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The Mountain

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Caerphilly Road, Taffs Well, Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, CF15 7TD, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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35 m105 m175 m245 m1.4% from 0 m to 35 m1.7% from 35 m to 41 m2.1% from 41 m to 60 m1.5% from 60 m to 74 m1.5% from 74 m to 87 m2.5% from 87 m to 127 m2.5% from 127 m to 168 m3.1% from 168 m to 200 m4.6% from 200 m to 213 m6.0% from 213 m to 228 m6.9% from 228 m to 241 m7.1% from 241 m to 246 m8.6% from 246 m to 253 m11.4% from 253 m to 266 m10.4% from 266 m to 277 m10.6% from 277 m to 303 m10.4% from 303 m to 319 m10.0% from 319 m to 325 m10.0% from 325 m to 331 m10.7% from 331 m to 343 m10.7% from 343 m to 355 m13.2% from 355 m to 362 m12.5% from 362 m to 385 m11.3% from 385 m to 399 m11.4% from 399 m to 408 m10.9% from 408 m to 443 m10.2% from 443 m to 478 m7.2% from 478 m to 513 m3.8% from 513 m to 547 m2.2% from 547 m to 575 m2.5% from 575 m to 603 m3.6% from 603 m to 622 m2.3% from 622 m to 652 m3.1% from 652 m to 675 m3.0% from 675 m to 688 m1.7% from 688 m to 706 m5.7% from 706 m to 734 m9.3% from 734 m to 767 m7.9% from 767 m to 796 m7.0% from 796 m to 821 m4.5% from 821 m to 852 m4.4% from 852 m to 872 m3.1% from 872 m to 904 m3.4% from 904 m to 930 m3.1% from 930 m to 959 m5.5% from 959 m to 998 m7.0% from 998 m to 1.0 km6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km1.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km3.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km3.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-1.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km3.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km1.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.9% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km1.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km1.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-1.4% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-0.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-2.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.7% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km0.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-2.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-5.1% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-4.7% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km4.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.5% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km3.8% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km0.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-3.0% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-2.5% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-1.5% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-1.6% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km-0.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km0.2% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km5.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.3% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km6.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km10.5% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km12.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km11.4% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km11.1% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km11.3% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km13.5% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km13.1% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km12.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km12.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km11.8% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km8.5% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km9.3% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km9.3% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km10.4% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km9.5% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km6.4% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km8.3% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km11.5% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km13.8% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km16.8% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km14.6% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km12.7% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km14.7% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km16.3% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km17.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km18.1% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km18.6% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km18.1% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km17.3% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km11.2% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km11.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km11.4% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km11.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km10.7% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km9.8% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km5.6% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km5.4% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km2.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km4.1% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km3.9% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km3.8% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km3.3% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km2.1% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km0.0% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km1.9% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km2.2% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km2.7% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km3.3% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km4.6% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km4.6% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km-1.9% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km-2.6% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km-2.8% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km-2.4% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km-2.3% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km1.5% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km3.3% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km8.1% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km8.1% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km5.2% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km5.8% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km5.3% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km3.8% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km4.3% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km4.5% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km2.5% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km1.4% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km1.3% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km1.9% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km1.3% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km6%3%-0%10%3%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.78 km / 2.97 miles
Elevation gain221.2 m / 726 ft
Average gradient4.2%
Maximum gradient18%
Elevation high242.3 m / 795 ft
Elevation low39.8 m / 131 ft
Climb difficulty score20,061.3

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 225,230th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 8,698th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,149th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 165th out of 1,238 cycling climbs in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 38 climbs) in Nantgarw.

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