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Rookie Blue (one way)

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Afan Valley Road, Rock, Cwmavon, Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA12 9RY, United Kingdom
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70 m85 m95 m110 m9.3% from 0 m to 5 m6.7% from 5 m to 10 m4.3% from 10 m to 15 m6.7% from 15 m to 19 m4.0% from 19 m to 24 m6.6% from 24 m to 30 m6.1% from 30 m to 34 m8.6% from 34 m to 37 m5.9% from 37 m to 40 m8.8% from 40 m to 44 m8.6% from 44 m to 47 m8.3% from 47 m to 51 m8.6% from 51 m to 54 m9.4% from 54 m to 58 m6.2% from 58 m to 62 m7.0% from 62 m to 68 m6.1% from 68 m to 71 m5.7% from 71 m to 75 m7.0% from 75 m to 79 m10.0% from 79 m to 82 m-22.7% from 82 m to 87 m6.2% from 87 m to 90 m0.0% from 90 m to 94 m-27.8% from 94 m to 97 m-6.2% from 97 m to 100 m-15.6% from 100 m to 104 m-21.2% from 104 m to 107 m22.9% from 107 m to 110 m-42.1% from 110 m to 114 m-15.9% from 114 m to 119 m-9.1% from 119 m to 123 m15.6% from 123 m to 127 m0.0% from 127 m to 131 m2.4% from 131 m to 135 m24.4% from 135 m to 140 m7.9% from 140 m to 143 m10.0% from 143 m to 146 m-22.6% from 146 m to 149 m5.1% from 149 m to 153 m2.2% from 153 m to 158 m-26.5% from 158 m to 163 m-5.7% from 163 m to 168 m23.1% from 168 m to 180 m12.2% from 180 m to 187 m2.6% from 187 m to 191 m6.1% from 191 m to 194 m-44.4% from 194 m to 200 m-16.7% from 200 m to 204 m4.3% from 204 m to 209 m-15.1% from 209 m to 214 m-20.0% from 214 m to 220 m19.6% from 220 m to 225 m1.7% from 225 m to 231 m-22.6% from 231 m to 234 m1.8% from 234 m to 240 m-6.5% from 240 m to 245 m9.6% from 245 m to 250 m6.8% from 250 m to 256 m-3.6% from 256 m to 261 m-6.3% from 261 m to 267 m-15.0% from 267 m to 271 m-4.5% from 271 m to 276 m-5.0% from 276 m to 280 m-2.9% from 280 m to 283 m-3.2% from 283 m to 286 m-2.9% from 286 m to 290 m-4.9% from 290 m to 294 m-4.4% from 294 m to 298 m-10.3% from 298 m to 302 m-11.8% from 302 m to 306 m-13.5% from 306 m to 309 m0.0% from 309 m to 313 m-19.6% from 313 m to 318 m-10.0% from 318 m to 323 m0.0% from 323 m to 327 m2.6% from 327 m to 331 m9.1% from 331 m to 335 m8.1% from 335 m to 341 m4.7% from 341 m to 350 m0.0% from 350 m to 359 m3.6% from 359 m to 367 m-14.3% from 367 m to 385 m2.4% from 385 m to 389 m3.6% from 389 m to 395 m17.7% from 395 m to 401 m-12.9% from 401 m to 408 m5.7% from 408 m to 414 m6.2% from 414 m to 418 m8.3% from 418 m to 423 m16.7% from 423 m to 428 m7.5% from 428 m to 432 m6.8% from 432 m to 436 m7.3% from 436 m to 440 m7.0% from 440 m to 445 m13.0% from 445 m to 449 m6.5% from 449 m to 454 m10.2% from 454 m to 459 m14.3% from 459 m to 464 m18.8% from 464 m to 469 m19.1% from 469 m to 473 m13.3% from 473 m to 478 m26.0% from 478 m to 483 m7.0% from 483 m to 488 m-5.3% from 488 m to 494 m-2.0% from 494 m to 499 m-5.3% from 499 m to 505 m-3.4% from 505 m to 511 m-7.5% from 511 m to 516 m-9.6% from 516 m to 521 m-13.0% from 521 m to 526 m-15.9% from 526 m to 530 m-17.0% from 530 m to 535 m-11.5% from 535 m to 540 m3.8% from 540 m to 545 m-2.0% from 545 m to 550 m9.6% from 550 m to 556 m1.8% from 556 m to 561 m9.8% from 561 m to 566 m2.1% from 566 m to 571 m6.0% from 571 m to 576 m-2.0% from 576 m to 581 m3.8% from 581 m to 586 m4.5% from 586 m to 591 m5.0% from 591 m to 595 m4.3% from 595 m to 599 m0.0% from 599 m to 604 m-2.2% from 604 m to 608 m-2.2% from 608 m to 613 m-2.3% from 613 m to 617 m-2.9% from 617 m to 621 m2.6% from 621 m to 625 m2.3% from 625 m to 629 m-1.8% from 629 m to 634 m0.0% from 634 m to 640 m-9.8% from 640 m to 646 m-15.2% from 646 m to 651 m-15.0% from 651 m to 655 m-12.8% from 655 m to 659 m-15.2% from 659 m to 662 m-11.1% from 662 m to 666 m-8.3% from 666 m to 669 m-3.0% from 669 m to 673 m0.0% from 673 m to 676 m3.0% from 676 m to 679 m2.9% from 679 m to 683 m3.8% from 683 m to 688 m-4.8% from 688 m to 692 m-2.6% from 692 m to 696 m-3.1% from 696 m to 699 m2.2% from 699 m to 704 m1.9% from 704 m to 709 m12.7% from 709 m to 715 m4.6% from 715 m to 721 m17.7% from 721 m to 727 m5.7% from 727 m to 731 m-4.8% from 731 m to 737 m-2.1% from 737 m to 742 m-2.1% from 742 m to 747 m-11.4% from 747 m to 750 m3.1% from 750 m to 753 m-4.9% from 753 m to 757 m-1.7% from 757 m to 763 m4.9% from 763 m to 767 m-2.6% from 767 m to 771 m13.2% from 771 m to 775 m17.1% from 775 m to 779 m5.4% from 779 m to 783 m17.1% from 783 m to 786 m14.8% from 786 m to 792 m9.1% from 792 m to 795 m0.0% from 795 m to 799 m5.7% from 799 m to 802 m3.7% from 802 m to 807 m0.0% from 807 m to 811 m3.3% from 811 m to 814 m0.0% from 814 m to 817 m-5.6% from 817 m to 821 m-2.6% from 821 m to 825 m-5.1% from 825 m to 828 m0.0% from 828 m to 832 m-3.0% from 832 m to 835 m0.0% from 835 m to 840 m0.0% from 840 m to 846 m7.3% from 846 m to 851 m2.9% from 851 m to 854 m2.4% from 854 m to 858 m4.3% from 858 m to 863 m4.5% from 863 m to 867 m3.0% from 867 m to 871 m15.2% from 871 m to 874 m3.1% from 874 m to 877 m0.0% from 877 m to 881 m12.2% from 881 m to 885 m1.9% from 885 m to 891 m6.5% from 891 m to 895 m4.8% from 895 m to 899 m5.6% from 899 m to 903 m0.0% from 903 m to 907 m0.0% from 907 m to 911 m0.0% from 911 m to 915 m15.6% from 915 m to 919 m12.5% from 919 m to 923 m28.9% from 923 m to 928 m78.6% from 928 m to 932 m-12.5% from 932 m to 935 m51.6% from 935 m to 938 m60.6% from 938 m to 942 m85.7% from 942 m to 946 m-18.2% from 946 m to 949 m29.7% from 949 m to 953 m23.1% from 953 m to 957 m37.5% from 957 m to 961 m-4.7% from 961 m to 965 m9.1% from 965 m to 969 m3.7% from 969 m to 975 m6.8% from 975 m to 979 m9.4% from 979 m to 982 m7.9% from 982 m to 986 m2.9% from 986 m to 990 m-1.8% from 990 m to 995 m-4.0% from 995 m to 1.0 km-2.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km25.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-16.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-30.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-1.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-8.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-29.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-42.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km32.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-34.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km27.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km41.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km30.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.28 km / 0.80 miles
Elevation gain27.4 m / 90 ft
Average gradient2.1%
Maximum gradient49.3%
Elevation high107 m / 351 ft
Elevation low74.7 m / 245 ft
Climb difficulty score2,741.98

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,611,889th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 164,134th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 17,885th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 682nd out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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Ranking 35th out of 41 cycling climbs in Pont-rhyd-y-fen.

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