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Horseshoe climb

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Upper Cwmbran, Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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345 m375 m405 m435 m-2.3% from 0 m to 4 m0.0% from 4 m to 9 m-2.3% from 9 m to 13 m-2.2% from 13 m to 18 m-8.7% from 18 m to 22 m-6.7% from 22 m to 27 m-6.7% from 27 m to 31 m-4.7% from 31 m to 35 m-4.3% from 35 m to 40 m-1.4% from 40 m to 47 m2.0% from 47 m to 52 m0.0% from 52 m to 56 m-2.3% from 56 m to 61 m-9.8% from 61 m to 65 m-2.4% from 65 m to 69 m-2.3% from 69 m to 73 m-2.4% from 73 m to 78 m0.0% from 78 m to 81 m7.7% from 81 m to 85 m9.3% from 85 m to 89 m9.8% from 89 m to 96 m5.6% from 96 m to 99 m6.1% from 99 m to 102 m8.3% from 102 m to 106 m13.0% from 106 m to 113 m13.9% from 113 m to 117 m8.3% from 117 m to 121 m7.0% from 121 m to 127 m5.7% from 127 m to 132 m3.6% from 132 m to 138 m5.7% from 138 m to 143 m9.1% from 143 m to 149 m12.5% from 149 m to 155 m14.5% from 155 m to 162 m15.5% from 162 m to 168 m17.3% from 168 m to 173 m13.7% from 173 m to 178 m15.4% from 178 m to 185 m4.0% from 185 m to 190 m-19.2% from 190 m to 195 m-22.2% from 195 m to 199 m-20.5% from 199 m to 203 m-21.6% from 203 m to 207 m-16.4% from 207 m to 213 m-22.6% from 213 m to 216 m0.0% from 216 m to 219 m-2.5% from 219 m to 223 m0.0% from 223 m to 227 m0.0% from 227 m to 231 m0.0% from 231 m to 234 m5.3% from 234 m to 238 m8.6% from 238 m to 249 m8.1% from 249 m to 252 m8.1% from 252 m to 256 m18.2% from 256 m to 259 m13.2% from 259 m to 263 m10.0% from 263 m to 267 m2.7% from 267 m to 271 m3.2% from 271 m to 277 m2.7% from 277 m to 281 m9.4% from 281 m to 284 m19.0% from 284 m to 288 m29.7% from 288 m to 292 m11.8% from 292 m to 295 m-6.5% from 295 m to 299 m3.3% from 299 m to 302 m-9.4% from 302 m to 305 m5.4% from 305 m to 308 m6.4% from 308 m to 313 m15.7% from 313 m to 318 m16.7% from 318 m to 323 m16.3% from 323 m to 327 m13.9% from 327 m to 331 m12.1% from 331 m to 334 m14.3% from 334 m to 338 m20.0% from 338 m to 341 m20.0% from 341 m to 346 m16.7% from 346 m to 350 m16.7% from 350 m to 353 m20.0% from 353 m to 356 m23.5% from 356 m to 361 m25.0% from 361 m to 365 m25.5% from 365 m to 370 m24.4% from 370 m to 375 m22.9% from 375 m to 380 m25.0% from 380 m to 384 m28.4% from 384 m to 391 m27.7% from 391 m to 396 m31.1% from 396 m to 401 m30.2% from 401 m to 405 m29.2% from 405 m to 410 m30.6% from 410 m to 415 m28.6% from 415 m to 420 m33.3% from 420 m to 424 m29.3% from 424 m to 428 m30.9% from 428 m to 434 m28.9% from 434 m to 437 m15.8% from 437 m to 441 m17.5% from 441 m to 445 m17.9% from 445 m to 449 m17.5% from 449 m to 453 m16.3% from 453 m to 458 m15.8% from 458 m to 462 m13.5% from 462 m to 466 m13.9% from 466 m to 469 m12.2% from 469 m to 474 m16.7% from 474 m to 478 m16.2% from 478 m to 481 m17.5% from 481 m to 485 m15.9% from 485 m to 490 m16.7% from 490 m to 495 m18.4% from 495 m to 499 m16.1% from 499 m to 503 m17.5% from 503 m to 509 m14.0% from 509 m to 513 m17.1% from 513 m to 517 m16.7% from 517 m to 521 m17.4% from 521 m to 526 m18.2% from 526 m to 530 m18.6% from 530 m to 535 m15.0% from 535 m to 539 m19.0% from 539 m to 543 m18.9% from 543 m to 547 m17.1% from 547 m to 550 m21.2% from 550 m to 553 m21.9% from 553 m to 557 m23.3% from 557 m to 560 m20.6% from 560 m to 563 m21.6% from 563 m to 567 m19.4% from 567 m to 570 m21.6% from 570 m to 574 m20.0% from 574 m to 578 m21.1% from 578 m to 581 m22.0% from 581 m to 585 m21.1% from 585 m to 589 m21.9% from 589 m to 592 m21.2% from 592 m to 596 m20.0% from 596 m to 600 m18.6% from 600 m to 604 m22.2% from 604 m to 609 m17.0% from 609 m to 613 m18.2% from 613 m to 617 m14.3% from 617 m to 624 m16.9% from 624 m to 629 m16.4% from 629 m to 636 m15.3% from 636 m to 641 m16.1% from 641 m to 647 m15.4% from 647 m to 652 m12.5% from 652 m to 655 m11.4% from 655 m to 660 m13.8% from 660 m to 666 m11.1% from 666 m to 672 m14.3% from 672 m to 675 m10.5% from 675 m to 679 m11.9% from 679 m to 683 m10.9% from 683 m to 688 m10.4% from 688 m to 695 m10.0% from 695 m to 700 m-1%7%3%19%21%19%14%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.7 km / 0.43 miles
Elevation gain82.7 m / 271 ft
Average gradient11.8%
Maximum gradient25.2%
Elevation high434.9 m / 1,427 ft
Elevation low349.67 m / 1,147 ft
Climb difficulty score8,270.45

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 725,610th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 58,218th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,876th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 153rd out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 26th out of 130 cycling climbs in Cwmbran.

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