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Blaen bran ascent

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The Square, Upper Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales, NP44 5AQ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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265 m290 m315 m340 m27.7% from 0 m to 8 m30.4% from 8 m to 15 m25.9% from 15 m to 21 m19.4% from 21 m to 27 m19.0% from 27 m to 33 m10.3% from 33 m to 40 m8.3% from 40 m to 48 m3.4% from 48 m to 57 m2.7% from 57 m to 65 m4.8% from 65 m to 71 m26.1% from 71 m to 76 m32.0% from 76 m to 81 m24.6% from 81 m to 86 m6.2% from 86 m to 93 m10.5% from 93 m to 97 m2.4% from 97 m to 101 m-17.1% from 101 m to 104 m-9.8% from 104 m to 108 m-12.1% from 108 m to 115 m17.0% from 115 m to 120 m21.2% from 120 m to 127 m12.7% from 127 m to 133 m4.3% from 133 m to 138 m15.0% from 138 m to 142 m21.9% from 142 m to 145 m12.1% from 145 m to 151 m12.7% from 151 m to 159 m18.8% from 159 m to 165 m22.2% from 165 m to 170 m9.8% from 170 m to 175 m14.6% from 175 m to 180 m9.5% from 180 m to 184 m9.8% from 184 m to 190 m15.1% from 190 m to 195 m13.2% from 195 m to 199 m0.0% from 199 m to 202 m-18.2% from 202 m to 206 m-5.0% from 206 m to 210 m16.7% from 210 m to 214 m22.6% from 214 m to 217 m18.6% from 217 m to 221 m14.6% from 221 m to 225 m11.8% from 225 m to 230 m6.3% from 230 m to 237 m11.9% from 237 m to 243 m13.3% from 243 m to 249 m6.6% from 249 m to 256 m3.8% from 256 m to 261 m12.5% from 261 m to 265 m10.2% from 265 m to 270 m9.5% from 270 m to 274 m-9.7% from 274 m to 277 m8.1% from 277 m to 281 m10.6% from 281 m to 285 m13.3% from 285 m to 290 m2.6% from 290 m to 294 m2.3% from 294 m to 298 m6.1% from 298 m to 303 m15.8% from 303 m to 309 m18.0% from 309 m to 314 m14.9% from 314 m to 319 m16.0% from 319 m to 324 m-5.6% from 324 m to 327 m5.9% from 327 m to 331 m-14.7% from 331 m to 334 m15.7% from 334 m to 339 m18.9% from 339 m to 348 m20.5% from 348 m to 355 m11.5% from 355 m to 361 m8.9% from 361 m to 367 m11.5% from 367 m to 372 m15.4% from 372 m to 380 m22.4% from 380 m to 385 m27.3% from 385 m to 388 m25.0% from 388 m to 393 m23.7% from 393 m to 396 m14.0% from 396 m to 401 m14.3% from 401 m to 404 m8.3% from 404 m to 408 m-3.6% from 408 m to 413 m22.7% from 413 m to 418 m18.3% from 418 m to 424 m11.5% from 424 m to 430 m6.3% from 430 m to 436 m11.8% from 436 m to 441 m18.8% from 441 m to 449 m17.8% from 449 m to 457 m25.3% from 457 m to 466 m29.9% from 466 m to 473 m38.4% from 473 m to 481 m43.1% from 481 m to 487 m45.1% from 487 m to 492 m15%10%8%14%21%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.49 km / 0.31 miles
Elevation gain68.1 m / 223 ft
Average gradient13.8%
Maximum gradient38.2%
Elevation high335.14 m / 1,100 ft
Elevation low266.99 m / 876 ft
Climb difficulty score6,808.51

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 865,246th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 73,640th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 10,516th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 183rd out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Upper Cwmbran.

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