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Up Switchback

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Llanbrynmair, Powys, Wales, SY19 7EA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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255 m305 m350 m400 m1.0% from 0 m to 20 m2.8% from 20 m to 27 m3.9% from 27 m to 37 m6.5% from 37 m to 40 m11.8% from 40 m to 49 m16.0% from 49 m to 51 m15.0% from 51 m to 59 m21.9% from 59 m to 67 m6.6% from 67 m to 82 m6.9% from 82 m to 99 m8.1% from 99 m to 111 m11.9% from 111 m to 122 m8.4% from 122 m to 133 m12.8% from 133 m to 141 m11.8% from 141 m to 143 m7.0% from 143 m to 154 m7.8% from 154 m to 165 m6.3% from 165 m to 171 m11.7% from 171 m to 183 m9.6% from 183 m to 193 m9.8% from 193 m to 205 m12.7% from 205 m to 213 m9.7% from 213 m to 226 m6.1% from 226 m to 236 m3.5% from 236 m to 247 m5.2% from 247 m to 266 m7.7% from 266 m to 282 m4.1% from 282 m to 306 m5.3% from 306 m to 325 m6.7% from 325 m to 343 m4.3% from 343 m to 357 m14.0% from 357 m to 361 m9.3% from 361 m to 366 m7.2% from 366 m to 377 m4.0% from 377 m to 402 m8.0% from 402 m to 417 m50.0% from 417 m to 418 m150.0% from 418 m to 419 m0.0% from 419 m to 432 m6.3% from 432 m to 441 m8.0% from 441 m to 446 m6.3% from 446 m to 456 m8.0% from 456 m to 461 m8.1% from 461 m to 475 m10.6% from 475 m to 487 m9.0% from 487 m to 498 m11.8% from 498 m to 506 m14.8% from 506 m to 514 m14.8% from 514 m to 523 m11.9% from 523 m to 531 m11.3% from 531 m to 542 m8.9% from 542 m to 553 m9.0% from 553 m to 566 m5.1% from 566 m to 586 m4.7% from 586 m to 598 m8.0% from 598 m to 606 m2.2% from 606 m to 624 m3.9% from 624 m to 639 m9.4% from 639 m to 652 m9.9% from 652 m to 662 m11.8% from 662 m to 672 m10.1% from 672 m to 682 m1.9% from 682 m to 704 m4.4% from 704 m to 717 m14.6% from 717 m to 726 m11.8% from 726 m to 734 m12.2% from 734 m to 742 m17.3% from 742 m to 750 m17.9% from 750 m to 758 m12.7% from 758 m to 766 m11.4% from 766 m to 777 m13.6% from 777 m to 785 m14.1% from 785 m to 794 m14.0% from 794 m to 802 m15.4% from 802 m to 809 m16.7% from 809 m to 815 m20.0% from 815 m to 821 m16.9% from 821 m to 829 m20.0% from 829 m to 835 m14.6% from 835 m to 843 m19.7% from 843 m to 850 m14.1% from 850 m to 858 m13.1% from 858 m to 869 m13.6% from 869 m to 878 m11.1% from 878 m to 887 m9.4% from 887 m to 899 m13.6% from 899 m to 908 m9.2% from 908 m to 921 m7.4% from 921 m to 937 m5.5% from 937 m to 955 m0.0% from 955 m to 958 m7.3% from 958 m to 974 m8.3% from 974 m to 986 m8.3% from 986 m to 1.0 km7.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km15.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km18.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km8.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km20.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km18.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km25.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km26.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km6.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8%7%8%12%7%11%8%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
Distance1.61 km / 1.00 miles
Elevation gain143.8 m / 472 ft
Average gradient8.9%
Maximum gradient23%
Elevation high398.8 m / 1,308 ft
Elevation low255 m / 837 ft
Climb difficulty score14,376.29

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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 358,832nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 21,079th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,170th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 629th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 16 climbs) in Llanbrynmair.

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