Roman Rd junction to the Grotto

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Goetre Fawr, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP4 8RD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.99 km / 1.24 miles
Elevation gain56.6 m / 186 ft
Average gradient1.4%
Maximum gradient19.3%
Elevation high224.7 m / 737 ft
Elevation low182.8 m / 600 ft
Climb difficulty score2,791.32

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,597,405th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 162,195th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 17,736th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 1,337th out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 6 climbs) in Pontypool.

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