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Shadow of the Beast

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Henllys Lane, Henllys, Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales, NP44 6ED, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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160 m230 m300 m370 m14.3% from 0 m to 4 m10.0% from 4 m to 10 m13.9% from 10 m to 20 m15.4% from 20 m to 27 m15.2% from 27 m to 34 m15.2% from 34 m to 41 m11.4% from 41 m to 44 m16.7% from 44 m to 47 m2.9% from 47 m to 51 m16.7% from 51 m to 54 m14.3% from 54 m to 57 m17.0% from 57 m to 62 m16.7% from 62 m to 65 m12.5% from 65 m to 69 m17.2% from 69 m to 74 m12.2% from 74 m to 78 m14.8% from 78 m to 85 m14.1% from 85 m to 92 m9.3% from 92 m to 98 m7.0% from 98 m to 102 m11.4% from 102 m to 106 m-8.3% from 106 m to 110 m6.1% from 110 m to 115 m13.2% from 115 m to 119 m2.1% from 119 m to 124 m9.7% from 124 m to 127 m15.2% from 127 m to 130 m14.0% from 130 m to 135 m16.0% from 135 m to 140 m16.1% from 140 m to 143 m16.2% from 143 m to 146 m15.6% from 146 m to 150 m17.1% from 150 m to 154 m16.1% from 154 m to 157 m12.0% from 157 m to 162 m9.1% from 162 m to 166 m5.6% from 166 m to 170 m7.1% from 170 m to 174 m14.3% from 174 m to 178 m7.0% from 178 m to 182 m-1.9% from 182 m to 188 m4.4% from 188 m to 192 m2.9% from 192 m to 196 m-2.8% from 196 m to 199 m-6.8% from 199 m to 204 m10.6% from 204 m to 208 m10.0% from 208 m to 212 m6.3% from 212 m to 216 m12.5% from 216 m to 219 m2.6% from 219 m to 223 m7.5% from 223 m to 227 m5.9% from 227 m to 230 m6.3% from 230 m to 233 m11.1% from 233 m to 238 m10.6% from 238 m to 242 m13.5% from 242 m to 248 m14.6% from 248 m to 252 m8.8% from 252 m to 256 m10.0% from 256 m to 259 m11.1% from 259 m to 262 m11.1% from 262 m to 267 m7.0% from 267 m to 271 m10.8% from 271 m to 275 m12.8% from 275 m to 279 m9.4% from 279 m to 282 m12.8% from 282 m to 286 m11.1% from 286 m to 290 m10.0% from 290 m to 294 m11.6% from 294 m to 301 m11.1% from 301 m to 309 m10.5% from 309 m to 317 m-8.3% from 317 m to 321 m6.4% from 321 m to 325 m9.9% from 325 m to 336 m9.7% from 336 m to 340 m2.1% from 340 m to 344 m-4.1% from 344 m to 349 m10.6% from 349 m to 354 m10.5% from 354 m to 358 m9.1% from 358 m to 362 m9.1% from 362 m to 365 m13.3% from 365 m to 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1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km13.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10%9%18%22%13%9%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.5 km / 0.93 miles
Elevation gain205 m / 673 ft
Average gradient13.7%
Maximum gradient24.2%
Elevation high365.1 m / 1,198 ft
Elevation low160.1 m / 525 ft
Climb difficulty score20,502.27

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 218,053rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 8,152nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,039th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 21st out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 130 climbs) in Cwmbran.

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