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Concrete Switchback

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Afan Valley Road, Cwmavon, Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA12 9RU, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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115 m120 m125 m130 m10.7% from 0 m to 8 m2.9% from 8 m to 11 m6.3% from 11 m to 14 m6.7% from 14 m to 17 m13.5% from 17 m to 21 m5.9% from 21 m to 24 m9.1% from 24 m to 28 m5.9% from 28 m to 31 m5.9% from 31 m to 34 m11.8% from 34 m to 38 m12.5% from 38 m to 41 m9.7% from 41 m to 44 m13.3% from 44 m to 47 m16.9% from 47 m to 53 m12.9% from 53 m to 56 m10.0% from 56 m to 59 m8.6% from 59 m to 65 m23.1% from 65 m to 70 m30.5% from 70 m to 76 m7.9% from 76 m to 82 m-7.3% from 82 m to 86 m-12.5% from 86 m to 90 m-22.0% from 90 m to 95 m-15.3% from 95 m to 103 m-11.4% from 103 m to 106 m-9.1% from 106 m to 109 m-5.9% from 109 m to 113 m-3.3% from 113 m to 116 m-5.4% from 116 m to 119 m-8.6% from 119 m to 123 m-8.1% from 123 m to 127 m-8.1% from 127 m to 130 m-8.1% from 130 m to 134 m-5.3% from 134 m to 138 m0.0% from 138 m to 142 m0.0% from 142 m to 145 m0.0% from 145 m to 149 m2.6% from 149 m to 153 m2.5% from 153 m to 157 m5.3% from 157 m to 161 m5.1% from 161 m to 165 m5.3% from 165 m to 169 m2.6% from 169 m to 173 m5.3% from 173 m to 176 m7.7% from 176 m to 180 m4.9% from 180 m to 184 m4.7% from 184 m to 189 m0.0% from 189 m to 193 m0.0% from 193 m to 197 m5.0% from 197 m to 201 m2.5% from 201 m to 205 m0.0% from 205 m to 209 m0.0% from 209 m to 213 m5.7% from 213 m to 216 m6.1% from 216 m to 219 m9.4% from 219 m to 223 m3.0% from 223 m to 226 m-1.9% from 226 m to 231 m-7.8% from 231 m to 236 m-5.6% from 236 m to 242 m-3.8% from 242 m to 247 m0.0% from 247 m to 252 m2.3% from 252 m to 257 m2.0% from 257 m to 262 m1.7% from 262 m to 268 m-10.7% from 268 m to 273 m7%-1%-0%0 m100 m200 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.27 km / 0.17 miles
Elevation gain5.9 m / 19 ft
Average gradient2.2%
Maximum gradient6.9%
Elevation high126.2 m / 414 ft
Elevation low116.3 m / 382 ft
Climb difficulty score589.9

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,609,263rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 315,797th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 25,484th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 946th out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Pont-rhyd-y-fen.

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