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bwlch y ddar climb

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Bwlchyddar, Llangedwyn, Powys, Wales, SY10 9LL, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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130 m205 m280 m355 m12.5% from 0 m to 3 m20.7% from 3 m to 6 m12.1% from 6 m to 9 m11.1% from 9 m to 13 m7.1% from 13 m to 19 m14.3% from 19 m to 21 m18.8% from 21 m to 25 m12.5% from 25 m to 28 m12.1% from 28 m to 31 m4.6% from 31 m to 44 m11.8% from 44 m to 48 m10.8% from 48 m to 51 m11.4% from 51 m to 55 m12.5% from 55 m to 58 m4.6% from 58 m to 71 m13.8% from 71 m to 74 m19.4% from 74 m to 77 m14.8% from 77 m to 80 m16.2% from 80 m to 84 m1.4% from 84 m to 113 m20.7% from 113 m to 115 m12.5% from 115 m to 119 m18.2% from 119 m to 122 m12.9% from 122 m to 125 m3.8% from 125 m to 135 m17.6% from 135 m to 139 m12.1% from 139 m to 142 m12.5% from 142 m to 145 m11.8% from 145 m to 149 m4.3% from 149 m to 158 m12.9% from 158 m to 161 m12.5% from 161 m to 164 m18.2% from 164 m to 168 m10.5% from 168 m to 171 m0.0% from 171 m to 174 m12.5% from 174 m to 177 m12.9% from 177 m to 181 m10.8% from 181 m to 184 m12.1% from 184 m to 188 m10.0% from 188 m to 192 m0.0% from 192 m to 198 m4.0% from 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m to 735 m17.4% from 735 m to 737 m0.0% from 737 m to 740 m0.0% from 740 m to 755 m13.8% from 755 m to 758 m20.0% from 758 m to 760 m13.3% from 760 m to 763 m18.2% from 763 m to 765 m16.0% from 765 m to 768 m0.0% from 768 m to 776 m9.5% from 776 m to 780 m19.0% from 780 m to 782 m27.3% from 782 m to 784 m28.6% from 784 m to 786 m25.0% from 786 m to 787 m6.1% from 787 m to 794 m24.0% from 794 m to 796 m22.2% from 796 m to 798 m30.0% from 798 m to 800 m26.7% from 800 m to 802 m5.3% from 802 m to 809 m31.6% from 809 m to 811 m14.3% from 811 m to 814 m17.1% from 814 m to 817 m12.9% from 817 m to 821 m0.0% from 821 m to 831 m6.2% from 831 m to 838 m17.4% from 838 m to 840 m14.8% from 840 m to 843 m12.9% from 843 m to 846 m13.3% from 846 m to 849 m5.4% from 849 m to 856 m19.0% from 856 m to 858 m12.9% from 858 m to 862 m16.7% from 862 m to 864 m16.0% from 864 m to 866 m10.9% from 866 m to 872 m16.0% from 872 m to 874 m18.2% from 874 m to 877 m12.1% from 877 m to 880 m22.2% from 880 m to 883 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.17 km / 1.97 miles
Elevation gain217.8 m / 715 ft
Average gradient6.9%
Maximum gradient53.7%
Elevation high352.2 m / 1,156 ft
Elevation low134.4 m / 441 ft
Climb difficulty score21,777.95

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 199,122nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 6,742nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 1,753rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 281st out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

🥈️

This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Llangedwyn.

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