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The Shop Road 14.7% Climb

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

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255 m285 m310 m340 m11.1% from 0 m to 3 m17.9% from 3 m to 6 m19.1% from 6 m to 12 m19.4% from 12 m to 15 m20.6% from 15 m to 22 m18.2% from 22 m to 25 m21.7% from 25 m to 32 m26.3% from 32 m to 36 m22.2% from 36 m to 39 m23.3% from 39 m to 42 m21.4% from 42 m to 48 m16.1% from 48 m to 54 m14.8% from 54 m to 56 m18.3% from 56 m to 64 m16.0% from 64 m to 67 m13.3% from 67 m to 71 m18.6% from 71 m to 76 m18.8% from 76 m to 85 m19.6% from 85 m to 90 m22.7% from 90 m to 92 m20.0% from 92 m to 94 m28.2% from 94 m to 98 m27.3% from 98 m to 102 m20.5% from 102 m to 106 m7.6% from 106 m to 114 m14.8% from 114 m to 120 m7.6% from 120 m to 128 m7.1% from 128 m to 134 m10.0% from 134 m to 139 m14.3% from 139 m to 144 m36.4% from 144 m to 150 m38.8% from 150 m to 160 m37.5% from 160 m to 162 m43.7% from 162 m to 163 m35.3% from 163 m to 165 m36.0% from 165 m to 170 m37.5% from 170 m to 173 m31.3% from 173 m to 175 m31.2% from 175 m to 176 m33.3% from 176 m to 183 m33.3% from 183 m to 187 m31.3% from 187 m to 189 m25.8% from 189 m to 195 m25.5% from 195 m to 199 m22.8% from 199 m to 209 m18.8% from 209 m to 210 m21.3% from 210 m to 215 m19.2% from 215 m to 223 m15.6% from 223 m to 226 m17.0% from 226 m to 231 m16.1% from 231 m to 234 m13.3% from 234 m to 235 m16.1% from 235 m to 238 m11.4% from 238 m to 243 m12.9% from 243 m to 246 m18.8% from 246 m to 249 m9.1% from 249 m to 252 m12.5% from 252 m to 254 m8.2% from 254 m to 259 m11.8% from 259 m to 266 m9.5% from 266 m to 270 m6.7% from 270 m to 271 m10.7% from 271 m to 274 m6.7% from 274 m to 279 m-2.2% from 279 m to 283 m3.2% from 283 m to 286 m10.0% from 286 m to 289 m4.4% from 289 m to 294 m-3.3% from 294 m to 297 m6.9% from 297 m to 300 m17.8% from 300 m to 304 m20.0% from 304 m to 306 m8.3% from 306 m to 310 m3.2% from 310 m to 314 m7.1% from 314 m to 318 m18.0% from 318 m to 323 m21.4% from 323 m to 324 m15.1% from 324 m to 329 m11.3% from 329 m to 335 m10.5% from 335 m to 337 m-5.6% from 337 m to 338 m0.0% from 338 m to 340 m4.7% from 340 m to 344 m6.7% from 344 m to 346 m-2.7% from 346 m to 353 m-6.7% from 353 m to 355 m1.6% from 355 m to 361 m0.0% from 361 m to 362 m12.5% from 362 m to 364 m6.1% from 364 m to 367 m7.4% from 367 m to 374 m0.0% from 374 m to 376 m9.6% from 376 m to 381 m5.7% from 381 m to 386 m5.9% from 386 m to 388 m9.1% from 388 m to 397 m5.9% from 397 m to 398 m11.4% from 398 m to 403 m16.3% from 403 m to 408 m8.6% from 408 m to 411 m5.6% from 411 m to 413 m28.1% from 413 m to 419 m14.3% from 419 m to 424 m11.8% from 424 m to 425 m13.3% from 425 m to 430 m10.7% from 430 m to 433 m11.4% from 433 m to 437 m11.7% from 437 m to 443 m13.3% from 443 m to 445 m11.1% from 445 m to 451 m12.5% from 451 m to 454 m9.4% from 454 m to 457 m8.1% from 457 m to 463 m9.7% from 463 m to 467 m8.1% from 467 m to 473 m7.7% from 473 m to 474 m8.2% from 474 m to 480 m10.5% from 480 m to 482 m6.8% from 482 m to 489 m7.9% from 489 m to 493 m9.3% from 493 m to 499 m11.5% from 499 m to 504 m11.1% from 504 m to 506 m9.1% from 506 m to 511 m10.7% from 511 m to 517 m8.1% from 517 m to 520 m8.0% from 520 m to 528 m6.2% from 528 m to 534 m8.7% from 534 m to 539 m6.6% from 539 m to 548 m6.5% from 548 m to 557 m8.3% from 557 m to 560 m2.4% from 560 m to 572 m3.8% from 572 m to 577 m20%24%12%8%11%7%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.58 km / 0.36 miles
Elevation gain80.2 m / 263 ft
Average gradient13.9%
Maximum gradient38.8%
Elevation high335.7 m / 1,101 ft
Elevation low255.5 m / 838 ft
Climb difficulty score8,018.7

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 758,114th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 61,412th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 9,245th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 159th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Varteg.

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