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Church Road, Forge Side, Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 9AS, United Kingdom
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295 m355 m415 m475 m18.2% from 0 m to 2 m10.5% from 2 m to 6 m10.3% from 6 m to 10 m25.0% from 10 m to 12 m20.0% from 12 m to 14 m14.8% from 14 m to 17 m19.0% from 17 m to 19 m14.6% from 19 m to 23 m14.8% from 23 m to 26 m0.0% from 26 m to 42 m17.4% from 42 m to 45 m13.8% from 45 m to 48 m10.5% from 48 m to 51 m12.9% from 51 m to 55 m14.8% from 55 m to 57 m6.6% from 57 m to 63 m9.1% from 63 m to 68 m16.2% from 68 m to 71 m14.8% from 71 m to 74 m13.3% from 74 m to 77 m0.0% from 77 m to 84 m14.8% from 84 m to 87 m12.1% from 87 m to 90 m19.4% from 90 m to 93 m15.4% from 93 m to 96 m10.3% from 96 m to 100 m0.0% from 100 m to 104 m11.8% from 104 m to 107 m11.1% from 107 m to 111 m10.5% from 111 m to 115 m12.1% from 115 m to 118 m20.0% from 118 m to 121 m7.1% from 121 m to 127 m12.5% from 127 m to 130 m13.3% from 130 m to 133 m16.0% from 133 m to 135 m16.7% from 135 m to 138 m4.9% from 138 m to 146 m16.7% from 146 m to 148 m21.4% from 148 m to 151 m12.9% from 151 m to 154 m11.8% from 154 m to 158 m3.3% from 158 m to 170 m14.3% from 170 m to 173 m23.1% from 173 m to 175 m14.3% from 175 m to 178 m16.0% from 178 m to 181 m4.3% from 181 m to 190 m13.8% from 190 m to 193 m13.3% from 193 m to 196 m13.8% from 196 m to 199 m14.3% from 199 m to 202 m16.0% from 202 m to 204 m15.4% from 204 m to 207 m16.0% from 207 m to 209 m18.2% from 209 m to 211 m20.0% from 211 m to 213 m7.1% from 213 m to 222 m15.4% from 222 m to 224 m12.1% from 224 m to 228 m13.8% from 228 m to 231 m13.3% from 231 m to 234 m2.3% from 234 m to 251 m18.8% from 251 m to 254 m16.2% from 254 m to 258 m12.1% from 258 m to 261 m19.4% from 261 m to 264 m13.8% from 264 m to 267 m14.3% from 267 m to 270 m13.8% from 270 m to 273 m13.3% from 273 m to 276 m13.3% from 276 m to 279 m5.8% from 279 m to 289 m13.3% from 289 m to 292 m9.5% from 292 m to 296 m20.7% from 296 m to 299 m12.5% from 299 m to 302 m11.4% from 302 m to 306 m15.4% from 306 m to 308 m14.3% from 308 m to 311 m11.1% from 311 m to 315 m20.0% from 315 m to 318 m3.8% from 318 m to 328 m14.8% from 328 m to 331 m14.8% from 331 m to 334 m22.2% from 334 m to 336 m11.8% from 336 m to 340 m0.0% from 340 m to 348 m3.1% from 348 m to 361 m11.1% from 361 m to 365 m11.8% from 365 m to 368 m10.5% from 368 m to 372 m12.9% from 372 m to 375 m0.0% from 375 m to 379 m2.0% from 379 m to 399 m13.8% from 399 m to 402 m21.4% from 402 m to 405 m13.3% from 405 m to 408 m15.4% from 408 m to 411 m2.1% from 411 m to 430 m10.8% from 430 m to 433 m12.5% from 433 m to 437 m13.8% from 437 m to 439 m12.1% from 439 m to 443 m0.0% from 443 m to 455 m20.0% from 455 m to 458 m11.8% from 458 m to 462 m12.1% from 462 m to 465 m13.8% from 465 m to 468 m14.3% from 468 m to 471 m0.0% from 471 m to 479 m4.3% from 479 m to 489 m13.8% from 489 m to 492 m13.8% from 492 m to 495 m16.0% from 495 m to 497 m18.2% from 497 m to 499 m6.8% from 499 m to 505 m13.3% from 505 m to 508 m21.1% from 508 m to 510 m11.8% from 510 m to 513 m11.8% from 513 m to 517 m3.2% from 517 m to 529 m18.2% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.14 km / 1.33 miles
Elevation gain178 m / 584 ft
Average gradient8.3%
Maximum gradient18.3%
Elevation high473.4 m / 1,553 ft
Elevation low295.4 m / 969 ft
Climb difficulty score17,782.75

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 268,400th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 12,463rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,823rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 41st out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Blaenavon.

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