The contours

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Welsh Harp Hollow, Buttington, Trewern, Powys, Wales, SY21 8HB, United Kingdom

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Climb Profile

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235 m270 m300 m335 m10.6% from 0 m to 63 m9.7% from 63 m to 124 m-2.1% from 124 m to 186 m4.9% from 186 m to 247 m12.3% from 247 m to 310 m12.7% from 310 m to 370 m11.0% from 370 m to 419 m4.6% from 419 m to 480 m16.4% from 480 m to 541 m17.7% from 541 m to 591 m13.6% from 591 m to 654 m8.0% from 654 m to 716 m12.2% from 716 m to 776 m15.4% from 776 m to 789 m11.9% from 789 m to 851 m5.2% from 851 m to 912 m8.6% from 912 m to 974 m6%11%13%9%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.97 km / 0.61 miles
Elevation gain96.8 m / 318 ft
Average gradient9.8%
Maximum gradient15.9%
Elevation high333.6 m / 1,094 ft
Elevation low238.1 m / 781 ft
Climb difficulty score9,544.22

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 604,908th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 46,058th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,369th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 1,082nd out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Trewern.

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