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Penrhos Varteg Cottages Climb

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Snow Terrace, Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales, SA9 1AX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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65 m95 m130 m160 m6.4% from 0 m to 19 m18.5% from 19 m to 34 m16.7% from 34 m to 49 m15.4% from 49 m to 61 m17.5% from 61 m to 69 m16.0% from 69 m to 74 m15.8% from 74 m to 86 m16.7% from 86 m to 95 m15.2% from 95 m to 101 m18.6% from 101 m to 108 m10.2% from 108 m to 113 m15.2% from 113 m to 120 m12.3% from 120 m to 126 m16.1% from 126 m to 135 m16.9% from 135 m to 141 m18.2% from 141 m to 149 m12.7% from 149 m to 156 m9.6% from 156 m to 161 m13.7% from 161 m to 166 m9.3% from 166 m to 170 m6.7% from 170 m to 181 m11.4% from 181 m to 188 m13.2% from 188 m to 195 m10.4% from 195 m to 202 m19.7% from 202 m to 209 m13.7% from 209 m to 217 m11.8% from 217 m to 224 m15.2% from 224 m to 234 m14.6% from 234 m to 243 m10.8% from 243 m to 250 m11.1% from 250 m to 256 m13.0% from 256 m to 261 m7.7% from 261 m to 265 m12.3% from 265 m to 272 m4.7% from 272 m to 279 m6.3% from 279 m to 285 m9.8% from 285 m to 296 m1.9% from 296 m to 302 m3.2% from 302 m to 305 m19.1% from 305 m to 312 m19.2% from 312 m to 324 m15.6% from 324 m to 334 m11.3% from 334 m to 341 m10.6% from 341 m to 352 m12.7% from 352 m to 358 m11.5% from 358 m to 366 m9.3% from 366 m to 377 m7.3% from 377 m to 389 m4.5% from 389 m to 396 m10.9% from 396 m to 401 m13.6% from 401 m to 407 m11.7% from 407 m to 413 m12.9% from 413 m to 419 m10.5% from 419 m to 428 m11.8% from 428 m to 436 m10.3% from 436 m to 444 m5.6% from 444 m to 451 m10.0% from 451 m to 456 m9.4% from 456 m to 465 m7.7% from 465 m to 474 m8.3% from 474 m to 481 m7.7% from 481 m to 486 m6.4% from 486 m to 491 m6.2% from 491 m to 499 m8.0% from 499 m to 504 m5.7% from 504 m to 508 m7.1% from 508 m to 513 m8.9% from 513 m to 522 m7.3% from 522 m to 531 m4.7% from 531 m to 539 m7.2% from 539 m to 547 m7.9% from 547 m to 559 m9.3% from 559 m to 566 m7.4% from 566 m to 574 m4.6% from 574 m to 585 m7.0% from 585 m to 591 m5.9% from 591 m to 599 m5.5% from 599 m to 607 m8.9% from 607 m to 615 m5.9% from 615 m to 625 m8.0% from 625 m to 633 m7.7% from 633 m to 641 m6.9% from 641 m to 650 m6.8% from 650 m to 659 m2.2% from 659 m to 668 m2.3% from 668 m to 676 m3.6% from 676 m to 685 m8.5% from 685 m to 692 m7.5% from 692 m to 700 m6.8% from 700 m to 709 m6.9% from 709 m to 716 m7.1% from 716 m to 723 m7.4% from 723 m to 730 m7.6% from 730 m to 736 m7.7% from 736 m to 743 m6.3% from 743 m to 751 m8.7% from 751 m to 761 m8.4% from 761 m to 773 m8.0% from 773 m to 782 m7.4% from 782 m to 790 m7.5% from 790 m to 801 m4.4% from 801 m to 810 m3.4% from 810 m to 818 m3.6% from 818 m to 827 m4.4% from 827 m to 836 m3.0% from 836 m to 846 m3.6% from 846 m to 854 m4.1% from 854 m to 866 m5.1% from 866 m to 876 m5.4% from 876 m to 886 m6.7% from 886 m to 895 m5.8% from 895 m to 905 m6.3% from 905 m to 916 m6.4% from 916 m to 929 m5.6% from 929 m to 941 m3.6% from 941 m to 958 m2.3% from 958 m to 970 m2.3% from 970 m to 979 m1.6% from 979 m to 992 m2.0% from 992 m to 1.0 km14%10%7%5%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.01 km / 0.63 miles
Elevation gain89.5 m / 294 ft
Average gradient8.9%
Maximum gradient17.1%
Elevation high157.42 m / 516 ft
Elevation low67.88 m / 223 ft
Climb difficulty score8,947.79

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 655,535th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 51,120th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,973rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 1,148th out of 2,830 cycling climbs in Powys.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 15 climbs) in Ystradgynlais.

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