fire road switchback climb
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 3.49 km / 2.17 miles |
| Elevation gain | 243 m / 797 ft |
| Average gradient | 7% |
| Maximum gradient | 19.1% |
| Elevation high | 577.3 m / 1,894 ft |
| Elevation low | 334.3 m / 1,097 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 24,287.47 |
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|---|---|---|---|
Mynydd Llysiau Climb The Vale of Grwyney, Powys | 3.29 km | 7.3% | 240 m |
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From bridge to switchback The Vale of Grwyney, Powys | 3.2 km | 7.7% | 248 m |
wolverine climb The Vale of Grwyney, Powys | 3.14 km | 7.6% | 240 m |
10, 9, 8.... .... 3, 2, 1, Blast Off The Vale of Grwyney, Powys | 3.15 km | 7.8% | 245 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 167,579th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 4,569th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom. |
📉 Places 1,278th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales. |
⚖ Ranks 205th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 38 climbs) in The Vale of Grwyney. |
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