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Pontarddulais, Swansea, Wales, SA4 8QB, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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45 m65 m90 m110 m7.7% from 0 m to 4 m6.8% from 4 m to 8 m6.5% from 8 m to 11 m7.5% from 11 m to 15 m8.8% from 15 m to 19 m6.1% from 19 m to 22 m7.5% from 22 m to 27 m6.7% from 27 m to 30 m8.2% from 30 m to 35 m9.7% from 35 m to 38 m7.9% from 38 m to 45 m9.7% from 45 m to 48 m11.3% from 48 m to 53 m9.4% from 53 m to 58 m9.7% from 58 m to 62 m10.4% from 62 m to 68 m10.0% from 68 m to 72 m10.0% from 72 m to 77 m10.0% from 77 m to 82 m11.5% from 82 m to 87 m10.0% from 87 m to 93 m9.6% from 93 m to 99 m11.1% from 99 m to 104 m8.6% from 104 m to 110 m8.5% from 110 m to 116 m5.7% from 116 m to 119 m6.9% from 119 m to 125 m12.2% from 125 m to 129 m8.3% from 129 m to 133 m9.3% from 133 m to 138 m10.0% from 138 m to 143 m11.1% from 143 m to 147 m8.2% from 147 m to 152 m9.8% from 152 m to 156 m8.9% from 156 m to 160 m11.6% from 160 m to 165 m9.7% from 165 m to 168 m10.4% from 168 m to 172 m10.0% from 172 m to 177 m9.3% from 177 m to 182 m9.8% from 182 m to 187 m9.1% from 187 m to 190 m10.0% from 190 m to 195 m9.4% from 195 m to 200 m11.1% from 200 m to 205 m10.0% from 205 m to 210 m12.8% from 210 m to 215 m15.0% from 215 m to 219 m13.3% from 219 m to 222 m5.9% from 222 m to 225 m16.1% from 225 m to 228 m12.8% from 228 m to 232 m15.2% from 232 m to 237 m15.2% from 237 m to 240 m14.3% from 240 m to 244 m15.0% from 244 m to 248 m15.4% from 248 m to 252 m12.7% from 252 m to 258 m8.5% from 258 m to 262 m10.9% from 262 m to 267 m14.3% from 267 m to 271 m13.0% from 271 m to 276 m9.7% from 276 m to 279 m10.4% from 279 m to 284 m9.7% from 284 m to 287 m7.1% from 287 m to 291 m4.9% from 291 m to 295 m6.1% from 295 m to 302 m5.9% from 302 m to 308 m9.8% from 308 m to 312 m6.3% from 312 m to 316 m2.1% from 316 m to 320 m-2.6% from 320 m to 324 m8.6% from 324 m to 330 m9.4% from 330 m to 333 m6.5% from 333 m to 336 m12.0% from 336 m to 345 m12.2% from 345 m to 349 m2.4% from 349 m to 353 m7.5% from 353 m to 357 m9.6% from 357 m to 362 m6.5% from 362 m to 365 m8.6% from 365 m to 369 m5.4% from 369 m to 372 m1.7% from 372 m to 378 m7.1% from 378 m to 384 m3.0% from 384 m to 387 m1.8% from 387 m to 393 m4.7% from 393 m to 397 m6.2% from 397 m to 402 m-2.2% from 402 m to 406 m-1.9% from 406 m to 412 m-2.1% from 412 m to 416 m1.7% from 416 m to 422 m0.0% from 422 m to 426 m-1.9% from 426 m to 431 m-1.9% from 431 m to 437 m2.3% from 437 m to 441 m-2.5% from 441 m to 445 m-3.0% from 445 m to 448 m0.0% from 448 m to 454 m-2.8% from 454 m to 457 m-3.2% from 457 m to 460 m-6.5% from 460 m to 463 m-4.2% from 463 m to 468 m-1.9% from 468 m to 473 m-2.2% from 473 m to 478 m-1.8% from 478 m to 484 m2.0% from 484 m to 489 m3.2% from 489 m to 492 m2.9% from 492 m to 495 m5.9% from 495 m to 500 m2.2% from 500 m to 505 m2.4% from 505 m to 509 m-7.8% from 509 m to 514 m-2.1% from 514 m to 519 m3.9% from 519 m to 524 m2.2% from 524 m to 528 m11.1% from 528 m to 533 m11.1% from 533 m to 537 m14.6% from 537 m to 541 m13.0% from 541 m to 547 m16.7% from 547 m to 552 m18.6% from 552 m to 556 m18.2% from 556 m to 560 m11.5% from 560 m to 566 m18.4% from 566 m to 571 m17.5% from 571 m to 575 m17.8% from 575 m to 580 m16.7% from 580 m to 583 m13.5% from 583 m to 589 m8.5% from 589 m to 593 m6.7% from 593 m to 596 m12.2% from 596 m to 600 m11.4% from 600 m to 605 m10.2% from 605 m to 610 m5.7% from 610 m to 613 m3.1% from 613 m to 616 m7.1% from 616 m to 621 m10.5% from 621 m to 624 m7.7% from 624 m to 630 m7.8% from 630 m to 635 m6.5% from 635 m to 639 m5.9% from 639 m to 644 m0.0% from 644 m to 649 m6.5% from 649 m to 652 m2.9% from 652 m to 655 m2.9% from 655 m to 659 m6.5% from 659 m to 663 m8.6% from 663 m to 667 m2.9% from 667 m to 670 m3.2% from 670 m to 676 m6.2% from 676 m to 681 m0.0% from 681 m to 684 m2.9% from 684 m to 688 m9.3% from 688 m to 693 m0.0% from 693 m to 696 m3.8% from 696 m to 701 m8.8% from 701 m to 705 m9.1% from 705 m to 708 m13.5% from 708 m to 712 m13.5% from 712 m to 716 m14.3% from 716 m to 720 m12.5% from 720 m to 724 m13.0% from 724 m to 729 m11.8% from 729 m to 734 m12.0% from 734 m to 739 m9%9%12%6%-1%10%6%12%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.74 km / 0.46 miles
Elevation gain56.2 m / 184 ft
Average gradient7.6%
Maximum gradient17.6%
Elevation high105.1 m / 345 ft
Elevation low48.9 m / 160 ft
Climb difficulty score5,617.16

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,007,249th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 89,854th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 12,068th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 414th out of 1,399 cycling climbs in Swansea.

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Ranking 20th out of 43 cycling climbs in Pontarddulais.

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