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Cwm Owen climb (from Upper Chapel)

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B4520, Upper Chapel, Merthyr Cynog, Powys, Wales, LD3 9RG, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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330 m375 m425 m470 m0.5% from 0 m to 42 m3.4% from 42 m to 77 m9.1% from 77 m to 82 m4.9% from 82 m to 98 m9.8% from 98 m to 110 m10.7% from 110 m to 122 m8.0% from 122 m to 139 m11.2% from 139 m to 148 m11.7% from 148 m to 158 m8.7% from 158 m to 161 m10.8% from 161 m to 168 m12.4% from 168 m to 178 m23.5% from 178 m to 179 m13.1% from 179 m to 185 m15.1% from 185 m to 191 m21.1% from 191 m to 193 m17.7% from 193 m to 201 m16.7% from 201 m to 204 m21.6% from 204 m to 208 m17.1% from 208 m to 216 m16.4% from 216 m to 222 m10.0% from 222 m to 224 m17.9% from 224 m to 232 m11.9% from 232 m to 240 m17.9% from 240 m to 247 m25.6% from 247 m to 251 m18.7% from 251 m to 257 m14.8% from 257 m to 265 m12.3% from 265 m to 272 m8.3% from 272 m to 277 m9.2% from 277 m to 290 m9.3% from 290 m to 303 m12.2% from 303 m to 308 m14.0% from 308 m to 313 m7.8% from 313 m to 326 m8.1% from 326 m to 336 m7.8% from 336 m to 341 m9.3% from 341 m to 352 m16.2% from 352 m to 356 m10.0% from 356 m to 362 m11.1% from 362 m to 371 m21.1% from 371 m to 373 m15.8% from 373 m to 376 m12.3% from 376 m to 384 m25.0% from 384 m to 386 m12.0% from 386 m to 394 m9.5% from 394 m to 401 m18.2% from 401 m to 403 m11.0% from 403 m to 414 m16.3% from 414 m to 422 m15.2% from 422 m to 430 m13.3% from 430 m to 438 m15.6% from 438 m to 445 m13.3% from 445 m to 451 m10.5% from 451 m to 453 m14.0% from 453 m to 463 m20.0% from 463 m to 465 m15.4% from 465 m to 469 m15.9% from 469 m to 476 m14.6% from 476 m to 480 m14.3% from 480 m to 484 m15.6% from 484 m to 492 m13.2% from 492 m to 499 m19.5% from 499 m to 503 m9.8% from 503 m to 507 m13.8% from 507 m to 516 m19.7% from 516 m to 522 m17.5% from 522 m to 528 m16.0% from 528 m to 535 m22.2% from 535 m to 541 m15.9% from 541 m to 547 m9.1% from 547 m to 549 m12.0% from 549 m to 558 m13.8% from 558 m to 566 m14.6% from 566 m to 574 m13.2% from 574 m to 584 m18.2% from 584 m to 586 m14.7% from 586 m to 593 m10.8% from 593 m to 602 m8.7% from 602 m to 604 m11.4% from 604 m to 613 m17.0% from 613 m to 618 m18.2% from 618 m to 620 m13.5% from 620 m to 629 m9.8% from 629 m to 639 m10.5% from 639 m to 650 m11.5% from 650 m to 661 m6.2% from 661 m to 677 m10.5% from 677 m to 683 m4.8% from 683 m to 691 m6.3% from 691 m to 700 m6.2% from 700 m to 710 m4.6% from 710 m to 728 m2.4% from 728 m to 736 m3.9% from 736 m to 756 m3.4% from 756 m to 768 m4.5% from 768 m to 786 m1.8% from 786 m to 797 m0.0% from 797 m to 823 m2.8% from 823 m to 858 m-1.6% from 858 m to 897 m2.0% from 897 m to 926 m11.3% from 926 m to 938 m13.9% from 938 m to 946 m10.3% from 946 m to 949 m10.8% from 949 m to 957 m4.3% from 957 m to 980 m6.0% from 980 m to 997 m2.2% from 997 m to 1.0 km3.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km6.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km3.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km0.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.6% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.6% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km9.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.5% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km2.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-2.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km11%7%5%3%1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.13 km / 1.33 miles
Elevation gain132 m / 433 ft
Average gradient6.2%
Maximum gradient18.5%
Elevation high412.4 m / 1,353 ft
Elevation low279.6 m / 917 ft
Climb difficulty score13,189.97

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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 401,756th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 25,378th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 4,784th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 725th 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 23 climbs) in Merthyr Cynog.

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