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Col de Pontypool

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Cwmynyscoy Road, Trosnant, Pontymoile, Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 5SQ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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155 m215 m270 m330 m6.2% from 0 m to 23 m3.6% from 23 m to 40 m0.0% from 40 m to 64 m-2.5% from 64 m to 84 m-1.8% from 84 m to 90 m0.0% from 90 m to 108 m15.8% from 108 m to 121 m14.1% from 121 m to 129 m15.8% from 129 m to 137 m8.0% from 137 m to 153 m9.5% from 153 m to 176 m5.5% from 176 m to 200 m3.5% from 200 m to 223 m3.7% from 223 m to 241 m8.3% from 241 m to 264 m6.8% from 264 m to 288 m5.2% from 288 m to 311 m4.0% from 311 m to 334 m4.5% from 334 m to 356 m3.9% from 356 m to 379 m5.0% from 379 m to 401 m12.0% from 401 m to 403 m12.7% from 403 m to 414 m13.8% from 414 m to 417 m9.8% from 417 m to 425 m15.4% from 425 m to 442 m6.4% from 442 m to 446 m15.4% from 446 m to 458 m13.6% from 458 m to 472 m0.0% from 472 m to 485 m25.3% from 485 m to 494 m15.8% from 494 m to 506 m13.9% from 506 m to 518 m14.4% from 518 m to 531 m13.1% from 531 m to 544 m4.9% from 544 m to 549 m2.9% from 549 m to 562 m2.9% from 562 m to 576 m8.4% from 576 m to 585 m17.0% from 585 m to 601 m-4.7% from 601 m to 616 m14.3% from 616 m to 621 m31.0% from 621 m to 638 m13.6% from 638 m to 649 m13.5% from 649 m to 663 m12.6% from 663 m to 680 m13.3% from 680 m to 691 m12.0% from 691 m to 704 m9.1% from 704 m to 721 m10.3% from 721 m to 741 m10.3% from 741 m to 758 m0.0% from 758 m to 769 m20.7% from 769 m to 784 m14.4% from 784 m to 796 m15.0% from 796 m to 815 m12.3% from 815 m to 837 m11.8% from 837 m to 859 m11.7% from 859 m to 880 m11.9% from 880 m to 901 m11.6% from 901 m to 921 m11.1% from 921 m to 939 m10.8% from 939 m to 964 m0.0% from 964 m to 978 m19.8% from 978 m to 998 m8.9% from 998 m to 1.0 km7.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km5.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-0.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km2.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km5.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.1% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km9.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km7.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km5.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.6% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km5.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.0% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-0.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-0.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km1.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km11.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.3% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km0.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km7.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km7.0% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km3.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km3.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km10.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.6% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-6.3% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km0.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-16.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-7.7% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-5.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-3.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-4.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-5.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-4.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-50.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-17.6% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km4.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-14.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-7.1% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-6.7% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-2.8% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-0.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km0.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-2.7% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km-6.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7%12%4%5%4%-1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.98 km / 1.85 miles
Elevation gain155 m / 509 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient19.7%
Elevation high327.35 m / 1,074 ft
Elevation low156.6 m / 514 ft
Climb difficulty score15,514.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 324,092nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 17,670th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,672nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 67th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 31st out of 177 cycling climbs in Pontypool.

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