The Hand Hill Climb

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Gwern Ddu Road, Llantrisant Fawr, Llantrisant, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP15 1LS, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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40 m75 m115 m150 m16.7% from 0 m to 2 m14.8% from 2 m to 5 m23.1% from 5 m to 8 m14.8% from 8 m to 10 m0.0% from 10 m to 17 m21.1% from 17 m to 19 m19.0% from 19 m to 21 m20.0% from 21 m to 23 m17.4% from 23 m to 25 m31.6% from 25 m to 27 m4.7% from 27 m to 36 m16.0% from 36 m to 38 m19.0% from 38 m to 40 m18.2% from 40 m to 43 m18.2% from 43 m to 45 m10.3% from 45 m to 49 m18.2% from 49 m to 51 m19.0% from 51 m to 53 m16.0% from 53 m to 56 m16.7% from 56 m to 58 m3.9% from 58 m to 68 m12.5% from 68 m to 71 m14.3% from 71 m to 74 m26.1% from 74 m to 76 m15.4% from 76 m to 79 m3.1% from 79 m to 92 m15.4% from 92 m to 95 m13.8% from 95 m to 98 m12.9% from 98 m to 101 m13.3% from 101 m to 104 m0.0% from 104 m to 115 m6.3% from 115 m to 121 m13.8% from 121 m to 124 m13.8% from 124 m to 127 m13.8% from 127 m to 130 m21.4% from 130 m to 133 m0.0% from 133 m to 141 m3.6% from 141 m to 152 m13.3% from 152 m to 155 m15.4% from 155 m to 158 m13.3% from 158 m to 161 m13.8% from 161 m to 164 m3.6% from 164 m to 175 m16.0% from 175 m to 178 m25.0% from 178 m to 180 m16.7% from 180 m to 182 m17.4% from 182 m to 185 m3.1% from 185 m to 198 m15.4% from 198 m to 200 m14.3% from 200 m to 203 m25.0% from 203 m to 206 m16.7% from 206 m to 208 m3.4% from 208 m to 220 m15.4% from 220 m to 222 m19.4% from 222 m to 226 m13.8% from 226 m to 228 m15.4% from 228 m to 231 m0.0% from 231 m to 240 m0.0% from 240 m to 250 m18.2% from 250 m to 252 m14.3% from 252 m to 255 m20.7% from 255 m to 258 m18.2% from 258 m to 260 m16.0% from 260 m to 263 m2.2% from 263 m to 280 m14.8% from 280 m to 283 m19.4% from 283 m to 286 m14.8% from 286 m to 289 m14.3% from 289 m to 292 m8.6% from 292 m to 299 m7.8% from 299 m to 304 m10.3% from 304 m to 308 m12.5% from 308 m to 311 m18.2% from 311 m to 314 m4.0% from 314 m to 324 m15.4% from 324 m to 327 m16.7% from 327 m to 329 m16.7% from 329 m to 331 m25.0% from 331 m to 334 m0.0% from 334 m to 344 m3.8% from 344 m to 355 m13.8% from 355 m to 358 m14.3% from 358 m to 360 m14.3% from 360 m to 363 m12.9% from 363 m to 366 m0.0% from 366 m to 372 m2.5% from 372 m to 388 m16.0% from 388 m to 391 m13.3% from 391 m to 394 m13.8% from 394 m to 397 m14.3% from 397 m to 400 m4.0% from 400 m to 410 m15.4% from 410 m to 412 m20.7% from 412 m to 415 m14.3% from 415 m to 418 m15.4% from 418 m to 421 m3.7% from 421 m to 431 m14.3% from 431 m to 434 m15.4% from 434 m to 437 m14.8% from 437 m to 439 m14.3% from 439 m to 442 m5.5% from 442 m to 453 m14.3% from 453 m to 456 m19.4% from 456 m to 459 m13.8% from 459 m to 462 m15.4% from 462 m to 465 m0.0% from 465 m to 467 m11.8% from 467 m to 472 m12.1% from 472 m to 476 m12.5% from 476 m to 479 m12.5% from 479 m to 482 m19.4% from 482 m to 485 m0.0% from 485 m to 497 m5.0% from 497 m to 513 m12.1% from 513 m to 516 m11.1% from 516 m to 520 m14.3% from 520 m to 524 m0.0% from 524 m to 541 m-2.2% from 541 m to 559 m-10.7% from 559 m to 565 m-7.5% from 565 m to 570 m-7.1% from 570 m to 575 m-7.7% from 575 m to 581 m0.0% from 581 m to 605 m2.6% from 605 m to 628 m25.0% from 628 m to 630 m21.1% from 630 m to 631 m23.5% from 631 m to 633 m37.5% from 633 m to 635 m36.4% from 635 m to 636 m30.8% from 636 m to 637 m30.8% from 637 m to 638 m50.0% from 638 m to 640 m28.6% from 640 m to 641 m8.3% from 641 m to 646 m85.7% from 646 m to 647 m28.6% from 647 m to 648 m50.0% from 648 m to 649 m80.0% from 649 m to 649 m14.3% from 649 m to 680 m14.8% from 680 m to 683 m15.4% from 683 m to 685 m11.8% from 685 m to 689 m12.1% from 689 m to 692 m13.8% from 692 m to 695 m0.0% from 695 m to 700 m14.3% from 700 m to 703 m16.0% from 703 m to 706 m14.8% from 706 m to 708 m18.2% from 708 m to 711 m20.0% from 711 m to 713 m0.0% from 713 m to 717 m13.0% from 717 m to 721 m22.2% from 721 m to 723 m17.4% from 723 m to 725 m18.2% from 725 m to 727 m28.6% from 727 m to 730 m0.0% from 730 m to 738 m25.0% from 738 m to 740 m23.5% from 740 m to 741 m18.2% from 741 m to 745 m16.0% from 745 m to 747 m17.4% from 747 m to 749 m0.0% from 749 m to 753 m5.8% from 753 m to 764 m23.5% from 764 m to 765 m26.7% from 765 m to 767 m35.3% from 767 m to 769 m20.0% from 769 m to 771 m0.0% from 771 m to 782 m23.5% from 782 m to 784 m22.2% from 784 m to 786 m23.5% from 786 m to 787 m22.2% from 787 m to 789 m28.6% from 789 m to 791 m0.0% from 791 m to 793 m3.4% from 793 m to 805 m17.1% from 805 m to 808 m18.2% from 808 m to 810 m15.4% from 810 m to 813 m21.1% from 813 m to 815 m0.0% from 815 m to 823 m26.7% from 823 m to 824 m46.2% from 824 m to 825 m23.5% from 825 m to 827 m28.6% from 827 m to 831 m5.5% from 831 m to 838 m31.6% from 838 m to 840 m21.1% from 840 m to 842 m19.0% from 842 m to 844 m18.2% from 844 m to 846 m6.3% from 846 m to 852 m28.6% from 852 m to 854 m40.0% from 854 m to 855 m21.1% from 855 m to 857 m23.5% from 857 m to 859 m4.8% from 859 m to 867 m30.0% from 867 m to 869 m20.0% from 869 m to 871 m35.3% from 871 m to 873 m17.4% from 873 m to 875 m0.0% from 875 m to 878 m0.0% from 878 m to 883 m22.2% from 883 m to 884 m14.8% from 884 m to 887 m14.8% from 887 m to 890 m31.6% from 890 m to 892 m16.7% from 892 m to 894 m0.0% from 894 m to 897 m0.0% from 897 m to 901 m11.8% from 901 m to 904 m23.5% from 904 m to 906 m31.6% from 906 m to 908 m21.1% from 908 m to 910 m17.4% from 910 m to 912 m0.0% from 912 m to 923 m3.2% from 923 m to 941 m16.0% from 941 m to 944 m58.8% from 944 m to 946 m14.8% from 946 m to 948 m0.0% from 948 m to 952 m0.0% from 952 m to 965 m5.2% from 965 m to 973 m15.4% from 973 m to 975 m18.2% from 975 m to 978 m14.8% from 978 m to 980 m21.1% from 980 m to 982 m0.0% from 982 m to 998 m7.0% from 998 m to 1.0 km38.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km75.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km26.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km44.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km42.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km25.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km23.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km16.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km40.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km21.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% 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 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km30.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9%9%8%10%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.2 km / 0.75 miles
Elevation gain106.4 m / 349 ft
Average gradient8.7%
Maximum gradient33.3%
Elevation high145.2 m / 476 ft
Elevation low41 m / 135 ft
Climb difficulty score10,449.57

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 540,564th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 39,516th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,569th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 578th out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Llantrisant.

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