Swn yr Afon
Swn yr Afon is a long, mostly runnable climb above Abergynolwyn in Wales. The nearest named summit, Foel Pandy (Graig Wen) at 454 m, is 538 m away. Its 3.6 TEP puts it in the easier half of the catalogue. Expect 54 to 90 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 25.8% and start 6.3 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. It faces west: cool in the morning, sunny and warm from midday. It is part of the Dragon's Back Race® 2026 Day 3 - DRAFT course.
- TEP
- 3.6
- Climb
- +627 m
- Distance
- 7.3 km
- Average grade
- 8.6%
- Time
- 54 to 90 min
Races with this climb
Climbs nearby
- Abergynolwyn N climb, 1.4 km at 14.8%, Wales (2.2 km away)
- Pennal NW climb, 1.1 km at 15.3%, Wales (2.4 km away)
- Significant climb, 3.0 km at 15.1% (2.9 km away)
- Llanfihangel-y-pennant S climb, 3.0 km at 18.4%, Wales (3 km away)
- Moderate climb, 4.7 km at 10.3% (3.1 km away)
- Llanfihangel-y-pennant SE climb, 2.2 km at 16.5%, Wales (3.2 km away)
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