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Blackrock - with works detour

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Maesygwartha Road, Maesygwartha, Llanelly, Gilwern, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 0EP, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance6.2 km / 3.85 miles
Elevation gain227.6 m / 747 ft
Average gradient3.7%
Maximum gradient18.9%
Elevation high355.5 m / 1,166 ft
Elevation low118.8 m / 390 ft
Climb difficulty score22,756.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 185,857th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,801st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,544th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 151st out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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Ranking 16th out of 48 cycling climbs in Gilwern.

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