ROOKIE TO CYCLE TRACK

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

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85 m95 m110 m120 m18.1% from 0 m to 7 m9.8% from 7 m to 11 m-24.2% from 11 m to 15 m6.7% from 15 m to 18 m28.9% from 18 m to 21 m19.4% from 21 m to 25 m19.0% from 25 m to 31 m13.1% from 31 m to 37 m8.7% from 37 m to 44 m4.3% from 44 m to 53 m0.0% from 53 m to 64 m-2.4% from 64 m to 85 m3.7% from 85 m to 114 m-0.3% from 114 m to 145 m0.0% from 145 m to 181 m0.3% from 181 m to 215 m0.0% from 215 m to 248 m-5.7% from 248 m to 278 m-14.4% from 278 m to 302 m-5.3% from 302 m to 328 m4.7% from 328 m to 356 m1.5% from 356 m to 369 m-7.6% from 369 m to 385 m3.5% from 385 m to 405 m2.9% from 405 m to 429 m-0.8% from 429 m to 453 m0.4% from 453 m to 479 m2.3% from 479 m to 505 m5.5% from 505 m to 534 m0.8% from 534 m to 559 m-2.8% from 559 m to 584 m-2.3% from 584 m to 611 m-3.1% from 611 m to 636 m-0.5% from 636 m to 657 m-3.2% from 657 m to 678 m-6.7% from 678 m to 699 m9.2% from 699 m to 716 m8.7% from 716 m to 736 m5.4% from 736 m to 751 m3.1% from 751 m to 767 m0.7% from 767 m to 781 m-3.4% from 781 m to 796 m-6.2% from 796 m to 810 m-8.0% from 810 m to 830 m-13.2% from 830 m to 845 m-0.5% from 845 m to 865 m7.6% from 865 m to 885 m12.1% from 885 m to 906 m8.3% from 906 m to 924 m5.8% from 924 m to 939 m3.1% from 939 m to 952 m-2.0% from 952 m to 967 m11.2% from 967 m to 978 m4.5% from 978 m to 987 m6.5% from 987 m to 997 m3.4% from 997 m to 1.0 km2.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-5.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-1.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-4.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-0.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km13.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km22.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km3%-2%1%2%2%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.46 km / 0.91 miles
Elevation gain26.2 m / 86 ft
Average gradient1.8%
Maximum gradient15.9%
Elevation high116.35 m / 382 ft
Elevation low89.44 m / 293 ft
Climb difficulty score2,614.47

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,653,793rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 169,618th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 18,228th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 697th out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

Ranking 36th out of 41 cycling climbs in Pont-rhyd-y-fen.

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