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Big hill

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Elan Valley Trail, Rhayader, Powys, Wales, LD6 5HS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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320 m380 m435 m495 m31.6% from 0 m to 2 m23.5% from 2 m to 4 m0.0% from 4 m to 8 m0.0% from 8 m to 11 m0.0% from 11 m to 15 m6.8% from 15 m to 21 m14.3% from 21 m to 24 m13.3% from 24 m to 27 m12.1% from 27 m to 30 m17.6% from 30 m to 34 m1.9% from 34 m to 55 m12.1% from 55 m to 58 m12.5% from 58 m to 61 m12.9% from 61 m to 64 m11.4% from 64 m to 68 m12.9% from 68 m to 71 m18.7% from 71 m to 74 m13.3% from 74 m to 77 m14.3% from 77 m to 80 m15.4% from 80 m to 83 m0.0% from 83 m to 105 m2.3% from 105 m to 122 m19.0% from 122 m to 125 m17.4% from 125 m to 127 m15.4% from 127 m to 129 m14.3% from 129 m to 132 m0.0% from 132 m to 142 m28.6% from 142 m to 144 m19.0% from 144 m to 146 m26.1% from 146 m to 148 m19.0% from 148 m to 151 m30.0% from 151 m to 153 m0.0% from 153 m to 156 m0.0% from 156 m to 171 m17.4% from 171 m to 173 m16.0% from 173 m to 176 m27.3% from 176 m to 178 m18.2% from 178 m to 180 m19.0% from 180 m to 182 m8.5% from 182 m to 187 m16.7% from 187 m to 189 m17.4% from 189 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to 761 m10.8% from 761 m to 765 m11.4% from 765 m to 768 m11.1% from 768 m to 772 m3.6% from 772 m to 783 m17.1% from 783 m to 786 m11.8% from 786 m to 790 m10.8% from 790 m to 793 m10.5% from 793 m to 797 m5.5% from 797 m to 804 m11.1% from 804 m to 808 m17.6% from 808 m to 811 m11.4% from 811 m to 815 m11.4% from 815 m to 818 m10.8% from 818 m to 822 m10.8% from 822 m to 826 m11.1% from 826 m to 829 m10.8% from 829 m to 833 m10.5% from 833 m to 837 m0.0% from 837 m to 844 m0.0% from 844 m to 872 m2.6% from 872 m to 887 m10.8% from 887 m to 891 m11.1% from 891 m to 894 m11.8% from 894 m to 898 m10.8% from 898 m to 901 m0.0% from 901 m to 918 m0.0% from 918 m to 939 m0.0% from 939 m to 970 m0.0% from 970 m to 975 m0.0% from 975 m to 992 m0.0% from 992 m to 1.0 km-8.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-8.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-12.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-16.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-20.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-20.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-26.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.06 km / 1.28 miles
Elevation gain180.8 m / 593 ft
Average gradient8.4%
Maximum gradient41.1%
Elevation high494.2 m / 1,621 ft
Elevation low321.4 m / 1,054 ft
Climb difficulty score17,310.72

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 278,648th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 13,421st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,993rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 454th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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Ranking 14th out of 69 cycling climbs in Rhayader.

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