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TCC Bwlch (Pontryhydyfen turn to layby)

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Afan Valley Road, Rock, Cwmavon, Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA12 9RY, United Kingdom
Cat. 2

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Climb Profile

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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance15.45 km / 9.60 miles
Elevation gain416.6 m / 1,367 ft
Average gradient2.7%
Maximum gradient11.8%
Elevation high513.7 m / 1,685 ft
Elevation low90.3 m / 296 ft
Climb difficulty score41,717.16

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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 58,658th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 366th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 143rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 18th 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 41 climbs) in Pont-rhyd-y-fen.

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