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B4248 Climb

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Whistle Road, Forge Side, Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 9SJ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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395 m425 m455 m485 m4.5% from 0 m to 16 m4.3% from 16 m to 30 m4.3% from 30 m to 44 m3.7% from 44 m to 57 m3.0% from 57 m to 71 m3.8% from 71 m to 84 m3.1% from 84 m to 97 m2.4% from 97 m to 109 m2.8% from 109 m to 120 m3.2% from 120 m to 126 m6.4% from 126 m to 131 m0.0% from 131 m to 138 m-1.6% from 138 m to 144 m2.6% from 144 m to 148 m7.7% from 148 m to 153 m2.2% from 153 m to 157 m2.6% from 157 m to 161 m3.2% from 161 m to 164 m6.7% from 164 m to 169 m10.0% from 169 m to 172 m3.8% from 172 m to 177 m4.8% from 177 m to 183 m5.4% from 183 m to 191 m4.1% from 191 m to 198 m4.0% from 198 m to 206 m5.3% from 206 m to 213 m5.7% from 213 m to 220 m6.0% from 220 m to 227 m5.5% from 227 m to 234 m5.3% from 234 m to 242 m6.8% from 242 m to 249 m8.2% from 249 m to 256 m8.7% from 256 m to 263 m10.0% from 263 m to 270 m9.2% from 270 m to 277 m9.2% from 277 m to 283 m8.1% from 283 m to 289 m9.4% from 289 m to 296 m8.8% from 296 m to 303 m9.1% from 303 m to 309 m8.5% from 309 m to 316 m7.0% from 316 m to 323 m13.8% from 323 m to 330 m13.6% from 330 m to 336 m12.7% from 336 m to 341 m14.8% from 341 m to 347 m13.3% from 347 m to 353 m13.4% from 353 m to 361 m13.6% from 361 m to 370 m12.2% from 370 m to 377 m11.8% from 377 m to 384 m11.8% from 384 m to 391 m10.5% from 391 m to 396 m10.3% from 396 m to 402 m10.4% from 402 m to 409 m10.9% from 409 m to 415 m9.1% from 415 m to 422 m12.7% from 422 m to 429 m7.2% from 429 m to 436 m8.7% from 436 m to 443 m8.2% from 443 m to 449 m7.5% from 449 m to 454 m7.6% from 454 m to 461 m7.0% from 461 m to 468 m7.5% from 468 m to 475 m10.0% from 475 m to 482 m9.3% from 482 m to 489 m9.5% from 489 m to 497 m9.1% from 497 m to 503 m9.8% from 503 m to 509 m8.3% from 509 m to 515 m9.5% from 515 m to 522 m10.3% from 522 m to 527 m10.2% from 527 m to 533 m10.9% from 533 m to 540 m11.9% from 540 m to 546 m10.9% from 546 m to 553 m13.1% from 553 m to 559 m12.5% from 559 m to 565 m10.1% from 565 m to 572 m10.1% from 572 m to 579 m12.3% from 579 m to 586 m10.4% from 586 m to 594 m12.2% from 594 m to 601 m13.3% from 601 m to 609 m10.1% from 609 m to 616 m7.8% from 616 m to 622 m6.9% from 622 m to 629 m9.1% from 629 m to 637 m7.5% from 637 m to 644 m7.5% from 644 m to 651 m7.7% from 651 m to 657 m5.2% from 657 m to 665 m4.6% from 665 m to 673 m2.5% from 673 m to 681 m5.3% from 681 m to 689 m6.3% from 689 m to 697 m4.8% from 697 m to 705 m5.1% from 705 m to 713 m4.9% from 713 m to 721 m6.1% from 721 m to 730 m3.8% from 730 m to 738 m6.3% from 738 m to 746 m5.0% from 746 m to 754 m6.7% from 754 m to 761 m5.4% from 761 m to 768 m2.7% from 768 m to 776 m2.6% from 776 m to 783 m6.4% from 783 m to 791 m6.5% from 791 m to 799 m5.1% from 799 m to 807 m4.9% from 807 m to 815 m4.9% from 815 m to 823 m6.6% from 823 m to 831 m7.6% from 831 m to 839 m6.6% from 839 m to 846 m9.6% from 846 m to 855 m9.8% from 855 m to 864 m9.5% from 864 m to 872 m8.7% from 872 m to 880 m10.7% from 880 m to 888 m9.6% from 888 m to 895 m10.8% from 895 m to 902 m10.5% from 902 m to 910 m10.5% from 910 m to 918 m9.0% from 918 m to 925 m10.4% from 925 m to 933 m10.0% from 933 m to 941 m9.3% from 941 m to 950 m10.7% from 950 m to 958 m9.5% from 958 m to 966 m10.8% from 966 m to 975 m9.8% from 975 m to 983 m9.8% from 983 m to 991 m9.3% from 991 m to 999 m5.6% from 999 m to 1.0 km5.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km1.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4%10%8%8%3%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
Distance1.17 km / 0.73 miles
Elevation gain82.2 m / 270 ft
Average gradient7%
Maximum gradient13.7%
Elevation high480.6 m / 1,577 ft
Elevation low398.45 m / 1,307 ft
Climb difficulty score8,217.61

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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 731,882nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 58,850th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,944th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 154th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 50 climbs) in Blaenavon.

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