hairpin bend

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A40, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Bwlch, Powys, Wales, NP8 1SB, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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175 m190 m205 m220 m5.3% from 0 m to 6 m3.4% from 6 m to 12 m5.3% from 12 m to 17 m5.3% from 17 m to 23 m5.4% from 23 m to 29 m5.4% from 29 m to 34 m5.5% from 34 m to 40 m5.4% from 40 m to 45 m5.3% from 45 m to 51 m5.3% from 51 m to 57 m5.4% from 57 m to 62 m5.4% from 62 m to 68 m5.5% from 68 m to 73 m5.6% from 73 m to 79 m5.3% from 79 m to 84 m5.3% from 84 m to 90 m6.7% from 90 m to 96 m5.1% from 96 m to 102 m3.5% from 102 m to 108 m5.2% from 108 m to 114 m5.3% from 114 m to 119 m5.1% from 119 m to 125 m5.1% from 125 m to 131 m5.0% from 131 m to 137 m6.7% from 137 m to 143 m4.9% from 143 m to 149 m5.0% from 149 m to 155 m5.1% from 155 m to 161 m5.2% from 161 m to 167 m6.8% from 167 m to 173 m4.8% from 173 m to 179 m5.0% from 179 m to 185 m6.7% from 185 m to 191 m5.2% from 191 m to 197 m5.0% from 197 m to 203 m6.8% from 203 m to 209 m5.1% from 209 m to 215 m5.1% from 215 m to 220 m6.5% from 220 m to 227 m6.5% from 227 m to 233 m5.2% from 233 m to 239 m7.1% from 239 m to 244 m5.1% from 244 m to 250 m6.9% from 250 m to 256 m5.5% from 256 m to 261 m5.7% from 261 m to 267 m5.7% from 267 m to 272 m5.7% from 272 m to 277 m5.4% from 277 m to 283 m5.8% from 283 m to 288 m5.8% from 288 m to 293 m5.7% from 293 m to 299 m5.4% from 299 m to 304 m5.7% from 304 m to 310 m5.4% from 310 m to 315 m5.6% from 315 m to 321 m5.5% from 321 m to 326 m5.5% from 326 m to 332 m5.6% from 332 m to 337 m5.9% from 337 m to 342 m5.4% from 342 m to 348 m5.6% from 348 m to 353 m5.4% from 353 m to 359 m5.3% from 359 m to 364 m7.1% from 364 m to 370 m5.4% from 370 m to 376 m5.4% from 376 m to 381 m7.0% from 381 m to 387 m6.9% from 387 m to 393 m7.0% from 393 m to 398 m7.7% from 398 m to 404 m7.8% from 404 m to 409 m7.8% from 409 m to 414 m7.8% from 414 m to 419 m10.2% from 419 m to 424 m7.8% from 424 m to 429 m7.8% from 429 m to 434 m8.2% from 434 m to 439 m8.2% from 439 m to 444 m6.8% from 444 m to 448 m8.7% from 448 m to 453 m6.5% from 453 m to 457 m8.7% from 457 m to 462 m6.1% from 462 m to 467 m6.1% from 467 m to 472 m8.0% from 472 m to 477 m6.0% from 477 m to 482 m6.1% from 482 m to 487 m6.1% from 487 m to 492 m6.0% from 492 m to 497 m6.0% from 497 m to 502 m5.7% from 502 m to 507 m5.8% from 507 m to 512 m4.0% from 512 m to 517 m5.5% from 517 m to 523 m5.3% from 523 m to 528 m5.5% from 528 m to 534 m5.6% from 534 m to 539 m5.1% from 539 m to 545 m5.2% from 545 m to 551 m6.9% from 551 m to 557 m5.2% from 557 m to 562 m7.0% from 562 m to 568 m5.2% from 568 m to 574 m6.9% from 574 m to 580 m6.8% from 580 m to 586 m7.0% from 586 m to 591 m7.3% from 591 m to 597 m7.1% from 597 m to 602 m7.3% from 602 m to 608 m5.5% from 608 m to 613 m7.1% from 613 m to 619 m7.1% from 619 m to 625 m5.2% from 625 m to 630 m5.3% from 630 m to 636 m3.5% from 636 m to 642 m5.4% from 642 m to 647 m5.3% from 647 m to 653 m3.6% from 653 m to 659 m5.4% from 659 m to 664 m5.2% from 664 m to 670 m6.7% from 670 m to 676 m6.6% from 676 m to 682 m6.5% from 682 m to 688 m5%5%6%6%7%6%6%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 categoryUncategorised
Distance0.69 km / 0.43 miles
Elevation gain40.6 m / 133 ft
Average gradient5.9%
Maximum gradient8.5%
Elevation high218.1 m / 716 ft
Elevation low177.5 m / 582 ft
Climb difficulty score4,061.56

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,271,887th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 121,167th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,765th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 1,938th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 16 climbs) in Bwlch.

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