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Queen Street, Pelenna, Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA12 9TF, United Kingdom
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.69 km / 1.67 miles
Elevation gain104 m / 341 ft
Average gradient3.9%
Maximum gradient16.6%
Elevation high166.2 m / 545 ft
Elevation low62.2 m / 204 ft
Climb difficulty score10,401.93

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 543,729th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 39,825th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,599th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 319th out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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Ranking 23rd out of 41 cycling climbs in Pont-rhyd-y-fen.

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