Why!?

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Llanfoist Fawr, Llanellen, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 9LD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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175 m200 m225 m250 m10.5% from 0 m to 6 m14.6% from 6 m to 10 m14.3% from 10 m to 18 m10.0% from 18 m to 20 m1.5% from 20 m to 34 m-10.9% from 34 m to 45 m-1.4% from 45 m to 58 m1.8% from 58 m to 70 m8.0% from 70 m to 72 m28.6% from 72 m to 75 m8.4% from 75 m to 89 m10.0% from 89 m to 91 m13.3% from 91 m to 97 m27.9% from 97 m to 102 m17.4% from 102 m to 109 m30.4% from 109 m to 113 m16.7% from 113 m to 114 m14.5% from 114 m to 121 m13.7% from 121 m to 129 m11.8% from 129 m to 130 m28.6% from 130 m to 135 m14.3% from 135 m to 137 m25.0% from 137 m to 140 m19.4% from 140 m to 146 m20.0% from 146 m to 151 m9.2% from 151 m to 157 m15.4% from 157 m to 163 m11.4% from 163 m to 166 m8.5% from 166 m to 176 m13.3% from 176 m to 180 m10.0% from 180 m to 182 m25.0% from 182 m to 184 m10.5% from 184 m to 186 m16.1% from 186 m to 192 m12.1% from 192 m to 198 m9.1% from 198 m to 201 m9.1% from 201 m to 203 m12.0% from 203 m to 208 m27.6% from 208 m to 211 m18.9% from 211 m to 216 m22.2% from 216 m to 218 m20.7% from 218 m to 221 m14.3% from 221 m to 225 m16.2% from 225 m to 229 m15.2% from 229 m to 235 m5.7% from 235 m to 239 m8.9% from 239 m to 243 m7.5% from 243 m to 248 m66.7% from 248 m to 249 m-7.8% from 249 m to 262 m-14.3% from 262 m to 269 m6.3% from 269 m to 275 m8.2% from 275 m to 285 m6.4% from 285 m to 294 m6.8% from 294 m to 303 m7.5% from 303 m to 308 m5.9% from 308 m to 322 m16.0% from 322 m to 324 m2.7% from 324 m to 339 m28.6% from 339 m to 341 m14.7% from 341 m to 348 m11.1% from 348 m to 355 m5.4% from 355 m to 362 m5.3% from 362 m to 370 m17.4% from 370 m to 372 m4.5% from 372 m to 377 m13.3% from 377 m to 386 m9.8% from 386 m to 390 m4.7% from 390 m to 403 m3.5% from 403 m to 420 m0.0% from 420 m to 438 m-1.3% from 438 m to 453 m-5.4% from 453 m to 479 m2.5% from 479 m to 495 m-1.3% from 495 m to 510 m4.1% from 510 m to 530 m10.1% from 530 m to 542 m6.1% from 542 m to 552 m7.3% from 552 m to 563 m11.8% from 563 m to 573 m10.3% from 573 m to 584 m0.0% from 584 m to 587 m9.5% from 587 m to 597 m8.0% from 597 m to 605 m6.1% from 605 m to 608 m7.3% from 608 m to 614 m22.2% from 614 m to 615 m11.1% from 615 m to 621 m9.1% from 621 m to 623 m2.9% from 623 m to 637 m2.2% from 637 m to 655 m8.7% from 655 m to 660 m6.5% from 660 m to 672 m4.8% from 672 m to 680 m7.0% from 680 m to 686 m11.4% from 686 m to 695 m0.0% from 695 m to 699 m7.2% from 699 m to 713 m10.5% from 713 m to 715 m13.3% from 715 m to 723 m6.0% from 723 m to 729 m20.5% from 729 m to 733 m10.0% from 733 m to 735 m27.0% from 735 m to 739 m12.5% from 739 m to 740 m16.7% from 740 m to 745 m19.2% from 745 m to 750 m10.5% from 750 m to 752 m11.0% from 752 m to 761 m15.0% from 761 m to 765 m8.0% from 765 m to 773 m5.8% from 773 m to 780 m10.5% from 780 m to 784 m12.5% from 784 m to 785 m6.2% from 785 m to 792 m13.0% from 792 m to 796 m9.1% from 796 m to 798 m2.1% from 798 m to 808 m10.0% from 808 m to 810 m16.7% from 810 m to 813 m5.3% from 813 m to 820 m8.7% from 820 m to 822 m9.9% from 822 m to 833 m0.0% from 833 m to 835 m9.2% from 835 m to 846 m13.3% from 846 m to 847 m8.7% from 847 m to 859 m10.5% from 859 m to 861 m19.7% from 861 m to 868 m22.2% from 868 m to 872 m10.0% from 872 m to 874 m16.3% from 874 m to 879 m33.3% from 879 m to 881 m50.0% from 881 m to 882 m-162.7% from 882 m to 898 m-12.8% from 898 m to 907 m-13.8% from 907 m to 916 m-4.3% from 916 m to 921 m-8.3% from 921 m to 933 m-7.3% from 933 m to 944 m-8.5% from 944 m to 948 m-10.9% from 948 m to 957 m-8.5% from 957 m to 962 m-1.5% from 962 m to 976 m-7.1% from 976 m to 990 m-8.0% from 990 m to 995 m-4.3% from 995 m to 999 m-10.0% from 999 m to 1.0 km-8.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-8.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-15.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-15.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-14.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-3.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-17.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-24.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-10.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-24.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-11.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11%3%8%-8%-3%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.27 km / 0.79 miles
Elevation gain27.4 m / 90 ft
Average gradient2.2%
Maximum gradient23.5%
Elevation high246.6 m / 809 ft
Elevation low177 m / 581 ft
Climb difficulty score2,736.5

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,614,792nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 164,485th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 17,906th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 1,358th out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

Ranking 19th out of 24 cycling climbs in Llanellen.

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