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Dark side of the moon

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Blaendare Road, Upper Race, Pontymoile, Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 5RS, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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240 m265 m290 m315 m5.6% from 0 m to 7 m7.5% from 7 m to 17 m7.4% from 17 m to 23 m8.2% from 23 m to 34 m7.0% from 34 m to 49 m3.2% from 49 m to 55 m0.0% from 55 m to 63 m-2.6% from 63 m to 79 m-6.1% from 79 m to 82 m-4.7% from 82 m to 103 m-3.3% from 103 m to 125 m1.4% from 125 m to 132 m-4.7% from 132 m to 141 m-5.5% from 141 m to 155 m-1.0% from 155 m to 176 m-0.4% from 176 m to 201 m0.7% from 201 m to 215 m1.3% from 215 m to 223 m1.7% from 223 m to 235 m0.0% from 235 m to 237 m2.9% from 237 m to 244 m1.9% from 244 m to 250 m5.3% from 250 m to 252 m6.6% from 252 m to 264 m6.2% from 264 m to 270 m6.2% from 270 m to 277 m7.8% from 277 m to 282 m7.9% from 282 m to 286 m5.6% from 286 m to 287 m7.7% from 287 m to 293 m5.0% from 293 m to 295 m7.7% from 295 m to 300 m6.3% from 300 m to 301 m10.3% from 301 m to 308 m6.7% from 308 m to 310 m10.1% from 310 m to 318 m10.0% from 318 m to 324 m7.2% from 324 m to 331 m3.7% from 331 m to 339 m1.7% from 339 m to 344 m2.3% from 344 m to 357 m9.3% from 357 m to 362 m8.8% from 362 m to 374 m8.6% from 374 m to 393 m8.2% from 393 m to 398 m8.3% from 398 m to 411 m7.7% from 411 m to 420 m8.0% from 420 m to 427 m6.5% from 427 m to 434 m8.3% from 434 m to 445 m7.5% from 445 m to 461 m10.0% from 461 m to 463 m8.9% from 463 m to 481 m8.0% from 481 m to 483 m8.9% from 483 m to 504 m9.0% from 504 m to 522 m4.8% from 522 m to 524 m7.2% from 524 m to 544 m5.1% from 544 m to 557 m4.4% from 557 m to 562 m4.4% from 562 m to 571 m3.2% from 571 m to 580 m5.0% from 580 m to 598 m7.6% from 598 m to 611 m8.3% from 611 m to 622 m9.5% from 622 m to 632 m11.8% from 632 m to 633 m9.3% from 633 m to 642 m11.1% from 642 m to 646 m11.8% from 646 m to 652 m10.0% from 652 m to 658 m11.8% from 658 m to 661 m10.7% from 661 m to 672 m11.6% from 672 m to 682 m11.0% from 682 m to 689 m7.7% from 689 m to 690 m9.8% from 690 m to 695 m14.3% from 695 m to 698 m8.7% from 698 m to 703 m11.4% from 703 m to 707 m6.7% from 707 m to 709 m10.0% from 709 m to 718 m11.8% from 718 m to 721 m7.1% from 721 m to 731 m10.6% from 731 m to 745 m9.1% from 745 m to 748 m9.2% from 748 m to 759 m10.5% from 759 m to 761 m9.8% from 761 m to 772 m5.6% from 772 m to 774 m10.4% from 774 m to 787 m11.1% from 787 m to 788 m10.6% from 788 m to 800 m8.3% from 800 m to 803 m11.2% from 803 m to 812 m11.1% from 812 m to 816 m8.6% from 816 m to 822 m10.4% from 822 m to 832 m5.9% from 832 m to 834 m7.9% from 834 m to 842 m7.1% from 842 m to 846 m8.1% from 846 m to 849 m6.7% from 849 m to 858 m11.8% from 858 m to 860 m8.3% from 860 m to 875 m8.7% from 875 m to 881 m7.0% from 881 m to 887 m8.6% from 887 m to 891 m5.3% from 891 m to 893 m6.7% from 893 m to 897 m11.8% from 897 m to 899 m6.1% from 899 m to 902 m7.4% from 902 m to 909 m6.2% from 909 m to 915 m4.9% from 915 m to 921 m5.6% from 921 m to 925 m3.1% from 925 m to 932 m4.2% from 932 m to 939 m4.2% from 939 m to 946 m3.9% from 946 m to 959 m1.5% from 959 m to 972 m4.1% from 972 m to 984 m4.3% from 984 m to 1.0 km7.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-0.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-3.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km8.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-6.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-11.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-4.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0%8%8%7%2%2%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 categoryUncategorised
Distance1.43 km / 0.89 miles
Elevation gain79 m / 259 ft
Average gradient4.8%
Maximum gradient11.1%
Elevation high312.8 m / 1,026 ft
Elevation low244.6 m / 802 ft
Climb difficulty score6,883.68

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 857,813th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 72,791st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 10,433rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 182nd out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 73rd out of 177 cycling climbs in Pontypool.

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