Enter the forge

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Forge Side, Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 9AF, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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315 m330 m345 m360 m0.0% from 0 m to 18 m-3.3% from 18 m to 36 m-6.2% from 36 m to 46 m-7.7% from 46 m to 56 m-7.6% from 56 m to 67 m-9.2% from 67 m to 78 m-7.5% from 78 m to 88 m-7.5% from 88 m to 99 m-7.3% from 99 m to 110 m-6.8% from 110 m to 122 m-6.6% from 122 m to 134 m-8.4% from 134 m to 146 m-8.7% from 146 m to 157 m-9.5% from 157 m to 168 m-10.4% from 168 m to 177 m-11.0% from 177 m to 187 m0.0% from 187 m to 196 m-5.9% from 196 m to 206 m-3.9% from 206 m to 216 m-4.0% from 216 m to 227 m-5.8% from 227 m to 237 m-5.7% from 237 m to 247 m-3.7% from 247 m to 258 m-5.8% from 258 m to 269 m-6.0% from 269 m to 279 m-6.2% from 279 m to 288 m-2.4% from 288 m to 305 m-4.6% from 305 m to 314 m-4.3% from 314 m to 323 m-6.0% from 323 m to 333 m-4.4% from 333 m to 342 m-6.8% from 342 m to 351 m-7.7% from 351 m to 359 m-5.7% from 359 m to 366 m7.0% from 366 m to 372 m3.7% from 372 m to 377 m8.5% from 377 m to 382 m12.8% from 382 m to 386 m13.3% from 386 m to 391 m18.2% from 391 m to 395 m13.0% from 395 m to 400 m14.0% from 400 m to 404 m9.3% from 404 m to 408 m13.6% from 408 m to 413 m13.0% from 413 m to 417 m13.0% from 417 m to 422 m12.5% from 422 m to 427 m11.8% from 427 m to 432 m12.5% from 432 m to 437 m8.0% from 437 m to 442 m5.8% from 442 m to 452 m8.2% from 452 m to 457 m8.2% from 457 m to 462 m12.8% from 462 m to 467 m8.7% from 467 m to 471 m5.1% from 471 m to 479 m16.2% from 479 m to 483 m12.5% from 483 m to 486 m19.0% from 486 m to 488 m20.0% from 488 m to 491 m12.9% from 491 m to 494 m12.9% from 494 m to 497 m13.8% from 497 m to 500 m12.9% from 500 m to 503 m14.3% from 503 m to 506 m0.0% from 506 m to 509 m6.2% from 509 m to 515 m12.9% from 515 m to 518 m11.8% from 518 m to 522 m18.8% from 522 m to 525 m12.1% from 525 m to 528 m0.0% from 528 m to 539 m3.7% from 539 m to 550 m11.8% from 550 m to 553 m17.1% from 553 m to 557 m11.4% from 557 m to 560 m12.1% from 560 m to 563 m0.0% from 563 m to 573 m4.4% from 573 m to 582 m20.0% from 582 m to 585 m14.3% from 585 m to 588 m13.3% from 588 m to 591 m13.3% from 591 m to 594 m10.3% from 594 m to 600 m16.0% from 600 m to 602 m13.8% from 602 m to 605 m17.6% from 605 m to 609 m12.5% from 609 m to 612 m18.8% from 612 m to 615 m11.8% from 615 m to 618 m21.4% from 618 m to 621 m14.3% from 621 m to 624 m18.2% from 624 m to 627 m6.8% from 627 m to 633 m25.0% from 633 m to 636 m18.2% from 636 m to 638 m16.0% from 638 m to 640 m26.1% from 640 m to 643 m9.5% from 643 m to 647 m19.0% from 647 m to 649 m17.4% from 649 m to 651 m30.0% from 651 m to 653 m20.0% from 653 m to 655 m3.1% from 655 m to 668 m16.7% from 668 m to 670 m30.0% from 670 m to 672 m16.7% from 672 m to 675 m17.4% from 675 m to 677 m4.4% from 677 m to 686 m15.4% from 686 m to 689 m16.7% from 689 m to 691 m16.7% from 691 m to 694 m16.7% from 694 m to 696 m0.0% from 696 m to 708 m0.0% from 708 m to 727 m12.5% from 727 m to 730 m13.3% from 730 m to 733 m19.4% from 733 m to 736 m12.9% from 736 m to 740 m14.3% from 740 m to 742 m0.0% from 742 m to 750 m3.6% from 750 m to 761 m13.8% from 761 m to 764 m12.9% from 764 m to 767 m13.8% from 767 m to 770 m12.9% from 770 m to 773 m0.0% from 773 m to 790 m3.6% from 790 m to 801 m24.0% from 801 m to 803 m15.4% from 803 m to 806 m16.7% from 806 m to 808 m-6%3%9%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.81 km / 0.50 miles
Elevation gain20.4 m / 67 ft
Average gradient2.5%
Maximum gradient18%
Elevation high357.4 m / 1,173 ft
Elevation low315.6 m / 1,035 ft
Climb difficulty score2,036.92

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,863,899th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 199,135th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 19,990th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 399th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

Ranking 33rd out of 50 cycling climbs in Blaenavon.

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