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Blackrock Climb

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Heads of the Valleys Road, Maesygwartha, Llanelly, Clydach, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 0HD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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135 m205 m280 m350 m1.2% from 0 m to 17 m12.7% from 17 m to 33 m14.0% from 33 m to 49 m13.0% from 49 m to 66 m10.3% from 66 m to 81 m6.5% from 81 m to 95 m1.5% from 95 m to 108 m-1.4% from 108 m to 123 m-1.4% from 123 m to 137 m0.0% from 137 m to 153 m2.6% from 153 m to 176 m14.5% from 176 m to 193 m14.0% from 193 m to 208 m9.2% from 208 m to 224 m6.6% from 224 m to 244 m7.8% from 244 m to 263 m7.5% from 263 m to 279 m8.6% from 279 m to 293 m3.6% from 293 m to 310 m-1.1% from 310 m to 328 m-5.7% from 328 m to 344 m-6.7% from 344 m to 361 m-6.5% from 361 m to 378 m11.6% from 378 m to 393 m9.8% from 393 m to 406 m14.1% from 406 m to 420 m14.4% from 420 m to 432 m11.7% from 432 m to 444 m8.5% from 444 m to 456 m3.1% from 456 m to 469 m5.0% from 469 m to 483 m2.6% from 483 m to 498 m2.7% from 498 m to 513 m3.9% from 513 m to 528 m-0.7% from 528 m to 543 m-2.7% from 543 m to 558 m-5.3% from 558 m to 571 m4.4% from 571 m to 584 m5.9% from 584 m to 598 m10.9% from 598 m to 611 m13.4% from 611 m to 624 m15.1% from 624 m to 639 m12.7% from 639 m to 656 m16.2% from 656 m to 671 m7.4% from 671 m to 687 m2.2% from 687 m to 705 m3.1% from 705 m to 741 m2.0% from 741 m to 756 m5.1% from 756 m to 774 m6.9% from 774 m to 791 m4.7% from 791 m to 810 m1.4% from 810 m to 832 m-3.9% from 832 m to 853 m-4.5% from 853 m to 875 m-2.3% from 875 m to 897 m-1.1% from 897 m to 916 m3.9% from 916 m to 931 m4.4% from 931 m to 947 m1.5% from 947 m to 967 m-3.6% from 967 m to 1.0 km-6.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-7.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km15.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km21.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.6% from 1.3 km to 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.13 km / 2.57 miles
Elevation gain205.5 m / 674 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient14.1%
Elevation high349.12 m / 1,145 ft
Elevation low135.27 m / 444 ft
Climb difficulty score20,547.47

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 217,314th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 8,094th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,033rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 209th out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 37 climbs) in Clydach.

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