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Black Cottage Climb

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

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305 m365 m430 m490 m-8.8% from 0 m to 6 m-11.5% from 6 m to 11 m-15.5% from 11 m to 19 m-14.9% from 19 m to 26 m-11.8% from 26 m to 33 m-9.5% from 33 m to 40 m-8.5% from 40 m to 45 m-5.4% from 45 m to 49 m6.5% from 49 m to 53 m18.4% from 53 m to 57 m21.6% from 57 m to 61 m24.0% from 61 m to 66 m22.2% from 66 m to 71 m23.9% from 71 m to 76 m26.2% from 76 m to 80 m31.0% from 80 m to 84 m32.7% from 84 m to 89 m34.3% from 89 m to 93 m34.2% from 93 m to 96 m32.3% from 96 m to 99 m32.1% from 99 m to 105 m31.0% from 105 m to 109 m32.3% from 109 m to 112 m32.4% from 112 m to 115 m24.4% from 115 m to 120 m21.6% from 120 m to 123 m19.1% from 123 m to 128 m27.0% from 128 m to 132 m23.8% from 132 m to 136 m22.9% from 136 m to 141 m25.0% from 141 m to 145 m27.5% from 145 m to 149 m22.7% from 149 m to 153 m20.0% from 153 m to 156 m22.2% from 156 m to 160 m29.0% from 160 m to 163 m26.7% from 163 m to 168 m26.7% from 168 m to 172 m22.6% from 172 m to 177 m20.8% from 177 m to 183 m18.4% from 183 m to 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km to 1.1 km21.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km22.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km19.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km17.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km23.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km22.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% 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 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km14.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-1.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17%15%8%15%15%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 3
Distance1.28 km / 0.80 miles
Elevation gain175.6 m / 576 ft
Average gradient13.7%
Maximum gradient33%
Elevation high487.3 m / 1,599 ft
Elevation low305.3 m / 1,002 ft
Climb difficulty score17,557.48

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 273,212th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 12,920th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,894th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 443rd out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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Ranking 12th out of 69 cycling climbs in Rhayader.

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