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Bad Arse Grind

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Afan Valley Road, Cymer and Glyncorrwg, Ton-Mawr, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, SA13 3HG, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.79 km / 2.36 miles
Elevation gain209.2 m / 686 ft
Average gradient5.5%
Maximum gradient17.4%
Elevation high346.7 m / 1,137 ft
Elevation low129.9 m / 426 ft
Climb difficulty score20,924.11

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 211,547th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 7,636th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 1,938th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 100th out of 967 cycling climbs in Neath Port Talbot.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 49 climbs) in Ton-Mawr.

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