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The Devils Staircase

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Devil's Staircase, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales, LD5 4TR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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215 m265 m310 m360 m11.5% from 0 m to 5 m16.0% from 5 m to 8 m14.5% from 8 m to 15 m17.0% from 15 m to 19 m9.1% from 19 m to 22 m24.5% from 22 m to 26 m20.9% from 26 m to 33 m25.5% from 33 m to 38 m24.5% from 38 m to 43 m24.4% from 43 m to 47 m15.4% from 47 m to 49 m35.3% from 49 m to 51 m24.0% from 51 m to 54 m18.2% from 54 m to 59 m25.0% from 59 m to 64 m17.4% from 64 m to 66 m16.0% from 66 m to 71 m20.4% from 71 m to 76 m26.7% from 76 m to 81 m26.7% from 81 m to 84 m24.0% from 84 m to 86 m23.5% from 86 m to 91 m14.9% from 91 m to 98 m21.8% from 98 m to 103 m29.2% from 103 m to 108 m29.8% from 108 m to 113 m17.1% from 113 m to 120 m13.5% from 120 m to 127 m8.0% from 127 m to 130 m15.4% from 130 m to 139 m16.0% from 139 m to 144 m26.1% from 144 m to 146 m23.0% from 146 m to 152 m16.7% from 152 m to 155 m18.6% from 155 m to 159 m15.0% from 159 m to 163 m19.0% from 163 m to 165 m8.3% from 165 m to 168 m15.2% from 168 m to 174 m17.4% from 174 m to 176 m14.3% from 176 m to 181 m11.3% from 181 m to 191 m12.0% from 191 m to 200 m14.6% from 200 m to 208 m18.2% from 208 m to 214 m15.4% from 214 m to 221 m15.6% from 221 m to 227 m19.0% from 227 m to 229 m18.2% from 229 m to 234 m20.3% from 234 m to 241 m20.8% from 241 m to 245 m18.2% from 245 m to 248 m18.5% from 248 m to 254 m33.3% from 254 m to 256 m28.6% from 256 m to 258 m28.6% from 258 m to 260 m23.1% from 260 m to 263 m24.0% from 263 m to 265 m15.4% from 265 m to 268 m16.0% from 268 m to 275 m11.9% from 275 m to 282 m11.8% from 282 m to 284 m13.8% from 284 m to 292 m14.6% from 292 m to 297 m13.0% from 297 m to 301 m10.8% from 301 m to 312 m18.6% from 312 m to 317 m17.4% from 317 m to 319 m17.1% from 319 m to 326 m22.2% from 326 m to 332 m24.5% from 332 m to 337 m20.4% from 337 m to 342 m20.8% from 342 m to 347 m17.4% from 347 m to 349 m18.5% from 349 m to 356 m11.9% from 356 m to 362 m18.2% from 362 m to 364 m11.1% from 364 m to 373 m26.7% from 373 m to 378 m31.1% from 378 m to 382 m27.3% from 382 m to 387 m16.7% from 387 m to 394 m17.6% from 394 m to 401 m14.9% from 401 m to 408 m16.2% from 408 m to 415 m14.7% from 415 m to 422 m9.1% from 422 m to 424 m15.2% from 424 m to 432 m20.3% from 432 m to 439 m11.4% from 439 m to 448 m12.7% from 448 m to 454 m22.2% from 454 m to 456 m15.6% from 456 m to 462 m14.1% from 462 m to 469 m13.0% from 469 m to 478 m8.5% from 478 m to 485 m26.1% from 485 m to 488 m15.8% from 488 m to 495 m22.5% from 495 m to 502 m17.8% from 502 m to 507 m28.6% from 507 m to 509 m23.5% from 509 m to 514 m21.7% from 514 m to 519 m26.1% from 519 m to 523 m18.2% from 523 m to 526 m13.0% from 526 m to 530 m8.5% from 530 m to 542 m14.5% from 542 m to 549 m16.7% from 549 m to 556 m7.1% from 556 m to 570 m6.5% from 570 m to 573 m10.2% from 573 m to 579 m14.8% from 579 m to 582 m12.2% from 582 m to 592 m4.4% from 592 m to 601 m18.2% from 601 m to 605 m16.3% from 605 m to 614 m10.0% from 614 m to 616 m14.1% from 616 m to 623 m10.9% from 623 m to 632 m12.1% from 632 m to 642 m7.1% from 642 m to 653 m7.4% from 653 m to 659 m16.4% from 659 m to 666 m27.3% from 666 m to 668 m12.2% from 668 m to 673 m15.7% from 673 m to 682 m16.7% from 682 m to 689 m11.0% from 689 m to 700 m10.3% from 700 m to 708 m6.2% from 708 m to 711 m5.6% from 711 m to 732 m9.1% from 732 m to 735 m13.0% from 735 m to 742 m13.0% from 742 m to 750 m9.8% from 750 m to 760 m7.8% from 760 m to 773 m9.4% from 773 m to 784 m18.2% from 784 m to 786 m6.3% from 786 m to 799 m12.4% from 799 m to 808 m15.4% from 808 m to 811 m10.3% from 811 m to 817 m5.9% from 817 m to 837 m7.4% from 837 m to 840 m5.3% from 840 m to 858 m8.2% from 858 m to 863 m16.3% from 863 m to 868 m12.4% from 868 m to 878 m9.5% from 878 m to 890 m9.3% from 890 m to 901 m7.5% from 901 m to 917 m0.0% from 917 m to 920 m5.6% from 920 m to 938 m6.3% from 938 m to 954 m6.3% from 954 m to 957 m7.4% from 957 m to 971 m6.0% from 971 m to 988 m6.1% from 988 m to 1.0 km6.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18%17%12%8%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.07 km / 0.67 miles
Elevation gain140.6 m / 461 ft
Average gradient13.1%
Maximum gradient20.7%
Elevation high355.8 m / 1,167 ft
Elevation low215.2 m / 706 ft
Climb difficulty score14,057.61

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 369,533rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 22,194th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,331st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 651st out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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Ranking 11th out of 41 cycling climbs in Llanwrtyd Wells.

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