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The Grid

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Baran Road, Pontardawe, Rhyd-y-fro, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA8 4RR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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100 m135 m165 m200 m0.0% from 0 m to 7 m-3.2% from 7 m to 13 m6.9% from 13 m to 19 m7.4% from 19 m to 24 m7.8% from 24 m to 29 m6.1% from 29 m to 34 m9.8% from 34 m to 38 m7.5% from 38 m to 42 m11.4% from 42 m to 47 m10.2% from 47 m to 52 m9.1% from 52 m to 56 m10.3% from 56 m to 60 m10.6% from 60 m to 65 m10.4% from 65 m to 69 m8.1% from 69 m to 94 m5.6% from 94 m to 100 m7.1% from 100 m to 105 m5.5% from 105 m to 111 m5.7% from 111 m to 116 m3.6% from 116 m to 122 m5.4% from 122 m to 127 m1.7% from 127 m to 133 m3.6% from 133 m to 139 m1.8% from 139 m to 144 m1.8% from 144 m to 150 m0.0% from 150 m to 156 m0.0% from 156 m to 161 m2.0% from 161 m to 166 m0.0% from 166 m to 172 m0.0% from 172 m to 177 m0.0% from 177 m to 183 m0.0% from 183 m to 188 m2.0% from 188 m to 193 m0.0% from 193 m to 198 m1.9% from 198 m to 203 m2.0% from 203 m to 213 m2.6% from 213 m to 217 m4.7% from 217 m to 230 m3.9% from 230 m to 235 m6.7% from 235 m to 239 m4.2% from 239 m to 244 m4.8% from 244 m to 248 m2.3% from 248 m to 253 m4.3% from 253 m to 257 m4.9% from 257 m to 261 m4.4% from 261 m to 266 m4.9% from 266 m to 270 m4.4% from 270 m to 274 m6.7% from 274 m to 279 m4.7% from 279 m to 283 m4.9% from 283 m to 287 m5.6% from 287 m to 291 m4.5% from 291 m to 295 m5.6% from 295 m to 299 m5.9% from 299 m to 302 m5.9% from 302 m to 306 m5.9% from 306 m to 309 m7.3% from 309 m to 313 m8.6% from 313 m to 317 m9.0% from 317 m to 324 m8.9% from 324 m to 329 m9.6% from 329 m to 334 m9.1% from 334 m to 340 m8.6% from 340 m to 345 m9.4% from 345 m to 349 m9.1% from 349 m to 352 m8.8% from 352 m to 355 m8.3% from 355 m to 359 m8.6% from 359 m to 362 m5.9% from 362 m to 366 m8.8% from 366 m to 369 m6.3% from 369 m to 372 m6.3% from 372 m to 376 m6.3% from 376 m to 379 m6.5% from 379 m to 382 m7.7% from 382 m to 387 m10.2% from 387 m to 392 m9.4% from 392 m to 397 m10.6% from 397 m to 402 m13.6% from 402 m to 406 m9.8% from 406 m to 411 m13.2% from 411 m to 414 m10.0% from 414 m to 418 m10.2% from 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599 m to 602 m9.0% from 602 m to 618 m8.9% from 618 m to 623 m8.9% from 623 m to 629 m6.7% from 629 m to 632 m9.4% from 632 m to 635 m8.5% from 635 m to 641 m6.3% from 641 m to 644 m9.1% from 644 m to 647 m6.4% from 647 m to 652 m7.5% from 652 m to 656 m9.1% from 656 m to 659 m6.8% from 659 m to 665 m5.2% from 665 m to 671 m6.5% from 671 m to 674 m5.7% from 674 m to 678 m5.9% from 678 m to 681 m7.3% from 681 m to 687 m5.7% from 687 m to 692 m6.0% from 692 m to 697 m4.5% from 697 m to 701 m5.1% from 701 m to 705 m5.4% from 705 m to 709 m2.7% from 709 m to 713 m3.7% from 713 m to 723 m3.5% from 723 m to 729 m4.3% from 729 m to 734 m4.1% from 734 m to 739 m6.1% from 739 m to 744 m2.8% from 744 m to 747 m7.0% from 747 m to 751 m5.4% from 751 m to 755 m2.9% from 755 m to 759 m7.7% from 759 m to 762 m6.7% from 762 m to 765 m6.5% from 765 m to 772 m11.4% from 772 m to 776 m8.6% from 776 m to 780 m11.4% from 780 m to 783 m12.2% from 783 m to 788 m10.5% from 788 m to 792 m13.9% from 792 m to 795 m12.8% from 795 m to 800 m12.1% from 800 m to 807 m12.7% from 807 m to 813 m13.5% from 813 m to 817 m13.2% from 817 m to 820 m14.0% from 820 m to 826 m12.1% from 826 m to 829 m11.4% from 829 m to 834 m11.5% from 834 m to 839 m11.7% from 839 m to 848 m11.8% from 848 m to 852 m13.7% from 852 m to 857 m9.5% from 857 m to 863 m10.2% from 863 m to 868 m6.4% from 868 m to 873 m7.7% from 873 m to 877 m3.0% from 877 m to 880 m6.3% from 880 m to 883 m6.2% from 883 m to 886 m2.7% from 886 m to 890 m5.7% from 890 m to 894 m3.0% from 894 m to 897 m2.8% from 897 m to 901 m3.6% from 901 m to 906 m6.1% from 906 m to 909 m3.0% from 909 m to 913 m4.3% from 913 m to 917 m5.5% from 917 m to 937 m5.1% from 937 m to 941 m5.6% from 941 m to 945 m7.9% from 945 m to 949 m5.9% from 949 m to 952 m5.7% from 952 m to 955 m8.8% from 955 m to 959 m7.5% from 959 m to 963 m7.5% from 963 m to 968 m8.5% from 968 m to 973 m7.9% from 973 m to 977 m8.8% from 977 m to 982 m9.7% from 982 m to 989 m8.6% from 989 m to 992 m7.0% from 992 m to 996 m9.3% from 996 m to 1.0 km8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.8% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km9.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4%8%8%8%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.25 km / 0.78 miles
Elevation gain91.2 m / 299 ft
Average gradient7.3%
Maximum gradient13.3%
Elevation high195.6 m / 642 ft
Elevation low104.2 m / 342 ft
Climb difficulty score9,115.13

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 640,690th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 49,619th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,793rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 371st out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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Ranking 14th out of 25 cycling climbs in Rhyd-y-fro.

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