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Michaelston Forest climb

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Dead Sheep Gulley, Cwmavon, Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA13 2RT, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.67 km / 1.04 miles
Elevation gain90 m / 295 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient14.3%
Elevation high313.6 m / 1,029 ft
Elevation low223.4 m / 733 ft
Climb difficulty score8,999.64

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 650,929th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 50,676th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,923rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 378th out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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Ranking 27th out of 41 cycling climbs in Pont-rhyd-y-fen.

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