Pontfadog climb

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Glyntraian, Pontfadog, Wrexham, Wales, LL20 7AN, United Kingdom
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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170 m230 m285 m345 m13.5% from 0 m to 10 m13.9% from 10 m to 17 m5.6% from 17 m to 28 m3.9% from 28 m to 38 m17.4% from 38 m to 50 m9.6% from 50 m to 55 m34.3% from 55 m to 59 m15.6% from 59 m to 71 m34.2% from 71 m to 79 m16.2% from 79 m to 86 m-22.6% from 86 m to 91 m-17.8% from 91 m to 100 m36.4% from 100 m to 105 m16.8% from 105 m to 120 m9.2% from 120 m to 127 m-4.2% from 127 m to 134 m35.3% from 134 m to 137 m11.4% from 137 m to 165 m14.3% from 165 m to 174 m15.5% from 174 m to 183 m-13.0% from 183 m to 190 m31.1% from 190 m to 198 m8.0% from 198 m to 203 m13.2% from 203 m to 246 m23.9% from 246 m to 253 m12.7% from 253 m to 274 m6.3% from 274 m to 279 m1.4% from 279 m to 293 m-4.6% from 293 m to 300 m10.3% from 300 m to 308 m-1.9% from 308 m to 313 m5.5% from 313 m to 324 m-6.0% from 324 m to 332 m-1.5% from 332 m to 339 m10.9% from 339 m to 345 m-13.8% from 345 m to 351 m8.4% from 351 m to 388 m18.0% from 388 m to 397 m15.7% from 397 m to 402 m-3.4% from 402 m to 425 m38.4% from 425 m to 432 m7.9% from 432 m to 439 m2.8% from 439 m to 442 m3.6% from 442 m to 483 m13.7% from 483 m to 488 m-1.8% from 488 m to 494 m-18.9% from 494 m to 501 m7.2% from 501 m to 510 m0.0% from 510 m to 514 m-1.6% from 514 m to 533 m12.7% from 533 m to 539 m3.6% from 539 m to 545 m3.1% from 545 m to 551 m2.0% from 551 m to 566 m-3.7% from 566 m to 574 m11.5% from 574 m to 584 m1.3% from 584 m to 592 m-9.4% from 592 m to 597 m5.8% from 597 m to 619 m0.0% from 619 m to 625 m6.9% from 625 m to 643 m7.8% from 643 m to 653 m6.1% from 653 m to 656 m1.9% from 656 m to 667 m42.0% from 667 m to 672 m14.3% from 672 m to 677 m5.1% from 677 m to 683 m46.3% from 683 m to 690 m15.0% from 690 m to 694 m5.4% from 694 m to 734 m-8.3% from 734 m to 738 m17.7% from 738 m to 749 m21.1% from 749 m to 755 m28.4% from 755 m to 764 m15.1% from 764 m to 771 m2.5% from 771 m to 775 m-11.7% from 775 m to 785 m5.3% from 785 m to 791 m36.4% from 791 m to 794 m15.7% from 794 m to 810 m6.1% from 810 m to 817 m-2.1% from 817 m to 821 m20.8% from 821 m to 826 m7.4% from 826 m to 867 m19.1% from 867 m to 910 m6.3% from 910 m to 915 m17.1% from 915 m to 932 m8.2% from 932 m to 937 m29.9% from 937 m to 944 m44.4% from 944 m to 949 m31.4% from 949 m to 954 m0.0% from 954 m to 960 m27.5% from 960 m to 968 m-25.7% from 968 m to 971 m43.6% from 971 m to 975 m17.3% from 975 m to 986 m15.4% from 986 m to 990 m12.6% from 990 m to 1.0 km29.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-6.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km37.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km25.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km29.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km28.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.2% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km35.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km35.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-18.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km27.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-22.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-13.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km11.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km17.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km21.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km19.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km21.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km19.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km23.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km27.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km25.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km20.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km1.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km7.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12%5%7%15%11%5%12%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.78 km / 1.11 miles
Elevation gain169.7 m / 557 ft
Average gradient9.5%
Maximum gradient19.5%
Elevation high343.4 m / 1,127 ft
Elevation low173.7 m / 570 ft
Climb difficulty score16,974.4

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 286,563rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,104th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 3,100th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

Ranks 97th out of 939 cycling climbs in Wrexham.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 28 climbs) in Pontfadog.

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