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Western ascent

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The Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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310 m370 m430 m490 m63.2% from 0 m to 2 m150.0% from 2 m to 3 m333.3% from 3 m to 3 m280.0% from 3 m to 4 m250.0% from 4 m to 4 m320.0% from 4 m to 4 m400.0% from 4 m to 5 m500.0% from 5 m to 5 m240.0% from 5 m to 5 m111.1% from 5 m to 6 m200.0% from 6 m to 7 m83.3% from 7 m to 8 m32.0% from 8 m to 11 m13.3% from 11 m to 12 m22.7% from 12 m to 17 m13.3% from 17 m to 26 m14.7% from 26 m to 32 m14.3% from 32 m to 41 m18.6% from 41 m to 45 m5.4% from 45 m to 49 m6.1% from 49 m to 69 m18.5% from 69 m to 74 m80.0% from 74 m to 75 m52.6% from 75 m to 77 m21.7% from 77 m to 82 m16.0% from 82 m to 89 m40.0% from 89 m to 93 m22.7% from 93 m to 97 m28.6% from 97 m to 101 m21.9% from 101 m to 107 m33.3% from 107 m to 110 m30.8% from 110 m to 114 m24.5% from 114 m to 119 m52.2% from 119 m to 121 m24.4% from 121 m to 125 m25.5% from 125 m to 130 m21.7% from 130 m to 135 m60.0% from 135 m to 137 m1000.0% from 137 m to 137 m50.0% from 137 m to 138 m5.6% from 138 m to 141 m4.5% from 141 m to 150 m21.6% from 150 m to 154 m14.8% from 154 m to 157 m17.2% from 157 m to 162 m25.0% from 162 m to 168 m20.4% from 168 m to 173 m22.2% from 173 m to 178 m29.3% from 178 m to 182 m20.8% from 182 m to 187 m19.6% from 187 m to 192 m23.5% from 192 m to 197 m20.3% from 197 m to 203 m20.4% from 203 m to 208 m17.2% from 208 m to 214 m100.0% from 214 m to 215 m7.8% from 215 m to 228 m16.7% from 228 m to 236 m17.9% from 236 m to 242 m14.3% from 242 m to 243 m17.5% from 243 m to 249 m24.4% from 249 m to 253 m22.7% from 253 m to 257 m13.3% from 257 m to 259 m19.4% from 259 m to 265 m9.4% from 265 m to 274 m24.5% from 274 m to 278 m20.4% from 278 m to 283 m18.2% from 283 m to 284 m19.0% from 284 m to 291 m21.4% from 291 m to 296 m18.2% from 296 m to 303 m20.7% from 303 m to 309 m16.4% from 309 m to 315 m24.5% from 315 m to 320 m16.4% from 320 m to 326 m27.3% from 326 m to 330 m22.6% from 330 m to 336 m23.5% from 336 m to 341 m18.2% from 341 m to 347 m21.8% from 347 m to 353 m23.8% from 353 m to 357 m19.7% from 357 m to 363 m19.6% from 363 m to 368 m19.6% from 368 m to 373 m14.7% from 373 m to 380 m16.9% from 380 m to 386 m31.2% from 386 m to 389 m142.9% from 389 m to 390 m4.1% from 390 m to 414 m11.1% from 414 m to 425 m16.1% from 425 m to 434 m8.5% from 434 m to 439 m11.3% from 439 m to 444 m10.9% from 444 m to 455 m13.5% from 455 m to 464 m13.6% from 464 m to 473 m10.7% from 473 m to 484 m11.1% from 484 m to 493 m11.9% from 493 m to 501 m12.3% from 501 m to 509 m11.5% from 509 m to 515 m17.6% from 515 m to 518 m11.8% from 518 m to 525 m0.0% from 525 m to 527 m12.0% from 527 m to 532 m11.8% from 532 m to 537 m12.2% from 537 m to 545 m14.6% from 545 m to 553 m10.3% from 553 m to 563 m18.5% from 563 m to 569 m24.5% from 569 m to 574 m12.5% from 574 m to 577 m9.8% from 577 m to 583 m17.6% from 583 m to 590 m22.2% from 590 m to 596 m27.8% from 596 m to 599 m21.4% from 599 m to 605 m57.1% from 605 m to 606 m7.0% from 606 m to 621 m7.2% from 621 m to 634 m9.3% from 634 m to 645 m15.0% from 645 m to 653 m6.3% from 653 m to 669 m6.7% from 669 m to 684 m2.4% from 684 m to 726 m0.0% from 726 m to 787 m1.9% from 787 m to 849 m15.2% from 849 m to 856 m7.2% from 856 m to 870 m1.3% from 870 m to 932 m-0.3% from 932 m to 991 m-9.2% from 991 m to 1.0 km-1.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km17.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km20.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km43.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km27.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km33.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km37.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km18.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km22.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km30.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km29.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km18.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km21.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km25.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-0.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km28.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km52.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km22.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km15.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km7.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km25%16%9%1%1%11%10%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
Distance1.69 km / 1.05 miles
Elevation gain177.2 m / 581 ft
Average gradient10.5%
Maximum gradient46.8%
Elevation high487.8 m / 1,600 ft
Elevation low310.6 m / 1,019 ft
Climb difficulty score17,727.8

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 269,527th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 12,560th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,842nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 436th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 38 climbs) in The Vale of Grwyney.

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