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Cwmcarn forest climb

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Twrch Trail, Henllys, Torfaen, Wales, NP44 6HY, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.07 km / 2.53 miles
Elevation gain201 m / 659 ft
Average gradient4.9%
Maximum gradient25.6%
Elevation high397.19 m / 1,303 ft
Elevation low196.16 m / 644 ft
Climb difficulty score20,102.34

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 224,536th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 8,642nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

📉

Places 2,135th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 24th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

🥈️

This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Henllys.

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