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The Dam is about to Burst!

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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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330 m340 m355 m365 m4.7% from 0 m to 4 m4.7% from 4 m to 9 m0.0% from 9 m to 13 m8.2% from 13 m to 18 m3.9% from 18 m to 23 m7.7% from 23 m to 28 m0.0% from 28 m to 34 m3.8% from 34 m to 39 m3.7% from 39 m to 44 m17.2% from 44 m to 50 m13.6% from 50 m to 56 m3.4% from 56 m to 62 m3.6% from 62 m to 67 m3.4% from 67 m to 73 m-3.3% from 73 m to 79 m6.5% from 79 m to 85 m0.0% from 85 m to 92 m-3.1% from 92 m to 98 m3.2% from 98 m to 104 m0.0% from 104 m to 110 m0.0% from 110 m to 116 m0.0% from 116 m to 122 m0.0% from 122 m to 128 m0.0% from 128 m to 134 m3.5% from 134 m to 139 m-3.4% from 139 m to 145 m0.0% from 145 m to 151 m0.0% from 151 m to 157 m0.0% from 157 m to 162 m3.4% from 162 m to 168 m0.0% from 168 m to 174 m-3.4% from 174 m to 180 m0.0% from 180 m to 186 m0.0% from 186 m to 192 m3.3% from 192 m to 198 m-3.3% from 198 m to 204 m0.0% from 204 m to 210 m0.0% from 210 m to 216 m3.6% from 216 m to 222 m0.0% from 222 m to 227 m0.0% from 227 m to 233 m0.0% from 233 m to 237 m0.0% 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1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2%-0%3%4%2%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.44 km / 0.90 miles
Elevation gain32.6 m / 107 ft
Average gradient2.3%
Maximum gradient18.7%
Elevation high363.4 m / 1,192 ft
Elevation low330.8 m / 1,085 ft
Climb difficulty score3,259.37

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,462,324th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 144,730th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 16,561st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 240th out of 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

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Ranking 24th out of 41 cycling climbs in Pontsticill.

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