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The Pontypool Monster

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Lower Park Terrace, Trosnant, Pontymoile, Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 6LB, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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140 m210 m280 m350 m6.9% from 0 m to 17 m6.1% from 17 m to 34 m7.8% from 34 m to 49 m8.8% from 49 m to 65 m9.4% from 65 m to 82 m9.2% from 82 m to 99 m9.4% from 99 m to 117 m9.3% from 117 m to 132 m9.9% from 132 m to 148 m10.8% from 148 m to 164 m7.4% from 164 m to 181 m7.7% from 181 m to 197 m6.7% from 197 m to 214 m7.3% from 214 m to 229 m9.9% from 229 m to 246 m11.2% from 246 m to 262 m10.5% from 262 m to 277 m-5.9% from 277 m to 293 m-5.7% from 293 m to 308 m1.8% from 308 m to 325 m9.7% from 325 m to 340 m15.2% from 340 m to 356 m17.1% from 356 m to 373 m17.6% from 373 m to 390 m13.1% from 390 m to 406 m2.6% from 406 m to 421 m1.9% from 421 m to 437 m2.5% from 437 m to 453 m1.2% from 453 m to 470 m1.8% from 470 m to 487 m2.3% from 487 m to 504 m2.2% from 504 m to 522 m0.6% from 522 m to 538 m1.9% from 538 m to 554 m1.8% from 554 m to 570 m1.7% from 570 m to 588 m2.2% from 588 m to 620 m2.9% from 620 m to 655 m5.6% from 655 m to 672 m6.0% from 672 m to 689 m4.8% from 689 m to 705 m5.8% from 705 m to 738 m4.7% from 738 m to 755 m10.6% from 755 m to 774 m9.8% from 774 m to 790 m9.7% from 790 m to 806 m8.9% from 806 m to 821 m6.6% from 821 m to 837 m7.2% from 837 m to 853 m6.4% from 853 m to 869 m5.3% from 869 m to 886 m9.4% from 886 m to 903 m8.7% from 903 m to 919 m6.7% from 919 m to 935 m5.2% from 935 m to 951 m6.4% from 951 m to 968 m1.3% from 968 m to 983 m7.7% from 983 m to 999 m8.0% from 999 m to 1.0 km5.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km10.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km8.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km12.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km18.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km13.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km22.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km29.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km29.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km24.1% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km16.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km18.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km8.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km16.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km23.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km23.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km16.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km20.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km14.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km13.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km6.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km21.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km20.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km1.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km5.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-1.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km3.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-0.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km-9.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-3.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km8.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-1.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km3.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7%5%11%15%2%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.44 km / 1.51 miles
Elevation gain200.9 m / 659 ft
Average gradient8.2%
Maximum gradient22.9%
Elevation high345.4 m / 1,133 ft
Elevation low144.5 m / 474 ft
Climb difficulty score20,087.47

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 224,774th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 8,658th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 2,140th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 25th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 11th out of 177 cycling climbs in Pontypool.

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