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Zig Zags Of Pain

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Cym Clydach National Nature Reserve, Station Road, Maesygwartha, Llanelly, Clydach, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 0NA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.93 km / 1.82 miles
Elevation gain83.3 m / 273 ft
Average gradient2.9%
Maximum gradient14.4%
Elevation high357.1 m / 1,172 ft
Elevation low273.8 m / 898 ft
Climb difficulty score8,337.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 717,934th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 57,445th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,793rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 723rd out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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Ranking 21st out of 37 cycling climbs in Clydach.

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