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Shop Rd to Forgeside Gate

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Shop Road, Abersychan, Varteg, Torfaen, Wales, NP4 8UR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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305 m325 m340 m360 m-2.5% from 0 m to 8 m-2.4% from 8 m to 78 m-1.7% from 78 m to 107 m-3.0% from 107 m to 174 m-5.4% from 174 m to 191 m1.1% from 191 m to 252 m5.9% from 252 m to 279 m1.6% from 279 m to 291 m1.3% from 291 m to 354 m1.4% from 354 m to 417 m-0.9% from 417 m to 440 m0.2% from 440 m to 501 m2.3% from 501 m to 565 m6.4% from 565 m to 627 m11.9% from 627 m to 690 m23.8% from 690 m to 711 m7.8% from 711 m to 773 m1.8% from 773 m to 784 m1.3% from 784 m to 851 m-4.2% from 851 m to 859 m5.6% from 859 m to 887 m13.2% from 887 m to 899 m6.6% from 899 m to 924 m2.5% from 924 m to 1.1 km-10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-0.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-4.2% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-2.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km6.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.3% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-2.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-0.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-1.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-5.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-1.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-0.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km0.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km1.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km4.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.3% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km8.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km2.6% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km1.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-2.9% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-2.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-2.3% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-3.2% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km-0.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km1.2% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km2.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-0.1% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-0.1% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km1.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km1.8% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km3.7% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km3.7% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km1.6% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km0.2% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km1.0% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km2.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km1.5% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-0%6%-1%0%3%-1%2%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance3.44 km / 2.14 miles
Elevation gain76 m / 249 ft
Average gradient1.3%
Maximum gradient11.2%
Elevation high355.8 m / 1,167 ft
Elevation low306.2 m / 1,005 ft
Climb difficulty score4,469.01

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 1,191,526th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 111,351st most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 13,998th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 267th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Varteg.

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