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The Square Climb

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Mountain Road, The Square, Upper Cwmbran, Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales, NP44 5AA, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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345 m375 m405 m435 m4.7% from 0 m to 15 m13.2% from 15 m to 31 m10.4% from 31 m to 47 m-0.7% from 47 m to 62 m0.6% from 62 m to 78 m-5.4% from 78 m to 95 m4.2% from 95 m to 112 m5.2% from 112 m to 129 m-0.6% from 129 m to 147 m-1.1% from 147 m to 165 m0.6% from 165 m to 181 m-0.7% from 181 m to 196 m0.6% from 196 m to 212 m7.6% from 212 m to 242 m-6.3% from 242 m to 258 m-8.8% from 258 m to 275 m-4.4% from 275 m to 293 m9.9% from 293 m to 310 m16.9% from 310 m to 325 m11.1% from 325 m to 341 m9.7% from 341 m to 357 m7.9% from 357 m to 374 m18.4% from 374 m to 389 m24.1% from 389 m to 394 m9.4% from 394 m to 410 m13.3% from 410 m to 427 m9.0% from 427 m to 442 m13.1% from 442 m to 460 m13.2% from 460 m to 475 m10.7% from 475 m to 491 m16.1% from 491 m to 506 m-7.6% from 506 m to 522 m16.9% from 522 m to 538 m11.1% from 538 m to 553 m2.5% from 553 m to 569 m3.2% from 569 m to 585 m2.1% from 585 m to 594 m-11.7% from 594 m to 600 m5.0% from 600 m to 616 m1.4% from 616 m to 623 m16.3% from 623 m to 639 m15.2% from 639 m to 654 m13.7% from 654 m to 670 m23.4% from 670 m to 685 m23.4% from 685 m to 701 m18.0% from 701 m to 716 m23.7% from 716 m to 729 m22.6% from 729 m to 745 m24.8% from 745 m to 761 m14.6% from 761 m to 776 m16.6% from 776 m to 792 m14.0% from 792 m to 808 m16.0% from 808 m to 823 m15.9% from 823 m to 838 m8.2% from 838 m to 846 m8.7% from 846 m to 861 m12.3% from 861 m to 876 m8.2% from 876 m to 892 m12.3% from 892 m to 908 m16.3% from 908 m to 924 m3%9%12%14%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
Distance0.92 km / 0.57 miles
Elevation gain84.2 m / 276 ft
Average gradient9.1%
Maximum gradient23.7%
Elevation high431.1 m / 1,414 ft
Elevation low346.9 m / 1,138 ft
Climb difficulty score8,422.32

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 708,154th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 56,431st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 8,662nd out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 150th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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Ranking 64th out of 177 cycling climbs in Pontypool.

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