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The Beast

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Quarr Drive, Aber-Clydach, Clydach, Swansea, Wales, SA6 5BW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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30 m65 m105 m140 m8.0% from 0 m to 3 m10.7% from 3 m to 10 m13.3% from 10 m to 18 m8.0% from 18 m to 20 m8.2% from 20 m to 30 m8.3% from 30 m to 32 m12.4% from 32 m to 42 m7.2% from 42 m to 56 m8.7% from 56 m to 58 m4.3% from 58 m to 67 m5.5% from 67 m to 82 m8.3% from 82 m to 84 m5.6% from 84 m to 99 m8.7% from 99 m to 101 m10.5% from 101 m to 110 m8.3% from 110 m to 113 m2.9% from 113 m to 120 m8.7% from 120 m to 127 m8.7% from 127 m to 131 m11.4% from 131 m to 138 m8.3% from 138 m to 141 m0.0% from 141 m to 150 m10.0% from 150 m to 162 m10.8% from 162 m to 171 m8.0% from 171 m to 174 m8.0% from 174 m to 176 m18.6% from 176 m to 181 m24.4% from 181 m to 185 m27.3% from 185 m to 187 m48.0% from 187 m to 192 m0.0% from 192 m to 193 m21.1% from 193 m to 199 m14.3% from 199 m to 201 m17.0% from 201 m to 206 m16.0% from 206 m to 211 m10.0% from 211 m to 213 m33.3% from 213 m to 215 m16.2% from 215 m to 219 m33.3% from 219 m to 220 m15.8% from 220 m to 224 m22.6% from 224 m to 230 m25.0% from 230 m to 230 m13.8% from 230 m to 236 m21.3% from 236 m to 241 m0.0% from 241 m to 242 m21.6% from 242 m to 245 m7.4% from 245 m to 248 m23.5% from 248 m to 250 m0.0% from 250 m to 251 m50.0% from 251 m to 252 m125.0% from 252 m to 253 m7.4% from 253 m to 258 m8.7% from 258 m to 263 m11.4% from 263 m to 270 m8.3% from 270 m to 279 m20.0% from 279 m to 281 m14.3% from 281 m to 288 m3.4% from 288 m to 294 m10.9% from 294 m to 300 m5.6% from 300 m to 303 m16.2% from 303 m to 307 m15.8% from 307 m to 311 m11.1% from 311 m to 313 m11.4% from 313 m to 321 m0.0% from 321 m to 323 m17.9% from 323 m to 330 m5.4% from 330 m to 334 m13.7% from 334 m to 341 m0.0% from 341 m to 343 m10.8% from 343 m to 346 m10.8% from 346 m to 354 m14.5% from 354 m to 359 m10.7% from 359 m to 367 m14.5% from 367 m to 372 m11.1% from 372 m to 374 m16.9% from 374 m to 381 m0.0% from 381 m to 383 m23.5% from 383 m to 385 m7.4% from 385 m to 390 m11.8% from 390 m to 392 m11.8% from 392 m to 393 m11.8% from 393 m to 399 m44.4% from 399 m to 399 m19.4% from 399 m to 403 m4.4% from 403 m to 407 m4.3% from 407 m to 412 m7.9% from 412 m to 424 m16.7% from 424 m to 426 m8.5% from 426 m to 437 m3.7% from 437 m to 443 m11.4% from 443 m to 446 m7.4% from 446 m to 452 m11.8% from 452 m to 455 m18.6% from 455 m to 459 m12.0% from 459 m to 464 m13.3% from 464 m to 467 m20.0% from 467 m to 468 m120.0% from 468 m to 469 m14.8% from 469 m to 471 m13.2% from 471 m to 479 m16.9% from 479 m to 485 m15.4% from 485 m to 489 m20.0% from 489 m to 492 m15.2% from 492 m to 498 m13.5% from 498 m to 507 m11.9% from 507 m to 516 m19.4% from 516 m to 519 m10.3% from 519 m to 525 m120.0% from 525 m to 526 m12.0% from 526 m to 534 m9.1% from 534 m to 536 m19.5% from 536 m to 540 m0.0% from 540 m to 541 m12.9% from 541 m to 544 m19.4% from 544 m to 547 m9.5% from 547 m to 550 m9.1% from 550 m to 552 m14.0% from 552 m to 556 m20.0% from 556 m to 562 m0.0% from 562 m to 563 m14.3% from 563 m to 569 m11.8% from 569 m to 574 m7.5% from 574 m to 579 m10.9% from 579 m to 585 m10.5% from 585 m to 592 m20.0% from 592 m to 593 m7.7% from 593 m to 599 m50.0% from 599 m to 601 m16.3% from 601 m to 605 m10.5% from 605 m to 609 m16.2% from 609 m to 613 m21.1% from 613 m to 619 m12.8% from 619 m to 626 m20.0% from 626 m to 627 m20.5% from 627 m to 631 m0.0% from 631 m to 632 m36.4% from 632 m to 633 m18.6% from 633 m to 637 m10.5% from 637 m to 639 m17.8% from 639 m to 644 m22.7% from 644 m to 648 m22.2% from 648 m to 649 m14.7% from 649 m to 656 m16.2% from 656 m to 660 m10.2% from 660 m to 665 m12.5% from 665 m to 669 m18.2% from 669 m to 670 m9.5% from 670 m to 674 m20.0% from 674 m to 675 m11.8% from 675 m to 682 m11.8% from 682 m to 683 m14.9% from 683 m to 690 m16.0% from 690 m to 693 m11.1% from 693 m to 694 m0.0% from 694 m to 695 m90.9% from 695 m to 696 m12.2% from 696 m to 705 m0.0% from 705 m to 706 m9.4% from 706 m to 712 m7.1% from 712 m to 715 m22.2% from 715 m to 716 m0.0% from 716 m to 717 m-4.6% from 717 m to 730 m-2.6% from 730 m to 737 m6.1% from 737 m to 744 m9.6% from 744 m to 759 m3.5% from 759 m to 776 m0.0% from 776 m to 794 m-1.1% from 794 m to 813 m9.0% from 813 m to 822 m1.6% from 822 m to 835 m2.2% from 835 m to 853 m6.6% from 853 m to 859 m6.8% from 859 m to 868 m7.0% from 868 m to 879 m0.0% from 879 m to 885 m-1.1% from 885 m to 903 m2.3% from 903 m to 921 m3.0% from 921 m to 941 m3.4% from 941 m to 947 m0.0% from 947 m to 962 m-2.8% from 962 m to 976 m-11.5% from 976 m to 981 m-3.8% from 981 m to 986 m-8.4% from 986 m to 1.0 km-1.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-0.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-15.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-3.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-6.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-8.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-12.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-8.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-8.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.3% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-2.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-16.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-1.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-4.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-3.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-6.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-8.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-11.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-8.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-6.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-6.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-3.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-7.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-7.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-3.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-2.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-2.3% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-13.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-4.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-5.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-5.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-1.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-4.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-2.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-2.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-3.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-2.1% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-5.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.5% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-2.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-3.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-2.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-2.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km0.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-1.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-2.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-0.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-2.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km2.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km1.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-1.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km1.0% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km5.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-1.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km12%7%2%-2%-2%0%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.72 km / 1.69 miles
Elevation gain81.2 m / 266 ft
Average gradient3%
Maximum gradient36.6%
Elevation high136.4 m / 448 ft
Elevation low30 m / 98 ft
Climb difficulty score8,122.63

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 743,832nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 60,013th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 9,085th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 230th out of 1,399 cycling climbs in Swansea.

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Ranking 12th out of 23 cycling climbs in Clydach.

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