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Black Rock climb (new 2016)

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Gulf, Crickhowell Road, Llanelly, Gilwern, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 0DF, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance6.62 km / 4.11 miles
Elevation gain263.8 m / 865 ft
Average gradient4%
Maximum gradient14.4%
Elevation high209.8 m / 688 ft
Elevation low-58.8 m / -193 ft
Climb difficulty score26,349.19

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 146,499th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,379th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 967th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 98th out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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Ranking 11th out of 48 cycling climbs in Gilwern.

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