Sting in the tail

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Resolven, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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160 m170 m175 m185 m2.8% from 0 m to 57 m2.5% from 57 m to 98 m7.8% from 98 m to 111 m10.7% from 111 m to 124 m6.2% from 124 m to 143 m4.3% from 143 m to 171 m6.5% from 171 m to 193 m2.5% from 193 m to 241 m4.2% from 241 m to 265 m4.0% from 265 m to 270 m7.8% from 270 m to 280 m7.1% from 280 m to 285 m6.2% from 285 m to 308 m2.1% from 308 m to 355 m7.0% from 355 m to 361 m4.6% from 361 m to 378 m6.1% from 378 m to 388 m4.0% from 388 m to 408 m4.5% from 408 m to 435 m3.4% from 435 m to 447 m4.7% from 447 m to 459 m2.7% from 459 m to 496 m1.6% from 496 m to 560 m0.0% from 560 m to 577 m3%6%4%4%4%1%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.58 km / 0.36 miles
Elevation gain21.6 m / 71 ft
Average gradient3.7%
Maximum gradient6.6%
Elevation high182.8 m / 600 ft
Elevation low161.2 m / 529 ft
Climb difficulty score2,159.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,815,914th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 192,116th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 19,610th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 743rd out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

Ranking 17th out of 23 cycling climbs in Resolven.

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