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A490 Climb

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A490, Guilsfield, Groes-lwyd, Powys, Wales, SY21 9BX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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90 m120 m150 m180 m8.7% from 0 m to 23 m9.2% from 23 m to 45 m9.6% from 45 m to 66 m9.6% from 66 m to 84 m10.2% from 84 m to 102 m11.4% from 102 m to 120 m6.7% from 120 m to 138 m5.1% from 138 m to 155 m2.9% from 155 m to 172 m3.5% from 172 m to 190 m4.9% from 190 m to 206 m5.8% from 206 m to 222 m8.7% from 222 m to 237 m9.2% from 237 m to 252 m9.0% from 252 m to 268 m8.2% from 268 m to 283 m7.4% from 283 m to 300 m7.4% from 300 m to 316 m6.0% from 316 m to 333 m2.4% from 333 m to 349 m1.2% from 349 m to 366 m-0.6% from 366 m to 384 m-2.9% from 384 m to 401 m-5.3% from 401 m to 418 m1.8% from 418 m to 434 m7.7% from 434 m to 450 m6.9% from 450 m to 464 m6.5% from 464 m to 478 m5.7% from 478 m to 492 m5.0% from 492 m to 506 m3.6% from 506 m to 520 m2.2% from 520 m to 534 m2.8% from 534 m to 548 m5.8% from 548 m to 562 m4.4% from 562 m to 576 m4.3% from 576 m to 590 m2.9% from 590 m to 603 m2.1% from 603 m to 618 m2.7% from 618 m to 632 m4.3% from 632 m to 646 m6.1% from 646 m to 659 m8.1% from 659 m to 673 m7.8% from 673 m to 688 m7.5% from 688 m to 704 m7.0% from 704 m to 720 m6.8% from 720 m to 735 m6.9% from 735 m to 749 m4.1% from 749 m to 764 m0.7% from 764 m to 779 m1.3% from 779 m to 794 m0.7% from 794 m to 809 m1.3% from 809 m to 824 m1.3% from 824 m to 840 m0.6% from 840 m to 856 m6.0% from 856 m to 871 m5.2% from 871 m to 886 m5.9% from 886 m to 901 m7.8% from 901 m to 917 m7.2% from 917 m to 932 m7.0% from 932 m to 946 m7.5% from 946 m to 959 m6.7% from 959 m to 973 m5.2% from 973 m to 986 m5.0% from 986 m to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km6.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km8%4%5%4%5%5%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.56 km / 0.97 miles
Elevation gain80.6 m / 264 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient10.1%
Elevation high175.52 m / 576 ft
Elevation low94.86 m / 311 ft
Climb difficulty score8,058.53

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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 752,564th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 60,880th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 9,191st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 1,314th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 15 climbs) in Groes-lwyd.

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