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20% climb

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Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales, LD3 7YT, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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290 m350 m410 m470 m7.2% from 0 m to 28 m7.2% from 28 m to 44 m12.5% from 44 m to 60 m14.7% from 60 m to 73 m13.8% from 73 m to 88 m19.9% from 88 m to 103 m18.4% from 103 m to 107 m13.3% from 107 m to 120 m16.0% from 120 m to 135 m13.7% from 135 m to 148 m11.8% from 148 m to 161 m13.8% from 161 m to 172 m11.8% from 172 m to 183 m30.0% from 183 m to 184 m18.3% from 184 m to 196 m11.7% from 196 m to 206 m12.2% from 206 m to 223 m14.2% from 223 m to 238 m20.8% from 238 m to 248 m14.5% from 248 m to 259 m15.1% from 259 m to 269 m23.4% from 269 m to 276 m43.1% from 276 m to 281 m23.1% from 281 m to 292 m16.5% from 292 m to 305 m19.0% from 305 m to 315 m18.0% from 315 m to 326 m17.6% from 326 m to 339 m19.3% from 339 m to 350 m14.3% from 350 m to 352 m14.7% from 352 m to 369 m16.7% from 369 m to 381 m11.1% from 381 m to 383 m13.8% from 383 m to 396 m19.0% from 396 m to 399 m16.9% from 399 m to 405 m11.7% from 405 m to 421 m15.2% from 421 m to 426 m11.7% from 426 m to 439 m15.1% from 439 m to 454 m17.2% from 454 m to 467 m13.3% from 467 m to 488 m10.5% from 488 m to 504 m10.8% from 504 m to 520 m17.6% from 520 m to 532 m18.1% from 532 m to 544 m14.6% from 544 m to 560 m14.6% from 560 m to 576 m15.8% from 576 m to 588 m16.5% from 588 m to 601 m14.4% from 601 m to 617 m12.1% from 617 m to 634 m16.4% from 634 m to 647 m13.9% from 647 m to 659 m14.1% from 659 m to 673 m13.7% from 673 m to 685 m9.1% from 685 m to 697 m18.2% from 697 m to 711 m24.8% from 711 m to 722 m17.6% from 722 m to 735 m12.5% from 735 m to 750 m8.1% from 750 m to 765 m15.2% from 765 m to 779 m15.0% from 779 m to 790 m14.4% from 790 m to 804 m12.7% from 804 m to 816 m14.8% from 816 m to 827 m13.3% from 827 m to 839 m14.3% from 839 m to 856 m16.8% from 856 m to 870 m15.0% from 870 m to 888 m13.7% from 888 m to 904 m11.9% from 904 m to 908 m12.6% from 908 m to 927 m18.9% from 927 m to 931 m13.5% from 931 m to 950 m9.4% from 950 m to 965 m13.1% from 965 m to 984 m16.9% from 984 m to 998 m23.1% from 998 m to 1.0 km12.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-1.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13%16%15%14%9%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.53 km / 0.95 miles
Elevation gain172.7 m / 567 ft
Average gradient11.3%
Maximum gradient20.1%
Elevation high469.18 m / 1,539 ft
Elevation low293.6 m / 963 ft
Climb difficulty score17,275.09

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 279,511th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 13,508th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,005th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 455th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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Ranking 31st out of 111 cycling climbs in Talybont-on-Usk.

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