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Halfway up Pontypool Climb (the steep bit)

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Tranch Road, Tranch, Pen Tranch, Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 6AY, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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220 m260 m300 m340 m10.7% from 0 m to 8 m4.1% from 8 m to 15 m14.7% from 15 m to 22 m9.8% from 22 m to 31 m6.6% from 31 m to 38 m15.5% from 38 m to 47 m16.0% from 47 m to 56 m17.7% from 56 m to 64 m15.6% from 64 m to 70 m6.5% from 70 m to 76 m9.5% from 76 m to 84 m12.7% from 84 m to 89 m6.0% from 89 m to 94 m5.0% from 94 m to 100 m10.0% from 100 m to 106 m14.1% from 106 m to 113 m14.5% from 113 m to 120 m15.8% from 120 m to 127 m5.7% from 127 m to 136 m16.1% from 136 m to 142 m7.6% from 142 m to 150 m8.0% from 150 m to 158 m15.5% from 158 m to 163 m11.9% from 163 m to 169 m11.1% from 169 m to 176 m13.3% from 176 m to 183 m10.1% from 183 m to 190 m11.1% from 190 m to 195 m11.7% from 195 m to 201 m0.0% from 201 m to 211 m18.1% from 211 m to 218 m18.3% from 218 m to 224 m19.4% from 224 m to 230 m16.4% from 230 m to 236 m19.7% from 236 m to 243 m20.3% from 243 m to 250 m11.1% from 250 m to 259 m20.8% from 259 m to 266 m15.8% from 266 m to 276 m12.9% from 276 m to 285 m6.4% from 285 m to 293 m24.5% from 293 m to 302 m15.4% from 302 m to 310 m13.2% from 310 m to 317 m18.6% from 317 m to 324 m9.4% from 324 m to 331 m0.0% from 331 m to 338 m8.7% from 338 m to 346 m11.9% from 346 m to 350 m28.6% from 350 m to 355 m28.1% from 355 m to 361 m30.2% from 361 m to 367 m28.1% from 367 m to 370 m29.5% from 370 m to 376 m27.3% from 376 m to 381 m29.0% from 381 m to 391 m29.4% from 391 m to 400 m0.0% from 400 m to 406 m6.0% from 406 m to 413 m-7.9% from 413 m to 424 m22.7% from 424 m to 428 m25.8% from 428 m to 435 m21.1% from 435 m to 442 m2.9% from 442 m to 449 m11.7% from 449 m to 455 m13.9% from 455 m to 462 m16.7% from 462 m to 470 m22.4% from 470 m to 476 m21.1% from 476 m to 489 m14.6% from 489 m to 493 m-8.1% from 493 m to 496 m12.6% from 496 m to 505 m9.3% from 505 m to 513 m8.4% from 513 m to 521 m-19.4% from 521 m to 524 m-26.7% from 524 m to 527 m26.1% from 527 m to 532 m26.3% from 532 m to 541 m23.7% from 541 m to 549 m17.1% from 549 m to 560 m15.7% from 560 m to 571 m3.8% from 571 m to 581 m-4.4% from 581 m to 590 m10.6% from 590 m to 600 m3.8% from 600 m to 613 m19.7% from 613 m to 625 m21.4% from 625 m to 631 m16.1% from 631 m to 636 m29.2% from 636 m to 641 m28.4% from 641 m to 649 m2.4% from 649 m to 653 m28.6% from 653 m to 656 m24.1% from 656 m to 665 m27.7% from 665 m to 676 m10.4% from 676 m to 683 m12.3% from 683 m to 689 m21.8% from 689 m to 697 m19.6% from 697 m to 703 m12.8% from 703 m to 711 m13.3% from 711 m to 720 m25.0% from 720 m to 726 m19.4% from 726 m to 733 m-7.3% from 733 m to 745 m6.8% from 745 m to 754 m11.9% from 754 m to 762 m5.2% from 762 m to 772 m12.3% from 772 m to 779 m-1.2% from 779 m to 787 m11.0% from 787 m to 794 m25.6% from 794 m to 806 m20.6% from 806 m to 816 m7.9% from 816 m to 825 m1.0% from 825 m to 835 m5.2% from 835 m to 843 m3.2% from 843 m to 849 m3.7% from 849 m to 857 m10.7% from 857 m to 865 m3.2% from 865 m to 874 m5.3% from 874 m to 882 m12%16%14%9%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.88 km / 0.55 miles
Elevation gain115.6 m / 379 ft
Average gradient13.1%
Maximum gradient20.3%
Elevation high336.18 m / 1,103 ft
Elevation low220.63 m / 724 ft
Climb difficulty score11,559.09

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 476,018th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 32,961st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,783rd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 100th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 44th out of 177 cycling climbs in Pontypool.

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