Sting in the tail

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A4119, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, CF72 8LN, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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165 m180 m195 m210 m-27.7% from 0 m to 16 m-29.5% from 16 m to 20 m-16.0% from 20 m to 33 m-2.4% from 33 m to 50 m0.0% from 50 m to 66 m-1.8% from 66 m to 78 m0.0% from 78 m to 85 m-1.7% from 85 m to 97 m-13.5% from 97 m to 106 m-2.4% from 106 m to 110 m-9.2% from 110 m to 116 m-3.2% from 116 m to 119 m-10.0% from 119 m to 123 m-15.0% from 123 m to 129 m-2.3% from 129 m to 134 m0.0% from 134 m to 141 m0.0% from 141 m to 152 m9.5% from 152 m to 156 m13.2% from 156 m to 171 m15.1% from 171 m to 187 m8.8% from 187 m to 190 m13.8% from 190 m to 200 m14.8% from 200 m to 205 m17.6% from 205 m to 207 m14.3% from 207 m to 209 m8.7% from 209 m to 214 m14.5% from 214 m to 222 m16.0% from 222 m to 235 m14.3% from 235 m to 236 m16.7% from 236 m to 243 m14.7% from 243 m to 253 m16.2% from 253 m to 264 m17.0% from 264 m to 273 m17.6% from 273 m to 282 m16.9% from 282 m to 296 m11.0% from 296 m to 307 m3.5% from 307 m to 321 m4.6% from 321 m to 330 m-9.1% from 330 m to 331 m3.0% from 331 m to 338 m5.6% from 338 m to 340 m3.1% from 340 m to 343 m6.4% from 343 m to 351 m6.5% from 351 m to 360 m8.4% from 360 m to 373 m9.5% from 373 m to 381 m9.8% from 381 m to 386 m11.5% from 386 m to 391 m17.3% from 391 m to 399 m7.9% from 399 m to 403 m12.1% from 403 m to 409 m10.7% from 409 m to 412 m13.6% from 412 m to 420 m15.3% from 420 m to 429 m10.5% from 429 m to 431 m16.3% from 431 m to 441 m19.0% from 441 m to 443 m10.0% from 443 m to 447 m13.2% from 447 m to 454 m5.9% from 454 m to 461 m-6.6% from 461 m to 467 m-7.6% from 467 m to 473 m-2.9% from 473 m to 480 m1.4% from 480 m to 487 m2.5% from 487 m to 495 m2.6% from 495 m to 499 m5.8% from 499 m to 504 m12.5% from 504 m to 506 m22.2% from 506 m to 509 m13.4% from 509 m to 515 m13.0% from 515 m to 526 m12.2% from 526 m to 545 m19.4% from 545 m to 548 m-9%4%16%7%7%13%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.55 km / 0.34 miles
Elevation gain44 m / 144 ft
Average gradient5.6%
Maximum gradient16.9%
Elevation high210 m / 689 ft
Elevation low167.2 m / 549 ft
Climb difficulty score3,068.8

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,514,787th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 151,413th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 17,016th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 840th out of 1,238 cycling climbs in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Ranking 55th out of 85 cycling climbs in Llantrisant.

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