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Rocket Man

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Grove Park, Pontrhydyrun, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales, NP44 1RX, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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85 m95 m110 m120 m0.0% from 0 m to 7 m0.0% from 7 m to 13 m0.0% from 13 m to 20 m2.9% from 20 m to 27 m2.9% from 27 m to 34 m5.6% from 34 m to 41 m2.8% from 41 m to 48 m2.8% from 48 m to 56 m2.5% from 56 m to 64 m0.0% from 64 m to 72 m0.0% from 72 m to 80 m0.0% from 80 m to 88 m0.0% from 88 m to 96 m0.0% from 96 m to 104 m0.0% from 104 m to 111 m0.0% from 111 m to 119 m6.1% from 119 m to 125 m6.1% from 125 m to 132 m12.3% from 132 m to 138 m9.5% from 138 m to 145 m6.3% from 145 m to 151 m9.7% from 151 m to 157 m17.2% from 157 m to 163 m17.5% from 163 m to 169 m11.3% from 169 m to 174 m11.8% from 174 m to 179 m8.3% from 179 m to 184 m13.0% from 184 m to 188 m12.8% from 188 m to 193 m12.2% from 193 m to 198 m24.5% from 198 m to 203 m16.3% from 203 m to 208 m21.3% from 208 m to 212 m13.0% from 212 m to 217 m8.7% from 217 m to 222 m18.2% from 222 m to 226 m13.0% from 226 m to 231 m7.8% from 231 m to 236 m7.7% from 236 m to 241 m3.8% from 241 m to 246 m3.6% from 246 m to 252 m7.3% from 252 m to 257 m3.5% from 257 m to 263 m7.3% from 263 m to 268 m0.0% from 268 m to 274 m3.8% from 274 m to 279 m0.0% from 279 m to 284 m8.5% from 284 m to 288 m4.4% from 288 m to 293 m0.0% from 293 m to 298 m0.0% from 298 m to 304 m3.5% from 304 m to 309 m0.0% from 309 m to 315 m3.6% from 315 m to 320 m0.0% from 320 m to 326 m7.4% from 326 m to 331 m3.5% from 331 m to 337 m3.4% from 337 m to 343 m3.6% from 343 m to 348 m8.3% from 348 m to 353 m0.0% from 353 m to 358 m4.1% from 358 m to 363 m0.0% from 363 m to 367 m0.0% from 367 m to 373 m3.9% from 373 m to 378 m8.2% from 378 m to 383 m4.1% from 383 m to 388 m4.2% from 388 m to 392 m0.0% from 392 m to 397 m4.3% from 397 m to 402 m8.5% from 402 m to 406 m8.9% from 406 m to 411 m12.5% from 411 m to 416 m8.2% from 416 m to 421 m8.9% from 421 m to 425 m4.5% from 425 m to 430 m0.0% from 430 m to 434 m0.0% from 434 m to 438 m5.7% from 438 m to 441 m0.0% from 441 m to 444 m6.2% from 444 m to 447 m7.1% from 447 m to 450 m6.9% from 450 m to 453 m0.0% from 453 m to 456 m6.5% from 456 m to 459 m5.9% from 459 m to 463 m10.8% from 463 m to 466 m-10.3% from 466 m to 470 m10.0% from 470 m to 474 m0.0% from 474 m to 478 m13.0% from 478 m to 483 m4.1% from 483 m to 488 m4.3% from 488 m to 492 m0.0% from 492 m to 497 m0.0% from 497 m to 502 m0.0% from 502 m to 506 m4.0% from 506 m to 511 m3.8% from 511 m to 517 m3.6% from 517 m to 522 m-7.3% from 522 m to 528 m7.4% from 528 m to 533 m4.0% from 533 m to 538 m3.8% from 538 m to 543 m3.8% from 543 m to 549 m4.0% from 549 m to 554 m7.8% from 554 m to 559 m19.6% from 559 m to 564 m0.0% from 564 m to 569 m0.0% from 569 m to 573 m11.4% from 573 m to 576 m11.8% from 576 m to 580 m0.0% from 580 m to 583 m4.9% from 583 m to 587 m0.0% from 587 m to 591 m0.0% from 591 m to 596 m0.0% from 596 m to 600 m4.3% from 600 m to 605 m3.6% from 605 m to 610 m0.0% from 610 m to 615 m0.0% from 615 m to 621 m0.0% from 621 m to 626 m3.8% from 626 m to 632 m0.0% from 632 m to 637 m0.0% from 637 m to 642 m3.4% from 642 m to 648 m0.0% from 648 m to 654 m0.0% from 654 m to 660 m0.0% from 660 m to 666 m0.0% from 666 m to 673 m0.0% from 673 m to 680 m3.1% from 680 m to 686 m17.4% from 686 m to 691 m5.4% from 691 m to 694 m4.4% from 694 m to 699 m3.5% from 699 m to 705 m8.9% from 705 m to 709 m-3.2% from 709 m to 715 m0.0% from 715 m to 722 m-2.9% from 722 m to 729 m-2.7% from 729 m to 736 m-2.7% from 736 m to 744 m-7.6% from 744 m to 752 m-2.5% from 752 m to 760 m-5.0% from 760 m to 768 m-5.0% from 768 m to 776 m-2.6% from 776 m to 783 m0.0% from 783 m to 791 m0.0% from 791 m to 799 m2.7% from 799 m to 806 m2.6% from 806 m to 814 m0.0% from 814 m to 822 m2.4% from 822 m to 831 m0.0% from 831 m to 839 m0.0% from 839 m to 848 m-18.2% from 848 m to 856 m-10.9% from 856 m to 866 m-8.3% from 866 m to 875 m-4.0% from 875 m to 885 m-1.9% from 885 m to 896 m0.0% from 896 m to 906 m-2.1% from 906 m to 915 m0.0% from 915 m to 925 m-4.3% from 925 m to 934 m-2.3% from 934 m to 943 m2.4% from 943 m to 951 m0.0% from 951 m to 959 m5.4% from 959 m to 966 m5.6% from 966 m to 973 m2.9% from 973 m to 980 m8.7% from 980 m to 987 m6.1% from 987 m to 993 m6.3% from 993 m to 1000 m9.5% from 1000 m to 1.0 km3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7%4%2%-1%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.06 km / 0.66 miles
Elevation gain32.4 m / 106 ft
Average gradient3.1%
Maximum gradient18.8%
Elevation high119.6 m / 392 ft
Elevation low86.4 m / 283 ft
Climb difficulty score3,243.76

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,465,735th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 145,156th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 16,594th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 321st out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 60th out of 130 cycling climbs in Cwmbran.

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