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I know more of the stars and sea, than I do of what's in your head

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Merthyr Cynog, Powys, Wales, LD3 9SB, United Kingdom
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance5.01 km / 3.11 miles
Elevation gain50.4 m / 165 ft
Average gradient1%
Maximum gradient14.5%
Elevation high409.6 m / 1,344 ft
Elevation low257 m / 843 ft
Climb difficulty score5,060.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,089,865th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 99,322nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 12,966th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 1,763rd out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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Ranking 18th out of 23 cycling climbs in Merthyr Cynog.

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