There are three different ways to climb the Bwlch, this route starts in Price Town and heads north-west. It is a long steady climb with a double switchback near the summit. The Bwlch is a well known climb in south-east Wales and has featured in road races, hill climbs and cyclosportives.
Details of the climb
- Location: Bridgend, Wales.
- Distance: 3.64 miles / 6 km
- Average gradient: 5%
- Maximum gradient: 12%
- Height gain 984 ft / 300 m
- 100 climbs: 99
- Strava segment
- Everesting = 8848/300 = 30 ascents – 216 miles.
- Direction: north-west
- KOM: 12.47 – 17.1 mph
- QOM: 17.33 – 12.5 mph
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