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Penhydd to Widow Maker (Blue Scar)

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Tom, Dick & Harry, Cymer and Glyncorrwg, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA13 3HG, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.64 km / 1.02 miles
Elevation gain89.7 m / 294 ft
Average gradient5.5%
Maximum gradient25.7%
Elevation high293 m / 961 ft
Elevation low197 m / 646 ft
Climb difficulty score8,963.69

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 654,143rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 50,986th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,958th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 381st out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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Ranking 18th out of 64 cycling climbs in Cymer and Glyncorrwg.

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