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The switchback

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Gellyfelen, Llanelly, Darrenfelen, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 0NN, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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120 m135 m145 m160 m3.0% from 0 m to 13 m9.4% from 13 m to 26 m4.7% from 26 m to 35 m0.6% from 35 m to 66 m-1.1% from 66 m to 83 m-0.8% from 83 m to 108 m0.0% from 108 m to 115 m0.0% from 115 m to 141 m0.0% from 141 m to 167 m-0.5% from 167 m to 206 m2.4% from 206 m to 240 m4.1% from 240 m to 245 m2.4% from 245 m to 278 m4.0% from 278 m to 288 m1.6% from 288 m to 313 m4.0% from 313 m to 333 m1.4% from 333 m to 347 m2.4% from 347 m to 380 m4.0% from 380 m to 390 m2.1% from 390 m to 409 m0.8% from 409 m to 433 m4.4% from 433 m to 437 m4.6% from 437 m to 459 m1.5% from 459 m to 473 m3.4% from 473 m to 496 m2.8% from 496 m to 511 m2.3% from 511 m to 545 m0.0% from 545 m to 550 m2.3% from 550 m to 585 m3.9% from 585 m to 590 m3.5% from 590 m to 619 m1.0% from 619 m to 638 m17.4% from 638 m to 640 m1.3% from 640 m to 656 m5.1% from 656 m to 663 m4.8% from 663 m to 676 m-0.8% from 676 m to 701 m11.8% from 701 m to 708 m23.3% from 708 m to 712 m12.5% from 712 m to 719 m3.0% from 719 m to 725 m5.6% from 725 m to 732 m9.1% from 732 m to 743 m5.4% from 743 m to 747 m4.7% from 747 m to 768 m6.1% from 768 m to 772 m4.5% from 772 m to 789 m1.7% from 789 m to 801 m2.1% from 801 m to 830 m7.0% from 830 m to 839 m5.1% from 839 m to 859 m5.0% from 859 m to 863 m4.8% from 863 m to 884 m5.0% from 884 m to 888 m5.2% from 888 m to 907 m0.0% from 907 m to 911 m4.8% from 911 m to 936 m4.7% from 936 m to 958 m4.9% from 958 m to 962 m3.8% from 962 m to 988 m3.6% from 988 m to 1.0 km5.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1%3%4%4%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.14 km / 0.71 miles
Elevation gain35 m / 115 ft
Average gradient3.1%
Maximum gradient11.6%
Elevation high159.6 m / 524 ft
Elevation low124.6 m / 409 ft
Climb difficulty score3,505.63

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,397,889th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 136,699th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 15,979th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 1,232nd out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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Ranking 15th out of 23 cycling climbs in Darrenfelen.

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