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Abbey Cwmhir, Bwlch-y-Sarnau, Powys, Wales, LD6 5ND, United Kingdom
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375 m410 m440 m475 m0.0% from 0 m to 8 m0.0% from 8 m to 27 m0.0% from 27 m to 33 m-2.3% from 33 m to 60 m-8.5% from 60 m to 65 m-7.4% from 65 m to 70 m-10.2% from 70 m to 76 m-10.3% from 76 m to 82 m-8.3% from 82 m to 89 m-10.4% from 89 m to 97 m-13.7% from 97 m to 104 m-10.5% from 104 m to 112 m-11.4% from 112 m to 120 m-10.8% from 120 m to 130 m-9.2% from 130 m to 141 m-8.3% from 141 m to 153 m-9.2% from 153 m to 166 m-8.6% from 166 m to 180 m-11.8% from 180 m to 193 m-11.9% from 193 m to 207 m-12.0% from 207 m to 220 m-14.2% from 220 m to 233 m-12.9% from 233 m to 245 m-12.1% from 245 m to 257 m-13.2% from 257 m to 269 m-11.3% from 269 m to 281 m-9.0% from 281 m to 295 m-10.7% from 295 m to 308 m-10.9% from 308 m to 320 m-12.1% from 320 m to 334 m-10.4% from 334 m to 347 m-10.4% from 347 m to 360 m-9.9% from 360 m to 375 m-11.1% from 375 m to 389 m-11.2% from 389 m to 403 m-11.9% from 403 m to 417 m-11.3% from 417 m to 431 m-12.2% from 431 m to 444 m-14.0% from 444 m to 457 m-12.9% 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance4.4 km / 2.74 miles
Elevation gain35.8 m / 117 ft
Average gradient0.8%
Maximum gradient20.6%
Elevation high474.2 m / 1,556 ft
Elevation low375.2 m / 1,231 ft
Climb difficulty score3,565.7

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,383,541st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 134,843rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 15,821st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 2,038th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 7 climbs) in Bwlch-y-Sarnau.

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