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Back of the Castle

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Dyffryn Road, Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, LL14 5AG, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.63 km / 1.64 miles
Elevation gain133.2 m / 437 ft
Average gradient3.7%
Maximum gradient26.9%
Elevation high291.2 m / 955 ft
Elevation low179.4 m / 589 ft
Climb difficulty score9,737.29

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 590,219th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 44,526th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 7,185th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 203rd out of 939 cycling climbs in Wrexham.

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Ranking 12th out of 48 cycling climbs in Chirk.

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