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The wall

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A465, Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Vaynor, Trefechan, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, CF48 2NL, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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200 m245 m285 m330 m11.3% from 0 m to 16 m10.3% from 16 m to 24 m-5.1% from 24 m to 32 m-5.3% from 32 m to 39 m3.2% from 39 m to 52 m23.5% from 52 m to 57 m16.5% from 57 m to 66 m4.0% from 66 m to 76 m7.7% from 76 m to 92 m3.9% from 92 m to 97 m16.0% from 97 m to 102 m4.2% from 102 m to 107 m4.4% from 107 m to 125 m4.3% from 125 m to 130 m5.2% from 130 m to 153 m4.5% from 153 m to 162 m9.2% from 162 m to 171 m4.6% from 171 m to 192 m6.0% from 192 m to 206 m14.0% from 206 m to 210 m3.9% from 210 m to 235 m9.3% from 235 m to 244 m4.9% from 244 m to 248 m5.8% from 248 m to 269 m4.8% from 269 m to 277 m5.1% from 277 m to 289 m7.2% from 289 m to 306 m4.8% from 306 m to 314 m6.6% from 314 m to 323 m6.1% from 323 m to 346 m4.7% from 346 m to 359 m7.1% from 359 m to 367 m4.9% from 367 m to 392 m4.9% from 392 m to 404 m9.6% from 404 m to 412 m4.0% from 412 m to 437 m7.2% from 437 m to 445 m14.0% from 445 m to 450 m5.0% from 450 m to 470 m5.1% from 470 m to 478 m5.0% from 478 m to 490 m7.1% from 490 m to 509 m5.2% from 509 m to 529 m5.4% from 529 m to 551 m8.0% from 551 m to 559 m5.4% from 559 m to 573 m2.2% from 573 m to 592 m15.8% from 592 m to 599 m6.2% from 599 m to 622 m3.7% from 622 m to 649 m10.6% from 649 m to 660 m5.2% from 660 m to 683 m5.7% from 683 m to 694 m5.6% from 694 m to 701 m7.3% from 701 m to 717 m5.9% from 717 m to 724 m5.5% from 724 m to 739 m6.5% from 739 m to 754 m7.5% from 754 m to 762 m-3.2% from 762 m to 768 m3.8% from 768 m to 784 m6.0% from 784 m to 794 m5.1% from 794 m to 806 m5.2% from 806 m to 817 m2.6% from 817 m to 833 m10.4% from 833 m to 844 m4.4% from 844 m to 867 m5.4% from 867 m to 870 m4.3% from 870 m to 889 m10.4% from 889 m to 897 m2.7% from 897 m to 911 m5.4% from 911 m to 934 m11.1% from 934 m to 944 m2.8% from 944 m to 966 m11.0% from 966 m to 973 m4.6% from 973 m to 995 m5.6% from 995 m to 999 m3.8% from 999 m to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km11.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km11.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km7.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km6.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km8.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.9% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km5.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.4% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km15.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km8.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km3.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.3% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km5.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.9% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km6%6%5%6%4%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.37 km / 1.47 miles
Elevation gain127.4 m / 418 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient10.9%
Elevation high327.8 m / 1,075 ft
Elevation low200.4 m / 657 ft
Climb difficulty score12,729.08

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 420,589th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 27,323rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,054th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 92nd out of 365 cycling climbs in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 21 climbs) in Trefechan.

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