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Heol Y Glo Climb

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Margam, Pen y Bryn, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, CF33 6RB, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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80 m125 m170 m215 m3.9% from 0 m to 18 m3.7% from 18 m to 34 m3.7% from 34 m to 48 m4.5% from 48 m to 61 m4.8% from 61 m to 71 m6.3% from 71 m to 82 m6.4% from 82 m to 93 m6.6% from 93 m to 102 m7.1% from 102 m to 115 m6.0% from 115 m to 123 m1.0% from 123 m to 133 m0.0% from 133 m to 142 m0.0% from 142 m to 152 m0.0% from 152 m to 160 m1.3% from 160 m to 168 m1.2% from 168 m to 176 m1.4% from 176 m to 184 m2.3% from 184 m to 192 m2.4% from 192 m to 201 m2.2% from 201 m to 210 m2.1% from 210 m to 219 m1.9% from 219 m to 230 m1.2% from 230 m to 238 m3.9% from 238 m to 246 m2.4% from 246 m to 254 m1.3% from 254 m to 261 m1.1% from 261 m to 270 m2.7% from 270 m to 278 m2.3% from 278 m to 286 m6.3% from 286 m to 294 m9.2% from 294 m to 302 m9.1% from 302 m to 310 m8.5% from 310 m to 317 m9.0% from 317 m to 324 m7.8% from 324 m to 331 m9.0% from 331 m to 338 m9.2% from 338 m to 346 m7.6% from 346 m to 352 m6.7% from 352 m to 358 m4.2% from 358 m to 365 m4.8% from 365 m to 372 m6.8% from 372 m to 379 m7.4% from 379 m to 386 m6.3% from 386 m to 391 m7.7% from 391 m to 401 m7.7% from 401 m to 409 m7.9% from 409 m to 416 m7.1% from 416 m to 423 m9.1% from 423 m to 430 m8.8% from 430 m to 438 m7.2% from 438 m to 445 m10.0% from 445 m to 452 m8.6% from 452 m to 459 m9.4% from 459 m to 464 m8.5% from 464 m to 470 m7.7% from 470 m to 475 m7.2% from 475 m to 482 m4.3% from 482 m to 487 m5.0% from 487 m to 495 m4.2% from 495 m to 500 m5.8% from 500 m to 505 m7.9% from 505 m to 511 m6.8% from 511 m to 517 m6.2% from 517 m to 524 m6.3% from 524 m to 530 m6.3% from 530 m to 536 m6.2% from 536 m to 543 m7.1% from 543 m to 550 m5.7% from 550 m to 555 m6.9% from 555 m to 565 m6.5% from 565 m to 571 m10.1% from 571 m to 578 m10.9% from 578 m to 585 m10.3% from 585 m to 591 m9.4% from 591 m to 596 m8.5% from 596 m to 603 m10.6% from 603 m to 610 m11.4% from 610 m to 614 m12.0% from 614 m to 621 m13.0% from 621 m to 627 m10.5% from 627 m to 633 m9.6% from 633 m to 638 m9.3% from 638 m to 642 m11.4% from 642 m to 646 m10.0% from 646 m to 650 m8.3% from 650 m to 654 m9.8% from 654 m to 658 m11.4% from 658 m to 663 m8.3% from 663 m to 666 m6.3% from 666 m to 674 m7.3% from 674 m to 680 m5.9% from 680 m to 685 m0.0% from 685 m to 691 m3.4% from 691 m to 697 m0.0% from 697 m to 700 m0.0% from 700 m to 704 m0.0% from 704 m to 708 m-1.8% from 708 m to 714 m-1.8% from 714 m to 720 m-4.9% from 720 m to 726 m-5.9% from 726 m to 731 m-5.8% from 731 m to 736 m-5.1% from 736 m to 740 m0.0% from 740 m to 744 m-4.9% from 744 m to 748 m2.2% from 748 m to 752 m-2.3% from 752 m to 757 m0.0% from 757 m to 760 m4.4% from 760 m to 765 m3.8% from 765 m to 770 m0.0% from 770 m to 776 m0.0% from 776 m to 781 m9.3% from 781 m to 789 m7.9% from 789 m to 795 m0.0% from 795 m to 802 m4.8% from 802 m to 811 m9.3% from 811 m to 816 m14.9% from 816 m to 823 m22.5% from 823 m to 830 m22.2% from 830 m to 836 m27.8% from 836 m to 843 m18.2% from 843 m to 848 m15.6% from 848 m to 851 m17.8% from 851 m to 855 m30.4% from 855 m to 861 m28.8% from 861 m to 868 m29.6% from 868 m to 875 m29.5% from 875 m to 883 m30.3% from 883 m to 890 m16.9% from 890 m to 897 m15.3% from 897 m to 903 m14.8% from 903 m to 911 m14.9% from 911 m to 920 m11.4% from 920 m to 929 m12.0% from 929 m to 937 m14.9% from 937 m to 947 m9.7% from 947 m to 959 m8.5% from 959 m to 968 m8.2% from 968 m to 978 m11.5% from 978 m to 987 m5.7% from 987 m to 997 m7.1% from 997 m to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km15.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-6.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-8.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-10.0% 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 km-1.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-4.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-8.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-4.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-6.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-10.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km27.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km28.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km31.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km34.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km36.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km35.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km38.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km38.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km40.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km38.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km40.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km39.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km32.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km22.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km24.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km22.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km25.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km24.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km24.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km22.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km3%7%6%13%9%-0%24%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.66 km / 1.03 miles
Elevation gain133.1 m / 437 ft
Average gradient8%
Maximum gradient28.6%
Elevation high214.3 m / 703 ft
Elevation low81.2 m / 266 ft
Climb difficulty score13,313.44

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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 396,856th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 24,914th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,720th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 240th out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 20 climbs) in Pen y Bryn.

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