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The Grotto Pontypool Park

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Park Crescent, Penygarn, Trevethin, Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 8BR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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125 m155 m185 m215 m6.2% from 0 m to 8 m7.5% from 8 m to 16 m8.5% from 16 m to 24 m9.2% from 24 m to 32 m10.5% from 32 m to 41 m9.6% from 41 m to 48 m15.3% from 48 m to 55 m17.3% from 55 m to 63 m16.2% from 63 m to 70 m17.9% from 70 m to 78 m19.2% from 78 m to 85 m18.3% from 85 m to 93 m19.5% from 93 m to 101 m19.5% from 101 m to 110 m20.5% from 110 m to 117 m19.0% from 117 m to 126 m20.3% from 126 m to 134 m20.5% from 134 m to 150 m21.3% from 150 m to 157 m21.3% from 157 m to 165 m22.0% from 165 m to 174 m21.9% from 174 m to 181 m20.7% from 181 m to 189 m18.4% from 189 m to 197 m12.3% from 197 m to 213 m9.2% from 213 m to 239 m15.0% from 239 m to 247 m9.6% from 247 m to 254 m12.0% from 254 m to 261 m13.7% from 261 m to 269 m14.3% from 269 m to 276 m14.3% from 276 m to 285 m15.0% from 285 m to 293 m11.4% from 293 m to 300 m11.7% from 300 m to 308 m15.6% from 308 m to 315 m12.7% from 315 m to 323 m11.6% from 323 m to 332 m9.6% from 332 m to 339 m10.6% from 339 m to 348 m12.2% from 348 m to 356 m11.8% from 356 m to 363 m11.8% from 363 m to 372 m13.7% from 372 m to 379 m13.0% from 379 m to 387 m15.4% from 387 m to 395 m16.5% from 395 m to 403 m15.8% from 403 m to 410 m17.1% from 410 m to 418 m13.9% from 418 m to 426 m11.8% from 426 m to 434 m14.6% from 434 m to 442 m15.9% from 442 m to 451 m17.7% from 451 m to 458 m15.7% from 458 m to 467 m12.8% from 467 m to 475 m15.8% from 475 m to 482 m15.7% from 482 m to 491 m14.3% from 491 m to 498 m14.1% from 498 m to 505 m14.5% from 505 m to 513 m12.2% from 513 m to 521 m16.5% from 521 m to 529 m14.3% from 529 m to 536 m14.1% from 536 m to 545 m16.0% from 545 m to 553 m15.7% from 553 m to 569 m13.5% from 569 m to 584 m11.0% from 584 m to 592 m11.6% from 592 m to 601 m-2.7% from 601 m to 608 m-1.3% from 608 m to 616 m-1.2% from 616 m to 624 m-1.2% from 624 m to 632 m0.0% from 632 m to 640 m0.0% from 640 m to 648 m1.4% from 648 m to 655 m1.2% from 655 m to 664 m3.7% from 664 m to 672 m2.4% from 672 m to 680 m-1.4% from 680 m to 687 m13%20%12%13%15%14%0%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.69 km / 0.43 miles
Elevation gain87.6 m / 287 ft
Average gradient12.8%
Maximum gradient21.4%
Elevation high213.35 m / 700 ft
Elevation low125.71 m / 412 ft
Climb difficulty score8,763.07

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 673,149th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 52,935th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,198th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 141st out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 60th out of 177 cycling climbs in Pontypool.

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