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Gravel and Tar

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Vaynor Road, Vaynor, Pontsticill, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, CF48 2UL, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.4 km / 0.87 miles
Elevation gain84.4 m / 277 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient13.8%
Elevation high443.7 m / 1,456 ft
Elevation low359.3 m / 1,179 ft
Climb difficulty score8,433.83

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 707,037th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 56,321st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,645th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 142nd out of 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

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Ranking 11th out of 41 cycling climbs in Pontsticill.

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