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To the top

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James Street, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA8 4LR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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50 m155 m265 m370 m7.8% from 0 m to 61 m7.0% from 61 m to 123 m4.0% from 123 m to 185 m3.6% from 185 m to 221 m0.4% from 221 m to 250 m-1.2% from 250 m to 309 m5.6% from 309 m to 361 m3.7% from 361 m to 372 m3.4% from 372 m to 392 m6.0% from 392 m to 407 m8.3% from 407 m to 417 m7.6% from 417 m to 431 m5.1% from 431 m to 492 m2.9% from 492 m to 512 m10.2% from 512 m to 576 m12.3% from 576 m to 639 m4.8% from 639 m to 698 m-2.0% from 698 m to 739 m-2.5% from 739 m to 762 m6.8% from 762 m to 819 m7.1% from 819 m to 839 m3.5% from 839 m to 901 m3.0% from 901 m to 934 m1.1% from 934 m to 999 m0.3% from 999 m to 1.1 km-0.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-1.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-0.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km2.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km1.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-0.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km0.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-0.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km0.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-1.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.6% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km5.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.4% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km7.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km12.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km12.6% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km13.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km12.2% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km9.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km10.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km9.7% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km8.4% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km4.2% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km5.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km8.3% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km10.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km10.9% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km16.9% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km12.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km13.5% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km9.7% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km10.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.7% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km4.7% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km3.6% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km6.6% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km4.1% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km8.7% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km4.6% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km6.7% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km7.5% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km9.8% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km8.8% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km0.3% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km4.1% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km6.9% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km10.0% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km7.0% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km3.4% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km3.9% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km3.8% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km-2.9% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km-4.0% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km-4.5% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km-6.8% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km-7.9% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km-3.5% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km-2.0% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km-3.3% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km-0.3% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km1.2% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km1.5% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km2.2% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km1.1% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km-0.6% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km-2.1% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km-3.6% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km-4.1% from 5.5 km to 5.5 km-6.5% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km-8.0% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km-7.3% from 5.7 km to 5.7 km-1.1% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km-1.1% from 5.8 km to 5.9 km-0.4% from 5.9 km to 5.9 km0.0% from 5.9 km to 6.0 km0.6% from 6.0 km to 6.1 km-1.1% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km-2.0% from 6.1 km to 6.2 km0.1% from 6.2 km to 6.3 km4.2% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km2.0% from 6.3 km to 6.4 km-3.6% from 6.4 km to 6.4 km-5.7% from 6.4 km to 6.5 km-5.4% from 6.5 km to 6.6 km-8.2% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km-10.1% from 6.6 km to 6.7 km-10.1% from 6.7 km to 6.7 km-6.7% from 6.7 km to 6.8 km-18.2% from 6.8 km to 6.8 km-15.3% from 6.8 km to 6.9 km-2.0% from 6.9 km to 6.9 km-6.4% from 6.9 km to 7.0 km-12.1% from 7.0 km to 7.0 km8.0% from 7.0 km to 7.1 km-4.7% from 7.1 km to 7.1 km9.6% from 7.1 km to 7.2 km24.8% from 7.2 km to 7.3 km16.7% from 7.3 km to 7.3 km13.2% from 7.3 km to 7.4 km15.4% from 7.4 km to 7.5 km13.1% from 7.5 km to 7.5 km15.6% from 7.5 km to 7.6 km7.7% from 7.6 km to 7.6 km13.6% from 7.6 km to 7.7 km12.1% from 7.7 km to 7.8 km6.7% from 7.8 km to 7.8 km2.0% from 7.8 km to 7.9 km7.2% from 7.9 km to 7.9 km9.7% from 7.9 km to 8.0 km9.7% from 8.0 km to 8.1 km10.7% from 8.1 km to 8.1 km10.8% from 8.1 km to 8.2 km9.9% from 8.2 km to 8.3 km7.8% from 8.3 km to 8.3 km3.0% from 8.3 km to 8.4 km0.7% from 8.4 km to 8.5 km-4.4% from 8.5 km to 8.5 km-5.8% from 8.5 km to 8.6 km-11.0% from 8.6 km to 8.7 km-9.1% from 8.7 km to 8.7 km11.3% from 8.7 km to 8.7 km15.3% from 8.7 km to 8.8 km8.8% from 8.8 km to 8.9 km9.2% from 8.9 km to 8.9 km8.7% from 8.9 km to 9.0 km9.2% from 9.0 km to 9.1 km11.3% from 9.1 km to 9.1 km3%9%-1%2%5%0 m2 km4 km6 km8 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance9.12 km / 5.67 miles
Elevation gain445.1 m / 1,460 ft
Average gradient3.4%
Maximum gradient17.6%
Elevation high368 m / 1,207 ft
Elevation low53.7 m / 176 ft
Climb difficulty score31,001.54

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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 109,878th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 1,745th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 521st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 41st out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Pontardawe.

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