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Cwmcarn forest Drive (Section 2: Hut - Top)

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Twrch & Cafall Trail, Henllys, Pont-y-waun, Crosskeys, Torfaen, Wales, NP11 7FA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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190 m245 m295 m350 m17.8% from 0 m to 16 m12.4% from 16 m to 30 m8.5% from 30 m to 39 m6.4% from 39 m to 50 m12.6% from 50 m to 62 m13.6% from 62 m to 73 m4.6% from 73 m to 109 m-5.1% from 109 m to 121 m-9.9% from 121 m to 133 m-12.8% from 133 m to 142 m-18.7% from 142 m to 152 m-16.7% from 152 m to 161 m19.6% from 161 m to 171 m18.3% from 171 m to 181 m28.1% from 181 m to 196 m20.9% from 196 m to 205 m21.5% from 205 m to 216 m17.8% from 216 m to 226 m14.4% from 226 m to 236 m8.4% from 236 m to 246 m8.8% from 246 m to 257 m2.3% from 257 m to 270 m14.3% from 270 m to 282 m7.9% from 282 m to 293 m10.3% from 293 m to 304 m4.2% from 304 m to 316 m1.1% from 316 m to 325 m8.4% from 325 m to 338 m6.1% from 338 m to 352 m-3.3% from 352 m to 364 m0.0% from 364 m to 375 m14.7% from 375 m to 385 m8.7% from 385 m to 395 m14.3% from 395 m to 406 m21.0% from 406 m to 416 m14.0% from 416 m to 430 m16.7% from 430 m to 444 m2.4% from 444 m to 456 m11.6% from 456 m to 467 m20.2% from 467 m to 478 m8.8% from 478 m to 488 m23.6% from 488 m to 503 m29.6% from 503 m to 514 m-25.5% from 514 m to 534 m-22.6% from 534 m to 545 m-20.2% from 545 m to 558 m-23.1% from 558 m to 570 m-22.3% from 570 m to 584 m0.0% from 584 m to 598 m12.3% from 598 m to 609 m17.9% from 609 m to 625 m10.7% from 625 m to 640 m9.9% from 640 m to 654 m6.5% from 654 m to 668 m2.0% from 668 m to 683 m-4.8% from 683 m to 695 m3.0% from 695 m to 715 m3.7% from 715 m to 734 m2.0% from 734 m to 769 m-3.6% from 769 m to 807 m-4.7% from 807 m to 839 m1.5% from 839 m to 879 m11.3% from 879 m to 926 m10.3% from 926 m to 954 m0.0% from 954 m to 976 m-7.5% from 976 m to 993 m-12.4% from 993 m to 1.0 km-16.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-7.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-4.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km13.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km17.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km18.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-5.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-7.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-6.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-9.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km11.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.2% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km3.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-3.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-7.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km15.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km14.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km15.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km12.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km20.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km27.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km22.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.6% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-6.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km2.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km17.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km11.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km25.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.5% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km4.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-6.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-20.9% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-20.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km16.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km4.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-15.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-10.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-12.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-24.4% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-12.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-6.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km11.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-8.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-9.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-15.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-13.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-6.1% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-3.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km13.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km18.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km16.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km7.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km13.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km3.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km13.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km15.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km19.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km21.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km14.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km19.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km14.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km6.3% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km14.3% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km4.4% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-12.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-22.7% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-5.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-5.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km1.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.5% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km8.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km13.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km5.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km10.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km9.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km4.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km5.4% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km4.3% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km1.5% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km2.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km9.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km11.7% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km9.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km10.3% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km9.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km4.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-4.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km9%0%5%9%1%7%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3 km / 1.86 miles
Elevation gain155.3 m / 510 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient15%
Elevation high348.3 m / 1,143 ft
Elevation low192.45 m / 631 ft
Climb difficulty score15,532.75

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 323,595th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 17,622nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,663rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 66th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Pont-y-waun.

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