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The tough bit

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Upper Llanover, Goetre Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 9ER, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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170 m200 m235 m265 m8.0% from 0 m to 5 m6.1% from 5 m to 10 m8.7% from 10 m to 15 m8.7% from 15 m to 19 m7.5% from 19 m to 23 m10.9% from 23 m to 28 m10.9% from 28 m to 32 m11.1% from 32 m to 36 m7.9% from 36 m to 40 m7.5% from 40 m to 44 m8.1% from 44 m to 47 m8.6% from 47 m to 51 m7.7% from 51 m to 55 m8.3% from 55 m to 58 m9.4% from 58 m to 62 m8.8% from 62 m to 65 m9.1% from 65 m to 68 m10.8% from 68 m to 72 m5.4% from 72 m to 76 m5.3% from 76 m to 80 m5.6% from 80 m to 83 m12.2% from 83 m to 87 m10.0% from 87 m to 91 m5.6% from 91 m to 95 m5.4% from 95 m to 99 m5.4% from 99 m to 102 m12.5% from 102 m to 106 m11.1% from 106 m to 111 m10.9% from 111 m to 115 m11.1% from 115 m to 120 m11.4% from 120 m to 124 m11.1% from 124 m to 129 m9.5% from 129 m to 133 m12.5% from 133 m to 137 m10.3% from 137 m to 141 m10.5% from 141 m to 145 m12.5% from 145 m to 149 m11.1% from 149 m to 152 m11.1% from 152 m to 156 m12.5% from 156 m to 160 m10.5% from 160 m to 164 m10.5% from 164 m to 167 m12.8% from 167 m to 171 m10.8% from 171 m to 175 m12.1% from 175 m to 178 m14.3% from 178 m to 182 m10.5% from 182 m to 186 m10.3% from 186 m to 190 m11.9% from 190 m to 194 m11.8% from 194 m to 197 m8.8% from 197 m to 201 m11.8% from 201 m to 204 m9.4% from 204 m to 207 m12.8% from 207 m to 212 m9.1% from 212 m to 215 m11.8% from 215 m to 219 m13.9% from 219 m to 222 m16.2% from 222 m to 226 m20.5% from 226 m to 230 m18.4% from 230 m to 234 m20.0% from 234 m to 237 m17.1% from 237 m to 241 m18.9% from 241 m to 244 m18.4% from 244 m to 248 m20.5% from 248 m to 252 m17.5% from 252 m to 256 m20.0% from 256 m to 260 m17.5% from 260 m to 264 m17.1% from 264 m to 268 m17.9% from 268 m to 272 m16.3% from 272 m to 276 m18.2% from 276 m to 281 m17.5% from 281 m to 285 m19.0% from 285 m to 289 m18.4% from 289 m to 293 m17.1% from 293 m to 296 m14.3% from 296 m to 300 m12.5% from 300 m to 304 m15.0% from 304 m to 308 m13.5% from 308 m to 311 m11.1% from 311 m to 315 m11.1% from 315 m to 318 m13.9% from 318 m to 322 m8.3% from 322 m to 326 m14.7% from 326 m to 329 m12.1% from 329 m to 332 m11.8% from 332 m to 336 m8.8% from 336 m to 339 m14.7% from 339 m to 343 m12.1% from 343 m to 346 m16.7% from 346 m to 349 m16.7% from 349 m to 353 m15.4% from 353 m to 357 m15.4% from 357 m to 361 m16.2% from 361 m to 365 m18.4% from 365 m to 368 m11.8% from 368 m to 372 m15.4% from 372 m to 376 m15.8% from 376 m to 379 m21.6% from 379 m to 383 m18.4% from 383 m to 387 m13.5% from 387 m to 391 m19.4% from 391 m to 394 m18.9% from 394 m to 398 m16.7% from 398 m to 402 m19.4% from 402 m to 405 m11.8% from 405 m to 409 m15.6% from 409 m to 412 m20.6% from 412 m to 415 m13.3% from 415 m to 418 m18.7% from 418 m to 421 m20.0% from 421 m to 424 m21.9% from 424 m to 428 m19.0% from 428 m to 432 m23.1% from 432 m to 437 m23.7% from 437 m to 441 m17.9% from 441 m to 445 m19.4% from 445 m to 448 m17.4% from 448 m to 452 m17.6% from 452 m to 456 m21.9% from 456 m to 459 m20.0% from 459 m to 462 m22.6% from 462 m to 465 m22.2% from 465 m to 469 m22.9% from 469 m to 472 m20.8% from 472 m to 477 m19.4% from 477 m to 481 m14.3% from 481 m to 485 m15.9% from 485 m to 489 m14.3% from 489 m to 493 m5.7% from 493 m to 496 m14.3% from 496 m to 500 m17.9% from 500 m to 504 m22.0% from 504 m to 508 m25.0% from 508 m to 511 m7.3% from 511 m to 515 m20.5% from 515 m to 519 m14.0% from 519 m to 524 m13.6% from 524 m to 528 m9.7% from 528 m to 531 m11.6% from 531 m to 535 m12.9% from 535 m to 539 m11.4% from 539 m to 542 m11.1% from 542 m to 546 m11.4% from 546 m to 549 m20.0% from 549 m to 553 m15.6% from 553 m to 556 m10.0% from 556 m to 559 m7.0% from 559 m to 563 m20.9% from 563 m to 567 m19.0% from 567 m to 572 m27.8% from 572 m to 575 m25.5% from 575 m to 580 m17.9% from 580 m to 584 m16.2% from 584 m to 588 m12.5% from 588 m to 592 m7.0% from 592 m to 596 m9.1% from 596 m to 600 m14.0% from 600 m to 605 m15.9% from 605 m to 609 m19.5% from 609 m to 613 m12.5% from 613 m to 617 m9.7% from 617 m to 620 m15.6% from 620 m to 623 m12.5% from 623 m to 627 m12.9% from 627 m to 630 m15.2% from 630 m to 633 m15.6% from 633 m to 636 m18.2% from 636 m to 639 m13.3% from 639 m to 642 m12.5% from 642 m to 646 m9.4% from 646 m to 649 m9.1% from 649 m to 652 m2.9% from 652 m to 656 m2.9% from 656 m to 659 m8%11%17%15%18%15%13%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.66 km / 0.41 miles
Elevation gain91.8 m / 301 ft
Average gradient13.9%
Maximum gradient23.2%
Elevation high263.8 m / 865 ft
Elevation low172 m / 564 ft
Climb difficulty score9,160.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 636,872nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 49,252nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,747th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 647th out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Goetre Fawr.

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