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Heads Of The Valleys Road Climb

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B4246, Llanfoist Fawr, Llanfoist, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP7 9LR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m105 m135 m165 m4.2% from 0 m to 17 m4.6% from 17 m to 32 m4.4% from 32 m to 46 m4.2% from 46 m to 58 m4.5% from 58 m to 69 m3.5% from 69 m to 77 m3.3% from 77 m to 83 m3.1% from 83 m to 90 m4.9% from 90 m to 102 m1.3% from 102 m to 110 m0.0% from 110 m to 117 m2.8% from 117 m to 128 m3.9% from 128 m to 138 m3.1% from 138 m to 151 m2.4% from 151 m to 159 m2.2% from 159 m to 173 m2.8% from 173 m to 183 m2.0% from 183 m to 193 m2.0% from 193 m to 214 m0.6% from 214 m to 230 m-0.7% from 230 m to 245 m0.0% from 245 m to 258 m2.2% from 258 m to 267 m5.0% from 267 m to 281 m5.2% from 281 m to 291 m4.3% from 291 m to 300 m2.4% from 300 m to 313 m2.1% from 313 m to 332 m0.7% from 332 m to 346 m4.6% from 346 m to 361 m4.8% from 361 m to 376 m12.6% from 376 m to 389 m15.7% from 389 m to 400 m14.0% from 400 m to 411 m16.8% from 411 m to 423 m19.0% from 423 m to 435 m17.6% from 435 m to 445 m10.5% from 445 m to 455 m11.6% from 455 m to 464 m7.1% from 464 m to 474 m17.6% from 474 m to 485 m17.0% from 485 m to 495 m5.6% from 495 m to 506 m3.4% from 506 m to 518 m6.5% from 518 m to 529 m15.1% from 529 m to 539 m-1.8% from 539 m to 551 m-3.5% from 551 m to 562 m11.7% from 562 m to 572 m17.0% from 572 m to 582 m11.3% from 582 m to 592 m14.9% from 592 m to 601 m21.7% from 601 m to 608 m5.6% from 608 m to 617 m11.7% from 617 m to 627 m5.3% from 627 m to 636 m0.0% from 636 m to 648 m-0.9% from 648 m to 659 m-2.8% from 659 m to 670 m8.6% from 670 m to 677 m11.3% from 677 m to 682 m-16.5% from 682 m to 690 m-4.1% from 690 m to 697 m22.2% from 697 m to 702 m37.3% from 702 m to 708 m37.9% from 708 m to 716 m36.6% from 716 m to 726 m37.0% from 726 m to 731 m0.0% from 731 m to 737 m-13.4% from 737 m to 744 m1.9% from 744 m to 749 m12.5% from 749 m to 754 m30.0% from 754 m to 760 m37.2% from 760 m to 768 m38.6% from 768 m to 775 m37.7% from 775 m to 780 m38.7% from 780 m to 783 m33.3% from 783 m to 788 m28.1% from 788 m to 791 m8.0% from 791 m to 796 m-4.4% from 796 m to 803 m-8.9% from 803 m to 809 m20.6% from 809 m to 812 m25.8% from 812 m to 815 m36.8% from 815 m to 819 m24.1% from 819 m to 824 m19.2% from 824 m to 832 m12.7% from 832 m to 837 m23.6% from 837 m to 843 m17.3% from 843 m to 850 m18.3% from 850 m to 858 m11.0% from 858 m to 866 m12.5% from 866 m to 875 m15.2% from 875 m to 886 m14.8% from 886 m to 895 m11.8% from 895 m to 902 m12.3% from 902 m to 910 m12.6% from 910 m to 920 m3.7% from 920 m to 928 m-8.9% from 928 m to 938 m-4.1% from 938 m to 945 m0.0% from 945 m to 950 m1.4% from 950 m to 957 m2.4% from 957 m to 970 m19.7% from 970 m to 987 m3%9%9%15%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.99 km / 0.61 miles
Elevation gain85 m / 279 ft
Average gradient8.6%
Maximum gradient37.2%
Elevation high160.7 m / 527 ft
Elevation low75.66 m / 248 ft
Climb difficulty score8,496.35

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 700,280th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 55,626th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,560th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 707th out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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Ranking 36th out of 55 cycling climbs in Llanfoist.

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