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The Folly Fiend

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Pontypool Park, Trosnant Street, Trosnant, Pontymoile, Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 8AT, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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120 m175 m225 m280 m0.9% from 0 m to 11 m2.4% from 11 m to 24 m3.1% from 24 m to 40 m3.8% from 40 m to 48 m2.3% from 48 m to 57 m2.0% from 57 m to 62 m3.6% from 62 m to 73 m4.8% from 73 m to 81 m6.3% from 81 m to 84 m6.3% from 84 m to 97 m8.0% from 97 m to 108 m7.5% from 108 m to 114 m10.1% from 114 m to 124 m10.7% from 124 m to 130 m9.8% from 130 m to 141 m14.3% from 141 m to 151 m18.5% from 151 m to 162 m18.6% from 162 m to 172 m18.8% from 172 m to 179 m19.6% from 179 m to 184 m18.2% from 184 m to 190 m19.6% from 190 m to 195 m19.4% from 195 m to 206 m20.3% from 206 m to 218 m19.4% from 218 m to 227 m21.3% from 227 m to 234 m20.0% from 234 m to 239 m21.3% from 239 m to 245 m19.4% from 245 m to 252 m21.3% from 252 m to 258 m21.8% from 258 m to 269 m18.7% from 269 m to 282 m16.7% from 282 m to 288 m18.8% from 288 m to 299 m9.6% from 299 m to 309 m6.0% from 309 m to 324 m4.4% from 324 m to 329 m15.5% from 329 m to 340 m15.4% from 340 m to 345 m8.8% from 345 m to 349 m7.3% from 349 m to 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km3.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km2.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.1% 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 km4.8% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km4.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km8.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.3% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km6.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km3.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km4.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km2.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.47 km / 1.54 miles
Elevation gain155.7 m / 511 ft
Average gradient6.3%
Maximum gradient19.1%
Elevation high278.74 m / 915 ft
Elevation low123.05 m / 404 ft
Climb difficulty score15,581.79

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 322,272nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 17,485th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,651st out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 65th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 30th out of 177 cycling climbs in Pontypool.

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