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*OFFICIAL* Toughest climb in Wales

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Trefeglwys, Powys, Wales, SY17 5RJ, United Kingdom
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205 m270 m340 m405 m1.5% from 0 m to 13 m6.7% from 13 m to 19 m4.3% from 19 m to 24 m4.2% from 24 m to 29 m3.6% from 29 m to 34 m7.5% from 34 m to 39 m7.8% from 39 m to 45 m8.9% from 45 m to 49 m9.1% from 49 m to 53 m15.4% from 53 m to 57 m14.8% from 57 m to 60 m20.0% from 60 m to 63 m19.4% from 63 m to 66 m17.6% from 66 m to 70 m11.4% from 70 m to 73 m19.5% from 73 m to 77 m15.4% from 77 m to 81 m8.5% from 81 m to 86 m19.5% from 86 m to 90 m12.8% from 90 m to 95 m15.4% from 95 m to 98 m20.0% from 98 m to 102 m24.2% from 102 m to 106 m16.2% from 106 m to 109 m18.2% from 109 m to 114 m11.8% from 114 m to 119 m16.7% from 119 m to 124 m10.3% from 124 m to 130 m7.3% from 130 m to 135 m12.8% from 135 m to 140 m11.4% from 140 m to 143 m16.7% from 143 m to 147 m20.0% from 147 m to 149 m30.0% from 149 m to 151 m13.8% from 151 m to 154 m13.3% from 154 m to 157 m17.1% from 157 m to 160 m11.3% from 160 m to 166 m8.2% from 166 m to 170 m10.0% from 170 m to 174 m11.4% from 174 m to 178 m23.1% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.52 km / 1.57 miles
Elevation gain187.2 m / 614 ft
Average gradient7.4%
Maximum gradient26.4%
Elevation high401.2 m / 1,316 ft
Elevation low205.8 m / 675 ft
Climb difficulty score18,719.14

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 249,215th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 10,733rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,540th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 388th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 32 climbs) in Trefeglwys.

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