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Heads of the Valleys A465

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Main Road, Blackrock, Llanelly, Darrenfelen, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 0LN, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.36 km / 2.71 miles
Elevation gain207.7 m / 681 ft
Average gradient4.8%
Maximum gradient17.8%
Elevation high346.38 m / 1,136 ft
Elevation low137.34 m / 451 ft
Climb difficulty score20,754.55

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This climb ranks 214,065th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,847th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,977th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 200th out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Darrenfelen.

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