 7.9 km to 8.0 km-0.6% from 8.0 km to 8.0 km0.0% from 8.0 km to 8.0 km-0.7% from 8.0 km to 8.1 km1.1% from 8.1 km to 8.2 km3.1% from 8.2 km to 8.2 km3.6% from 8.2 km to 8.3 km-2.2% from 8.3 km to 8.3 km-6.0% from 8.3 km to 8.4 km3%-1%-1%-1%0 m2 km4 km6 km8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance8.39 km / 5.21 miles
Elevation gain190.4 m / 625 ft
Average gradient0.1%
Maximum gradient11.3%
Elevation high402.7 m / 1,321 ft
Elevation low317.9 m / 1,043 ft
Climb difficulty score839.02

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,445,899th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 288,959th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 24,411th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 345th out of 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

Ranking 39th out of 41 cycling climbs in Pontsticill.

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