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Rocky Road technical ascent

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Mountain Road, The Square, Upper Cwmbran, Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 5XZ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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335 m375 m420 m460 m13.7% from 0 m to 5 m3.2% from 5 m to 8 m14.7% from 8 m to 12 m7.7% from 12 m to 17 m10.0% from 17 m to 22 m13.0% from 22 m to 29 m3.4% from 29 m to 35 m4.5% from 35 m to 41 m0.0% from 41 m to 47 m-7.2% from 47 m to 54 m-3.6% from 54 m to 60 m-5.6% from 60 m to 65 m-3.8% from 65 m to 73 m-1.5% from 73 m to 79 m-2.0% from 79 m to 90 m-3.6% from 90 m to 101 m-1.0% from 101 m to 111 m-1.9% from 111 m to 122 m1.1% from 122 m to 131 m10.2% from 131 m to 137 m5.7% from 137 m to 144 m2.4% from 144 m to 152 m-1.1% from 152 m to 161 m2.2% from 161 m to 170 m2.4% from 170 m to 179 m5.4% from 179 m to 186 m2.5% from 186 m to 194 m1.1% from 194 m to 203 m2.2% from 203 m to 212 m5.6% from 212 m to 221 m9.3% from 221 m to 229 m5.8% from 229 m to 238 m10.2% from 238 m to 247 m10.6% from 247 m to 256 m8.1% from 256 m to 266 m6.3% from 266 m to 276 m7.8% from 276 m to 285 m7.5% from 285 m to 294 m8.0% from 294 m to 303 m13.9% from 303 m to 310 m14.8% from 310 m to 316 m12.1% from 316 m to 323 m5.1% from 323 m to 328 m6.0% from 328 m to 333 m10.0% from 333 m to 338 m6.8% from 338 m to 346 m12.3% from 346 m to 353 m11.7% from 353 m to 359 m6.3% from 359 m to 365 m7.1% from 365 m to 371 m9.3% from 371 m to 376 m14.0% from 376 m to 381 m11.9% from 381 m to 385 m10.5% from 385 m to 391 m9.6% from 391 m to 396 m10.4% from 396 m to 401 m16.3% from 401 m to 406 m12.8% from 406 m to 410 m5.9% from 410 m to 415 m12.3% from 415 m to 421 m4.8% from 421 m to 427 m11.4% from 427 m to 432 m12.2% from 432 m to 437 m26.5% from 437 m to 440 m27.3% from 440 m to 443 m16.7% from 443 m to 447 m18.9% from 447 m to 451 m10.0% from 451 m to 455 m3.3% from 455 m to 458 m13.3% from 458 m to 461 m13.0% from 461 m to 465 m11.8% from 465 m to 470 m14.3% from 470 m to 475 m20.0% from 475 m to 479 m7.9% from 479 m to 482 m11.9% from 482 m to 487 m20.5% from 487 m to 490 m7.9% from 490 m to 494 m9.4% from 494 m to 497 m19.0% from 497 m to 502 m18.6% from 502 m to 506 m11.4% from 506 m to 510 m15.8% from 510 m to 514 m12.9% from 514 m to 517 m8.3% from 517 m to 521 m13.5% from 521 m to 525 m3.1% from 525 m to 528 m10.0% from 528 m to 532 m19.4% from 532 m to 535 m12.5% from 535 m to 539 m17.6% from 539 m to 542 m22.5% from 542 m to 546 m12.1% from 546 m to 549 m14.3% from 549 m to 553 m18.9% from 553 m to 556 m12.8% from 556 m to 560 m2.6% from 560 m to 564 m-4.8% from 564 m to 568 m7.0% from 568 m to 573 m9.7% from 573 m to 576 m2.9% from 576 m to 579 m2.9% from 579 m to 583 m0.0% from 583 m to 586 m9.1% from 586 m to 589 m-2.9% from 589 m to 593 m-10.8% from 593 m to 596 m-2.2% from 596 m to 601 m-7.9% from 601 m to 605 m-5.7% from 605 m to 608 m2.6% from 608 m to 612 m8.1% from 612 m to 616 m-4.9% from 616 m to 620 m-2.9% from 620 m to 623 m14.3% from 623 m to 627 m0.0% from 627 m to 630 m-2.9% from 630 m to 634 m0.0% from 634 m to 638 m0.0% from 638 m to 642 m14.6% from 642 m to 646 m22.6% from 646 m to 649 m0.0% from 649 m to 652 m-12.1% from 652 m to 655 m0.0% from 655 m to 659 m12.5% from 659 m to 663 m10.6% from 663 m to 668 m16.0% from 668 m to 673 m20.0% from 673 m to 677 m13.2% from 677 m to 680 m10.3% from 680 m to 684 m5.9% from 684 m to 688 m12.9% from 688 m to 691 m12.2% from 691 m to 695 m15.2% from 695 m to 699 m12.1% from 699 m to 703 m21.1% from 703 m to 707 m21.6% from 707 m to 710 m36.4% from 710 m to 714 m34.8% from 714 m to 718 m25.0% from 718 m to 722 m23.7% from 722 m to 726 m27.9% from 726 m to 730 m26.2% from 730 m to 734 m14.3% from 734 m to 738 m20.9% from 738 m to 743 m23.3% from 743 m to 747 m24.5% from 747 m to 752 m18.9% from 752 m to 755 m21.6% from 755 m to 759 m23.7% from 759 m to 763 m20.0% from 763 m to 766 m24.3% from 766 m to 770 m20.5% from 770 m to 774 m18.2% from 774 m to 777 m23.8% from 777 m to 782 m18.4% from 782 m to 785 m20.0% from 785 m to 790 m17.1% from 790 m to 793 m25.6% from 793 m to 797 m9.8% from 797 m to 801 m13.2% from 801 m to 805 m17.4% from 805 m to 810 m17.5% from 810 m to 816 m10.7% from 816 m to 822 m14.5% from 822 m to 827 m11.8% from 827 m to 832 m15.8% from 832 m to 836 m11.6% from 836 m to 840 m15.7% from 840 m to 845 m17.6% from 845 m to 851 m18.2% from 851 m to 856 m18.6% from 856 m to 860 m12.5% from 860 m to 864 m9.3% from 864 m to 870 m7.7% from 870 m to 876 m10.0% from 876 m to 882 m8.6% from 882 m to 888 m12.3% from 888 m to 895 m10.8% from 895 m to 902 m7.0% from 902 m to 909 m9.2% from 909 m to 915 m7.8% from 915 m to 922 m10.0% from 922 m to 929 m13.9% from 929 m to 936 m17.2% from 936 m to 942 m15.5% from 942 m to 948 m9.4% from 948 m to 951 m20.0% from 951 m to 955 m11.3% from 955 m to 960 m11.1% from 960 m to 967 m16.0% from 967 m to 972 m13.2% from 972 m to 978 m13.2% from 978 m to 983 m15.5% from 983 m to 990 m10.5% from 990 m to 994 m16.4% from 994 m to 999 m13.2% from 999 m to 1.0 km13.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km13.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3%11%11%14%9%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 categoryCategory 4
Distance1.27 km / 0.79 miles
Elevation gain120 m / 394 ft
Average gradient9.4%
Maximum gradient28.6%
Elevation high459.84 m / 1,509 ft
Elevation low339.8 m / 1,115 ft
Climb difficulty score11,994.46

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 454,303rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 30,757th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 5,506th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 93rd out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 40th out of 177 cycling climbs in Pontypool.

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