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Up the back road

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Tawe-Uchaf, Pen y Cae, Powys, Wales, SA9 1FH, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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170 m195 m215 m240 m10.3% from 0 m to 6 m18.9% from 6 m to 11 m4.1% from 11 m to 21 m26.3% from 21 m to 25 m10.3% from 25 m to 29 m18.7% from 29 m to 32 m38.7% from 32 m to 35 m9.1% from 35 m to 42 m21.6% from 42 m to 45 m5.3% from 45 m to 49 m16.7% from 49 m to 53 m21.6% from 53 m to 56 m5.3% from 56 m to 60 m16.2% from 60 m to 64 m10.5% from 64 m to 68 m15.8% from 68 m to 71 m5.4% from 71 m to 75 m10.5% from 75 m to 79 m16.2% from 79 m to 83 m5.0% from 83 m to 87 m15.0% from 87 m to 91 m4.9% from 91 m to 95 m9.5% from 95 m to 99 m4.3% from 99 m to 104 m8.9% from 104 m to 108 m4.5% from 108 m to 117 m8.7% from 117 m to 119 m18.2% from 119 m to 122 m2.2% from 122 m to 131 m16.7% from 131 m to 133 m8.3% from 133 m to 136 m4.6% from 136 m to 144 m4.9% from 144 m to 148 m4.8% from 148 m to 153 m19.0% from 153 m to 155 m9.5% from 155 m to 157 m4.7% from 157 m to 161 m2.4% from 161 m to 170 m10.3% from 170 m to 174 m10.0% from 174 m to 178 m11.4% from 178 m to 181 m10.5% from 181 m to 185 m5.3% from 185 m to 189 m28.6% from 189 m to 192 m17.6% from 192 m to 196 m6.0% from 196 m to 202 m6.1% from 202 m to 206 m20.0% from 206 m to 209 m6.7% from 209 m to 212 m20.0% from 212 m to 215 m13.8% from 215 m to 217 m20.0% from 217 m to 220 m20.7% from 220 m to 223 m6.9% from 223 m to 226 m23.5% from 226 m to 230 m11.4% from 230 m to 233 m2.7% from 233 m to 240 m5.3% from 240 m to 244 m10.8% from 244 m to 248 m0.0% from 248 m to 252 m9.8% from 252 m to 256 m0.0% from 256 m to 260 m10.8% from 260 m to 264 m6.1% from 264 m to 267 m10.5% from 267 m to 271 m4.9% from 271 m to 275 m9.8% from 275 m to 279 m0.0% from 279 m to 283 m11.1% from 283 m to 286 m5.4% from 286 m to 294 m17.1% from 294 m to 297 m5.7% from 297 m to 301 m12.9% from 301 m to 304 m6.5% from 304 m to 307 m13.3% from 307 m to 310 m13.3% from 310 m to 313 m6.5% from 313 m to 316 m13.3% from 316 m to 319 m16.0% from 319 m to 321 m24.0% from 321 m to 324 m8.7% from 324 m to 326 m12.2% from 326 m to 331 m24.0% from 331 m to 334 m7.7% from 334 m to 336 m16.0% from 336 m to 339 m29.6% from 339 m to 341 m7.7% from 341 m to 344 m16.0% from 344 m to 347 m14.3% from 347 m to 349 m6.7% from 349 m to 352 m20.0% from 352 m to 355 m6.7% from 355 m to 358 m12.9% from 358 m to 361 m0.0% from 361 m to 364 m6.7% from 364 m to 367 m13.8% from 367 m to 370 m0.0% from 370 m to 374 m6.5% from 374 m to 377 m12.9% from 377 m to 380 m7.1% from 380 m to 383 m7.7% from 383 m to 385 m24.0% from 385 m to 388 m17.4% from 388 m to 390 m8.7% from 390 m to 392 m25.0% from 392 m to 395 m16.0% from 395 m to 397 m25.0% from 397 m to 400 m7.7% from 400 m to 402 m23.1% from 402 m to 405 m11.3% from 405 m to 410 m7.1% from 410 m to 413 m33.3% from 413 m to 415 m18.2% from 415 m to 417 m8.0% from 417 m to 420 m17.4% from 420 m to 422 m17.4% from 422 m to 425 m9.1% from 425 m to 427 m15.4% from 427 m to 429 m7.1% from 429 m to 432 m8.7% from 432 m to 434 m7.4% from 434 m to 437 m7.1% from 437 m to 440 m18.2% from 440 m to 442 m12.5% from 442 m to 444 m19.0% from 444 m to 446 m18.2% from 446 m to 448 m16.7% from 448 m to 450 m21.4% from 450 m to 453 m6.7% from 453 m to 456 m7.4% from 456 m to 459 m8.7% from 459 m to 461 m30.0% from 461 m to 463 m9.1% from 463 m to 465 m8.3% from 465 m to 468 m14.8% from 468 m to 471 m16.0% from 471 m to 473 m14.8% from 473 m to 476 m8.3% from 476 m to 478 m16.0% from 478 m to 481 m8.7% from 481 m to 483 m16.7% from 483 m to 485 m16.0% from 485 m to 488 m19.0% from 488 m to 490 m14.8% from 490 m to 493 m16.0% from 493 m to 495 m14.8% from 495 m to 498 m7.1% from 498 m to 501 m32.0% from 501 m to 503 m14.3% from 503 m to 506 m7.4% from 506 m to 509 m15.4% from 509 m to 511 m8.0% from 511 m to 514 m26.1% from 514 m to 516 m8.0% from 516 m to 519 m14.8% from 519 m to 521 m16.7% from 521 m to 524 m4.0% from 524 m to 529 m23.1% from 529 m to 531 m7.7% from 531 m to 534 m9.5% from 534 m to 536 m21.1% from 536 m to 538 m7.7% from 538 m to 540 m6.5% from 540 m to 544 m6.5% from 544 m to 547 m6.9% from 547 m to 550 m13.8% from 550 m to 552 m6.9% from 552 m to 555 m7.1% from 555 m to 558 m5.7% from 558 m to 562 m6.1% from 562 m to 565 m5.7% from 565 m to 568 m5.9% from 568 m to 572 m6.1% from 572 m to 575 m0.0% from 575 m to 578 m13%8%9%13%14%10%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.58 km / 0.36 miles
Elevation gain63.8 m / 209 ft
Average gradient11%
Maximum gradient27.5%
Elevation high237.2 m / 778 ft
Elevation low173.4 m / 569 ft
Climb difficulty score6,379.75

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 912,003rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 78,901st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 11,038th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 1,548th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Pen y Cae.

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