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cwmfforch climb

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Merthyr Cynog, Powys, Wales, LD3 9SH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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255 m295 m330 m370 m-9.1% from 0 m to 4 m0.0% from 4 m to 21 m1.9% from 21 m to 42 m12.9% from 42 m to 45 m14.3% from 45 m to 48 m14.8% from 48 m to 51 m15.4% from 51 m to 53 m0.0% from 53 m to 63 m7.5% from 63 m to 69 m21.4% from 69 m to 71 m14.8% from 71 m to 74 m16.7% from 74 m to 76 m13.8% from 76 m to 79 m4.7% from 79 m to 88 m12.5% from 88 m to 91 m13.8% from 91 m to 94 m12.9% from 94 m to 97 m13.3% from 97 m to 100 m3.3% from 100 m to 112 m20.7% from 112 m to 115 m15.4% from 115 m to 118 m14.8% from 118 m to 120 m15.4% from 120 m to 123 m0.0% from 123 m to 128 m7.4% from 128 m to 134 m14.3% from 134 m to 137 m16.0% from 137 m to 139 m15.4% from 139 m to 142 m15.4% from 142 m to 144 m0.0% from 144 m to 150 m13.5% from 150 m to 157 m14.8% from 157 m to 160 m14.8% from 160 m to 162 m23.1% from 162 m to 165 m0.0% from 165 m to 173 m7.8% from 173 m to 178 m17.4% from 178 m to 181 m16.7% from 181 m to 183 m14.8% from 183 m to 186 m13.8% from 186 m to 189 m0.0% from 189 m to 194 m5.1% from 194 m to 202 m15.4% from 202 m to 205 m16.0% from 205 m to 207 m16.7% from 207 m to 209 m16.7% from 209 m to 212 m0.0% from 212 m to 214 m3.8% from 214 m to 225 m13.3% from 225 m to 228 m15.4% from 228 m to 230 m14.8% from 230 m to 233 m16.7% from 233 m to 236 m0.0% from 236 m to 238 m3.8% from 238 m to 254 m15.4% from 254 m to 257 m16.0% from 257 m to 259 m15.4% from 259 m to 262 m16.0% from 262 m to 264 m2.6% from 264 m to 279 m16.7% from 279 m to 282 m35.7% from 282 m to 285 m14.8% from 285 m to 287 m0.0% from 287 m to 293 m5.2% from 293 m to 300 m16.0% from 300 m to 303 m16.0% from 303 m to 305 m14.8% from 305 m to 308 m17.4% from 308 m to 310 m0.0% from 310 m to 322 m26.1% from 322 m to 324 m17.4% from 324 m to 326 m17.4% from 326 m to 329 m17.4% from 329 m to 331 m19.0% from 331 m to 333 m0.0% from 333 m to 337 m15.4% from 337 m to 344 m18.2% from 344 m to 346 m19.0% from 346 m to 348 m18.2% from 348 m to 350 m0.0% from 350 m to 353 m4.3% from 353 m to 362 m15.4% from 362 m to 365 m14.8% from 365 m to 367 m15.4% from 367 m to 370 m16.0% from 370 m to 373 m4.8% from 373 m to 385 m18.2% from 385 m to 387 m14.8% from 387 m to 390 m18.2% from 390 m to 392 m18.2% from 392 m to 394 m4.6% from 394 m to 403 m14.8% from 403 m to 406 m16.0% from 406 m to 408 m15.4% from 408 m to 411 m16.7% from 411 m to 413 m2.5% from 413 m to 429 m20.0% from 429 m to 431 m25.0% from 431 m to 434 m16.0% from 434 m to 436 m14.8% from 436 m to 439 m0.0% from 439 m to 446 m6.5% from 446 m to 453 m16.7% from 453 m to 455 m14.3% from 455 m to 458 m12.1% from 458 m to 461 m19.4% from 461 m to 464 m0.0% from 464 m to 482 m3.3% from 482 m to 494 m13.3% from 494 m to 497 m14.3% from 497 m to 500 m15.4% from 500 m to 502 m15.4% from 502 m to 505 m0.0% from 505 m to 529 m28.6% from 529 m to 531 m13.3% from 531 m to 534 m21.4% from 534 m to 537 m13.8% from 537 m to 540 m0.0% from 540 m to 554 m4.8% from 554 m to 563 m15.4% from 563 m to 565 m22.2% from 565 m to 568 m16.7% from 568 m to 570 m16.0% from 570 m to 573 m0.0% from 573 m to 578 m3.1% from 578 m to 591 m15.4% from 591 m to 593 m16.7% from 593 m to 596 m45.5% from 596 m to 598 m0.0% from 598 m to 600 m0.0% from 600 m to 608 m15.4% from 608 m to 610 m16.7% from 610 m to 613 m16.7% from 613 m to 615 m21.4% from 615 m to 618 m16.0% from 618 m to 621 m0.0% from 621 m to 629 m8.5% from 629 m to 634 m13.8% from 634 m to 637 m23.5% from 637 m to 639 m12.9% from 639 m to 642 m30.0% from 642 m to 644 m4.2% from 644 m to 653 m14.8% from 653 m to 656 m15.4% from 656 m to 659 m30.8% from 659 m to 661 m0.0% from 661 m to 675 m14.8% from 675 m to 677 m15.4% from 677 m to 680 m12.9% from 680 m to 683 m14.3% from 683 m to 686 m15.4% from 686 m to 688 m0.0% from 688 m to 691 m4.5% from 691 m to 699 m16.0% from 699 m to 702 m17.4% from 702 m to 704 m16.0% from 704 m to 707 m25.0% from 707 m to 709 m6.1% from 709 m to 716 m19.0% from 716 m to 718 m19.0% from 718 m to 720 m33.3% from 720 m to 722 m0.0% from 722 m to 725 m6.1% from 725 m to 731 m19.0% from 731 m to 733 m20.0% from 733 m to 735 m17.4% from 735 m to 738 m20.0% from 738 m to 740 m4.1% from 740 m to 749 m16.7% from 749 m to 752 m23.5% from 752 m to 753 m19.0% from 753 m to 756 m20.0% from 756 m to 758 m0.0% from 758 m to 762 m10.3% from 762 m to 767 m19.0% from 767 m to 770 m34.8% from 770 m to 772 m37.5% from 772 m to 773 m0.0% from 773 m to 781 m19.0% from 781 m to 784 m15.4% from 784 m to 786 m22.2% from 786 m to 788 m15.4% from 788 m to 791 m25.0% from 791 m to 792 m0.0% from 792 m to 795 m5.3% from 795 m to 803 m30.0% from 803 m to 805 m18.2% from 805 m to 807 m30.8% from 807 m to 808 m28.6% from 808 m to 809 m0.0% from 809 m to 814 m28.6% from 814 m to 816 m44.4% from 816 m to 818 m33.3% from 818 m to 819 m33.3% from 819 m to 820 m0.0% from 820 m to 823 m7.4% from 823 m to 829 m18.2% from 829 m to 831 m28.6% from 831 m to 832 m26.7% from 832 m to 834 m33.3% from 834 m to 835 m7.5% from 835 m to 840 m25.0% from 840 m to 842 m19.0% from 842 m to 844 m20.0% from 844 m to 846 m22.2% from 846 m to 848 m0.0% from 848 m to 851 m0.0% from 851 m to 853 m19.0% from 853 m to 855 m42.9% from 855 m to 856 m61.5% from 856 m to 858 m23.5% from 858 m to 859 m0.0% from 859 m to 861 m10.3% from 861 m to 865 m22.2% from 865 m to 867 m30.8% from 867 m to 868 m30.8% from 868 m to 869 m25.0% from 869 m to 871 m7.8% from 871 m to 876 m28.6% from 876 m to 877 m23.5% from 877 m to 879 m30.8% from 879 m to 880 m26.7% from 880 m to 882 m7.3% from 882 m to 887 m25.0% from 887 m to 890 m15.4% from 890 m to 892 m23.5% from 892 m to 894 m17.4% from 894 m to 896 m7.8% from 896 m to 902 m17.4% from 902 m to 904 m19.0% from 904 m to 906 m17.4% from 906 m to 908 m21.1% from 908 m to 910 m4.8% from 910 m to 919 m23.5% from 919 m to 920 m22.2% from 920 m to 922 m20.0% from 922 m to 924 m23.5% from 924 m to 926 m0.0% from 926 m to 929 m7.2% from 929 m to 937 m23.5% from 937 m to 939 m23.5% from 939 m to 941 m22.2% from 941 m to 942 m46.2% from 942 m to 944 m0.0% from 944 m to 946 m8.9% from 946 m to 950 m22.2% from 950 m to 952 m23.5% from 952 m to 954 m21.1% from 954 m to 956 m20.0% from 956 m to 958 m0.0% from 958 m to 961 m5.3% from 961 m to 969 m20.0% from 969 m to 971 m40.0% from 971 m to 972 m20.0% from 972 m to 974 m20.0% from 974 m to 976 m3.5% from 976 m to 988 m16.7% from 988 m to 990 m24.0% from 990 m to 993 m17.4% from 993 m to 995 m20.0% from 995 m to 997 m4.4% from 997 m to 1.0 km18.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km26.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km22.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km19.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km41.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8%9%9%14%4%1%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.49 km / 0.93 miles
Elevation gain111.6 m / 366 ft
Average gradient7.5%
Maximum gradient16.2%
Elevation high367.2 m / 1,205 ft
Elevation low255.2 m / 837 ft
Climb difficulty score11,152.61

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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 498,098th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 35,237th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 6,048th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 910th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 23 climbs) in Merthyr Cynog.

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