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Up tha' Bwlch! Brecon

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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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125 m155 m190 m220 m-1.3% from 0 m to 23 m-1.3% from 23 m to 45 m-0.4% from 45 m to 68 m4.4% from 68 m to 91 m4.6% from 91 m to 110 m4.0% from 110 m to 128 m3.8% from 128 m to 144 m2.6% from 144 m to 159 m3.8% from 159 m to 172 m4.8% from 172 m to 183 m10.2% from 183 m to 195 m10.4% from 195 m to 209 m11.0% from 209 m to 222 m10.9% from 222 m to 234 m11.6% from 234 m to 244 m12.1% from 244 m to 256 m11.3% from 256 m to 266 m11.4% from 266 m to 277 m10.7% from 277 m to 289 m8.3% from 289 m to 303 m3.8% from 303 m to 316 m4.1% from 316 m to 330 m4.1% from 330 m to 345 m4.2% from 345 m to 360 m5.2% from 360 m to 375 m4.4% from 375 m to 388 m4.4% from 388 m to 402 m5.0% from 402 m to 414 m4.7% from 414 m to 427 m5.4% from 427 m to 438 m6.8% from 438 m to 454 m6.5% from 454 m to 468 m7.6% from 468 m to 481 m9.7% from 481 m to 495 m9.0% from 495 m to 508 m8.0% from 508 m to 521 m8.4% from 521 m to 536 m9.0% from 536 m to 550 m8.1% from 550 m to 565 m6.8% from 565 m to 580 m5.7% from 580 m to 596 m4.3% from 596 m to 610 m4.1% from 610 m to 625 m4.0% from 625 m to 637 m6.8% from 637 m to 649 m7.0% from 649 m to 662 m7.2% from 662 m to 676 m6.3% from 676 m to 690 m6.2% from 690 m to 704 m7.7% from 704 m to 719 m8.2% from 719 m to 732 m9.2% from 732 m to 746 m10.3% from 746 m to 761 m10.3% from 761 m to 775 m10.3% from 775 m to 791 m9.8% from 791 m to 805 m6.6% from 805 m to 817 m4.5% from 817 m to 831 m3.4% from 831 m to 845 m2.6% from 845 m to 861 m1.6% from 861 m to 873 m0.7% from 873 m to 888 m-0.6% from 888 m to 904 m0.0% from 904 m to 918 m0.0% from 918 m to 932 m-0.7% from 932 m to 946 m0.0% from 946 m to 959 m0.8% from 959 m to 972 m0.0% from 972 m to 984 m0.7% from 984 m to 998 m0.7% from 998 m to 1.0 km2.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km10.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.1% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km9.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5%7%7%3%4%7%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.62 km / 1.01 miles
Elevation gain89.4 m / 293 ft
Average gradient5.5%
Maximum gradient14.5%
Elevation high217.48 m / 714 ft
Elevation low127.45 m / 418 ft
Climb difficulty score8,943.83

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 655,872nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 51,159th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,980th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 1,150th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Bwlch.

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