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Steep bit of Bessie's

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Dyffryn Arms, Picton Mill Bridge, Pontfaen, Cwm Gwaun, Pembrokeshire, Wales, SA65 9SE, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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95 m125 m160 m190 m-4.9% from 0 m to 8 m-1.3% from 8 m to 16 m3.9% from 16 m to 24 m6.5% from 24 m to 31 m8.0% from 31 m to 43 m5.9% from 43 m to 54 m7.0% from 54 m to 61 m9.5% from 61 m to 70 m8.5% from 70 m to 76 m9.9% from 76 m to 86 m8.4% from 86 m to 95 m4.7% from 95 m to 106 m3.2% from 106 m to 118 m-0.9% from 118 m to 130 m10.4% from 130 m to 140 m10.9% from 140 m to 150 m0.0% from 150 m to 161 m-3.6% from 161 m to 172 m-4.8% from 172 m to 183 m18.3% from 183 m to 195 m6.9% from 195 m to 204 m8.2% from 204 m to 211 m7.1% from 211 m to 219 m8.4% from 219 m to 229 m8.7% from 229 m to 239 m12.0% from 239 m to 248 m18.8% from 248 m to 257 m21.4% from 257 m to 267 m24.7% from 267 m to 276 m25.6% from 276 m to 284 m25.0% from 284 m to 292 m29.3% from 292 m to 305 m29.7% from 305 m to 312 m26.3% from 312 m to 318 m26.7% from 318 m to 328 m28.8% from 328 m to 335 m31.0% from 335 m to 347 m24.4% from 347 m to 351 m19.0% from 351 m to 360 m18.6% from 360 m to 367 m18.7% from 367 m to 376 m19.5% from 376 m to 383 m18.5% from 383 m to 391 m18.7% from 391 m to 401 m17.5% from 401 m to 411 m16.8% from 411 m to 421 m18.7% from 421 m to 430 m17.2% from 430 m to 439 m16.3% from 439 m to 447 m12.7% from 447 m to 454 m13.2% from 454 m to 461 m12.8% from 461 m to 469 m13.0% from 469 m to 479 m13.5% from 479 m to 488 m13.1% from 488 m to 496 m14.0% from 496 m to 505 m13.5% from 505 m to 512 m13.7% from 512 m to 520 m12.9% from 520 m to 529 m13.6% from 529 m to 537 m13.1% from 537 m to 545 m12.6% from 545 m to 554 m12.0% from 554 m to 561 m11.4% from 561 m to 569 m9.7% from 569 m to 575 m11.3% from 575 m to 583 m11.8% from 583 m to 593 m12.4% from 593 m to 602 m12.4% from 602 m to 611 m12.9% from 611 m to 619 m13.5% from 619 m to 629 m9.5% from 629 m to 639 m7.5% from 639 m to 650 m8.6% from 650 m to 661 m7.8% from 661 m to 673 m7.7% from 673 m to 685 m6%4%17%24%15%12%10%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.68 km / 0.43 miles
Elevation gain86.4 m / 283 ft
Average gradient12.6%
Maximum gradient28.5%
Elevation high186.6 m / 612 ft
Elevation low99.7 m / 327 ft
Climb difficulty score8,638.39

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 685,508th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 54,165th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,359th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 221st out of 1,492 cycling climbs in Pembrokeshire.

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Ranking 20th out of 35 cycling climbs in Cwm Gwaun.

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