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The Sting in the Tail

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Pont Y Blew, Brynkinalt, Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, LL14 5NR, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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10 m45 m80 m115 m-5.1% from 0 m to 12 m-4.9% from 12 m to 24 m-12.2% from 24 m to 37 m-17.0% from 37 m to 51 m-18.9% from 51 m to 66 m-11.8% from 66 m to 81 m-15.1% from 81 m to 97 m-11.0% from 97 m to 114 m-16.6% from 114 m to 131 m-16.5% from 131 m to 148 m-3.5% from 148 m to 182 m-8.8% from 182 m to 216 m-0.8% from 216 m to 266 m-12.4% from 266 m to 282 m0.0% from 282 m to 299 m-0.6% from 299 m to 361 m6.8% from 361 m to 375 m-0.6% from 375 m to 446 m0.4% from 446 m to 499 m-1.0% from 499 m to 537 m0.5% from 537 m to 575 m0.0% from 575 m to 587 m-0.6% from 587 m to 650 m1.6% from 650 m to 687 m1.7% from 687 m to 736 m0.0% from 736 m to 748 m-0.8% from 748 m to 771 m-2.5% from 771 m to 795 m-0.8% from 795 m to 820 m0.0% from 820 m to 832 m0.0% from 832 m to 845 m-4.2% from 845 m to 883 m-2.0% from 883 m to 922 m-4.6% from 922 m to 935 m-3.0% from 935 m to 975 m-6.6% from 975 m to 1.0 km-5.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-9.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-7.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-10.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-11.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-11.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-14.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-16.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-8.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-5.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km13.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-7.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-6.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-18.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-8.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-28.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-7.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-4.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km7.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-6.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-11.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-10.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-11.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-7.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-14.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-12.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-10.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-3.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-4.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-6.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-11.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km18.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-5.1% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-9.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-0.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-3.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-10.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-9.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-2.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-6.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km9.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km17.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km30.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km7.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-2.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.9% 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2.9 km13.9% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km21.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km16.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km17.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km19.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km21.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km8.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km45.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km13.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km23.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km14.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km18.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km18.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km18.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km18.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km11.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km17.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km16.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km14.5% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km18.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km9.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km9.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km9.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km8.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km10.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km11.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km11.4% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km7.6% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km3.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km10.5% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km9.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km2.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km4.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km10.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km8.5% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance3.34 km / 2.08 miles
Elevation gain107.8 m / 354 ft
Average gradient0.5%
Maximum gradient22.2%
Elevation high110.8 m / 364 ft
Elevation low14.6 m / 48 ft
Climb difficulty score1,670.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,018,365th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 221,740th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 21,295th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 671st out of 939 cycling climbs in Wrexham.

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Ranking 37th out of 48 cycling climbs in Chirk.

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