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up the hill and home

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Merthyr Road, Glynneath, Pontwalby, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA11 5LR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance9.56 km / 5.94 miles
Elevation gain136.2 m / 447 ft
Average gradient1.4%
Maximum gradient9.6%
Elevation high233.4 m / 766 ft
Elevation low76.6 m / 251 ft
Climb difficulty score13,666.65

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 383,501st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 23,572nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,530th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 231st out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 15 climbs) in Pontwalby.

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