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The Gilwern Quarries

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Maesygwartha, Llanelly, Clydach, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 0HR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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330 m360 m390 m420 m0.0% from 0 m to 1 m29.5% from 1 m to 5 m14.5% from 5 m to 11 m0.0% from 11 m to 11 m20.0% from 11 m to 12 m12.3% from 12 m to 17 m20.9% from 17 m to 24 m7.8% from 24 m to 35 m17.2% from 35 m to 50 m9.9% from 50 m to 60 m17.9% from 60 m to 71 m13.9% from 71 m to 82 m9.1% from 82 m to 93 m9.3% from 93 m to 102 m10.8% from 102 m to 112 m15.1% from 112 m to 126 m17.2% from 126 m to 139 m24.6% from 139 m to 152 m26.0% from 152 m to 162 m26.3% from 162 m to 172 m20.8% from 172 m to 180 m21.1% from 180 m to 193 m21.6% from 193 m to 205 m11.3% from 205 m to 221 m3.3% from 221 m to 231 m5.7% from 231 m to 246 m1.1% from 246 m to 264 m5.9% from 264 m to 282 m5.4% from 282 m to 297 m14.0% from 297 m to 312 m13.9% from 312 m to 337 m1.1% from 337 m to 355 m0.5% from 355 m to 376 m2.5% from 376 m to 396 m1.6% from 396 m to 420 m0.0% from 420 m to 440 m0.0% from 440 m to 465 m-2.1% from 465 m to 489 m2.4% from 489 m to 509 m1.9% from 509 m to 541 m0.8% from 541 m to 553 m-1.8% from 553 m to 570 m-0.7% from 570 m to 583 m-2.6% from 583 m to 598 m1.9% from 598 m to 614 m4.5% from 614 m to 632 m8.2% from 632 m to 656 m7.8% from 656 m to 678 m7.8% from 678 m to 696 m7.1% from 696 m to 717 m6.3% from 717 m to 738 m5.8% from 738 m to 758 m3.2% from 758 m to 780 m3.6% from 780 m to 808 m5.0% from 808 m to 834 m4.9% from 834 m to 852 m4.4% from 852 m to 872 m2.9% from 872 m to 897 m3.5% from 897 m to 925 m3.5% from 925 m to 948 m2.2% from 948 m to 971 m0.0% from 971 m to 998 m0.0% from 998 m to 1.0 km1.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-0.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-7.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-7.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-6.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-9.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-8.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-4.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-4.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-0.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km1.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km5.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.6% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km3.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.9% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km4.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km0.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-1.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-1.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.3% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km1.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km2.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9%4%-0%0%3%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.53 km / 1.57 miles
Elevation gain81.9 m / 269 ft
Average gradient3.2%
Maximum gradient24.7%
Elevation high416.16 m / 1,365 ft
Elevation low334.11 m / 1,096 ft
Climb difficulty score8,196.23

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 734,773rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 59,103rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,974th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 731st out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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Ranking 22nd out of 37 cycling climbs in Clydach.

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