Bwlch Houses to the Layby

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High Street, Gwynfi and Croeserw, Abergwynfi, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA13 3YW, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.44 km / 2.14 miles
Elevation gain214.6 m / 704 ft
Average gradient6.2%
Maximum gradient7.8%
Elevation high515 m / 1,690 ft
Elevation low300.4 m / 986 ft
Climb difficulty score21,450.51

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 203,695th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,069th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,834th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 98th out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 13 climbs) in Abergwynfi.

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