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the steep harp

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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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175 m235 m300 m360 m17.3% from 0 m to 65 m18.4% from 65 m to 126 m15.2% from 126 m to 188 m19.6% from 188 m to 251 m27.0% from 251 m to 312 m10.6% from 312 m to 375 m9.7% from 375 m to 436 m-2.1% from 436 m to 498 m4.9% from 498 m to 559 m12.3% from 559 m to 622 m12.7% from 622 m to 682 m11.0% from 682 m to 731 m4.6% from 731 m to 792 m16.4% from 792 m to 853 m17.7% from 853 m to 903 m13.6% from 903 m to 965 m8.0% from 965 m to 1.0 km12.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km8.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km4.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km18%11%10%13%10%9%3%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
Distance1.59 km / 0.99 miles
Elevation gain179.3 m / 588 ft
Average gradient11.2%
Maximum gradient20%
Elevation high355.4 m / 1,166 ft
Elevation low177.4 m / 582 ft
Climb difficulty score17,844.96

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 267,094th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 12,348th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,798th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 429th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Trewern.

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