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The Rocks Close Climb

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Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP16 6TT, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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75 m110 m140 m175 m8.7% from 0 m to 5 m8.7% from 5 m to 9 m9.1% from 9 m to 14 m9.1% from 14 m to 18 m0.0% from 18 m to 32 m7.5% from 32 m to 37 m11.3% from 37 m to 43 m7.7% from 43 m to 48 m11.5% from 48 m to 53 m8.0% from 53 m to 58 m2.9% from 58 m to 72 m8.9% from 72 m to 76 m9.1% from 76 m to 81 m13.3% from 81 m to 85 m4.5% from 85 m to 94 m3.0% from 94 m to 108 m7.8% from 108 m to 113 m7.0% from 113 m to 118 m9.8% from 118 m to 125 m2.3% from 125 m to 142 m7.0% from 142 m to 148 m6.8% from 148 m to 154 m6.7% from 154 m to 160 m9.8% from 160 m to 166 m9.5% from 166 m to 172 m12.3% from 172 m to 179 m9.2% from 179 m to 185 m9.1% from 185 m to 192 m6.2% from 192 m to 198 m6.6% from 198 m to 204 m10.0% from 204 m to 210 m7.0% from 210 m to 216 m7.3% from 216 m to 222 m7.7% from 222 m to 227 m11.8% from 227 m to 232 m8.5% from 232 m to 237 m8.7% from 237 m to 241 m8.7% from 241 m to 246 m2.9% from 246 m to 260 m8.7% from 260 m to 264 m8.3% from 264 m to 269 m8.5% from 269 m to 274 m8.7% from 274 m to 278 m0.0% from 278 m to 283 m5.1% from 283 m to 291 m11.4% from 291 m to 294 m11.4% from 294 m to 298 m11.1% from 298 m to 301 m11.1% from 301 m to 305 m0.0% from 305 m to 315 m0.0% from 315 m to 341 m0.0% from 341 m to 370 m11.3% from 370 m to 377 m0.0% from 377 m to 395 m0.0% from 395 m to 424 m0.0% from 424 m to 446 m32.6% from 446 m to 450 m0.0% from 450 m to 468 m0.0% from 468 m to 477 m14.2% from 477 m to 504 m44.4% from 504 m to 508 m46.5% from 508 m to 513 m46.5% from 513 m to 517 m45.5% from 517 m to 521 m4.6% from 521 m to 530 m8.7% from 530 m to 535 m8.5% from 535 m to 539 m12.8% from 539 m to 544 m8.5% from 544 m to 549 m0.0% from 549 m to 563 m2.0% from 563 m to 582 m8.0% from 582 m to 587 m8.2% from 587 m to 592 m8.3% from 592 m to 597 m8.3% from 597 m to 602 m4.4% from 602 m to 611 m8.9% from 611 m to 615 m8.9% from 615 m to 620 m13.3% from 620 m to 624 m8.7% from 624 m to 629 m2.4% from 629 m to 645 m10.8% from 645 m to 649 m10.3% from 649 m to 653 m10.0% from 653 m to 657 m15.4% from 657 m to 661 m0.0% from 661 m to 690 m0.0% from 690 m to 712 m0.0% from 712 m to 737 m14.1% from 737 m to 745 m0.0% from 745 m to 755 m0.0% from 755 m to 773 m4.6% from 773 m to 795 m0.0% from 795 m to 801 m0.0% from 801 m to 822 m9.4% from 822 m to 848 m0.0% from 848 m to 864 m0.0% from 864 m to 873 m23.7% from 873 m to 879 m0.0% from 879 m to 886 m0.0% from 886 m to 896 m0.0% from 896 m to 902 m116.7% from 902 m to 904 m0.0% from 904 m to 905 m104.0% from 905 m to 910 m0.0% from 910 m to 927 m0.0% from 927 m to 937 m0.0% from 937 m to 959 m0.0% from 959 m to 975 m7.5% from 975 m to 981 m23.5% from 981 m to 982 m19.0% from 982 m to 984 m13.3% from 984 m to 987 m12.5% from 987 m to 991 m0.0% from 991 m to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km4.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.4% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km1.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km22.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7%4%7%5%4%3%4%3%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.91 km / 1.19 miles
Elevation gain92.4 m / 303 ft
Average gradient4.8%
Maximum gradient17.1%
Elevation high170.6 m / 560 ft
Elevation low78.2 m / 257 ft
Climb difficulty score9,237.62

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 630,266th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 48,586th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,666th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 645th out of 1,841 cycling climbs in Monmouthshire.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 10 climbs) in Wye Valley.

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