Heol Y Bwlch Climb

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Cimla, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA11 3RT, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-22.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.2% 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 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-5.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km21.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.8% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km9.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-2.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-3.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-1.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km5.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.86 km / 1.16 miles
Elevation gain135.8 m / 446 ft
Average gradient7.3%
Maximum gradient18.3%
Elevation high240.65 m / 790 ft
Elevation low104.88 m / 344 ft
Climb difficulty score13,587.83

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 386,440th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 23,883rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,579th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 234th out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 58 climbs) in Neath.

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