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up up and away

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4x4 only, Birkenfels, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Climb Profile

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135 m150 m170 m185 m2.5% from 0 m to 4 m6.3% from 4 m to 10 m7.7% from 10 m to 14 m7.5% from 14 m to 18 m4.9% from 18 m to 22 m10.3% from 22 m to 26 m0.0% from 26 m to 30 m2.6% from 30 m to 34 m2.4% from 34 m to 38 m0.0% from 38 m to 42 m2.4% from 42 m to 46 m0.0% from 46 m to 51 m2.4% from 51 m to 55 m5.3% from 55 m to 58 m8.1% from 58 m to 62 m0.0% from 62 m to 66 m6.8% from 66 m to 71 m8.3% from 71 m to 75 m8.3% from 75 m to 80 m-4.1% from 80 m to 85 m4.3% from 85 m to 92 m6.7% from 92 m to 96 m-3.8% from 96 m to 102 m-6.4% from 102 m to 106 m3.9% from 106 m to 112 m-7.0% from 112 m to 116 m-2.0% from 116 m to 121 m-7.0% from 121 m to 125 m-13.3% from 125 m to 130 m4.3% from 130 m to 134 m-7.1% from 134 m to 140 m-3.3% from 140 m to 146 m-5.4% from 146 m to 152 m3.4% from 152 m to 157 m1.4% from 157 m to 165 m11.6% from 165 m to 172 m7.3% from 172 m to 176 m7.5% from 176 m to 180 m10.0% from 180 m to 185 m3.8% from 185 m to 190 m1.6% from 190 m to 196 m2.0% from 196 m to 201 m4.1% from 201 m to 206 m-2.3% from 206 m to 211 m7.0% from 211 m to 215 m4.4% from 215 m to 219 m5.0% from 219 m to 223 m10.9% from 223 m to 228 m9.3% from 228 m to 232 m15.4% from 232 m to 236 m13.0% from 236 m to 241 m27.5% from 241 m to 245 m16.7% from 245 m to 249 m25.5% from 249 m to 254 m0.0% from 254 m to 258 m23.3% from 258 m to 263 m12.8% from 263 m to 266 m13.2% from 266 m to 270 m8.3% from 270 m to 274 m9.7% from 274 m to 277 m2.2% from 277 m to 282 m0.0% from 282 m to 286 m0.0% from 286 m to 290 m1.9% from 290 m to 296 m0.0% from 296 m to 299 m0.0% from 299 m to 303 m6.4% from 303 m to 307 m-2.3% from 307 m to 312 m0.0% from 312 m to 315 m-2.3% from 315 m to 320 m-8.3% from 320 m to 323 m0.0% from 323 m to 328 m1.9% from 328 m to 333 m0.0% from 333 m to 340 m1.5% from 340 m to 346 m0.0% from 346 m to 353 m0.0% from 353 m to 359 m2.9% from 359 m to 366 m0.0% from 366 m to 374 m3.8% from 374 m to 379 m0.0% from 379 m to 384 m4.3% from 384 m to 388 m2.0% from 388 m to 393 m5.3% from 393 m to 397 m0.0% from 397 m to 402 m0.0% from 402 m to 407 m-1.9% from 407 m to 412 m-4.2% from 412 m to 417 m-4.2% from 417 m to 422 m-4.9% from 422 m to 426 m-5.3% from 426 m to 430 m0.0% from 430 m to 434 m-2.4% from 434 m to 438 m-2.2% from 438 m to 443 m2.6% from 443 m to 446 m2.8% from 446 m to 450 m2.4% from 450 m to 454 m4.7% from 454 m to 458 m6.8% from 458 m to 463 m3.0% from 463 m to 469 m2.9% from 469 m to 476 m2.1% from 476 m to 481 m5.6% from 481 m to 485 m5.9% from 485 m to 488 m4.3% from 488 m to 493 m7.7% from 493 m to 497 m13.3% from 497 m to 501 m2.3% from 501 m to 506 m10.5% from 506 m to 509 m12.2% from 509 m to 513 m2.1% from 513 m to 518 m7.7% from 518 m to 522 m8.3% from 522 m to 526 m0.0% from 526 m to 529 m0.0% from 529 m to 532 m-4.8% from 532 m to 536 m-2.3% from 536 m to 541 m-5.9% from 541 m to 544 m-1.7% from 544 m to 550 m2.9% from 550 m to 553 m0.0% from 553 m to 557 m0.0% from 557 m to 561 m0.0% from 561 m to 565 m0.0% from 565 m to 569 m5.9% from 569 m to 573 m2.6% from 573 m to 577 m0.0% from 577 m to 581 m2.3% from 581 m to 585 m-2.0% from 585 m to 590 m0.0% from 590 m to 594 m5.7% from 594 m to 598 m-3.1% from 598 m to 601 m9.7% from 601 m to 604 m0.0% from 604 m to 607 m4.9% from 607 m to 611 m4.5% from 611 m to 618 m10.6% from 618 m to 625 m5.3% from 625 m to 632 m8.5% from 632 m to 637 m0.0% from 637 m to 640 m4.5% from 640 m to 647 m4.7% from 647 m to 651 m2.3% from 651 m to 655 m0.0% from 655 m to 659 m-2.9% from 659 m to 662 m-4.4% from 662 m to 667 m0.0% from 667 m to 671 m-12.5% from 671 m to 674 m-5.7% from 674 m to 677 m-2.9% from 677 m to 681 m-5.7% from 681 m to 684 m-2.4% from 684 m to 688 m3.4% from 688 m to 694 m3.5% from 694 m to 700 m7.3% from 700 m to 705 m2.6% from 705 m to 709 m8.8% from 709 m to 713 m2.6% from 713 m to 716 m6.8% from 716 m to 721 m5.1% from 721 m to 725 m2.2% from 725 m to 729 m8.0% from 729 m to 734 m5.3% from 734 m to 738 m11.1% from 738 m to 743 m7.3% from 743 m to 747 m6.8% from 747 m to 751 m13.0% from 751 m to 756 m4.7% from 756 m to 760 m9.5% from 760 m to 764 m7.3% from 764 m to 768 m7.5% from 768 m to 772 m0.0% from 772 m to 776 m7.5% from 776 m to 780 m5.0% from 780 m to 784 m10.0% from 784 m to 788 m9.5% from 788 m to 793 m2.4% from 793 m to 797 m11.6% from 797 m to 801 m10.4% from 801 m to 806 m8.2% from 806 m to 811 m8.3% from 811 m to 816 m7.0% from 816 m to 820 m2.4% from 820 m to 824 m4.9% from 824 m to 828 m0.0% from 828 m to 832 m-2.6% from 832 m to 836 m2.6% from 836 m to 840 m0.0% from 840 m to 844 m0.0% from 844 m to 848 m-2.2% from 848 m to 852 m-3.4% from 852 m to 858 m-5.5% from 858 m to 864 m-7.1% from 864 m to 869 m-15.0% from 869 m to 873 m-4.3% from 873 m to 878 m-12.0% from 878 m to 883 m-3.8% from 883 m to 888 m-10.6% from 888 m to 893 m-2.1% from 893 m to 898 m-2.0% from 898 m to 903 m0.0% from 903 m to 906 m-2.6% from 906 m to 910 m0.0% from 910 m to 914 m5.0% from 914 m to 918 m2.4% from 918 m to 922 m5.3% from 922 m to 926 m4.7% from 926 m to 930 m2.6% from 930 m to 934 m-4.9% from 934 m to 938 m0.0% from 938 m to 942 m0.0% from 942 m to 947 m-4.4% from 947 m to 951 m0.0% from 951 m to 956 m0.0% from 956 m to 960 m0.0% from 960 m to 965 m-2.0% from 965 m to 970 m-2.1% from 970 m to 975 m2.2% from 975 m to 979 m-2.2% from 979 m to 984 m0.0% from 984 m to 988 m0.0% from 988 m to 992 m0.0% from 992 m to 997 m2.2% from 997 m to 1.0 km2.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-2.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km26.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km17.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km27.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km28.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km35.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km16.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km19.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4%2%3%1%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.29 km / 0.80 miles
Elevation gain46.2 m / 152 ft
Average gradient3.6%
Maximum gradient24%
Elevation high184.3 m / 605 ft
Elevation low138 m / 453 ft
Climb difficulty score4,621.77

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 1,163,280th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 61st most difficult cycling climb of all 232 climbs in Namibia.

🏵️

A big one, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 30 climbs) in Erongo Region.

🥈️

This is the second most difficult cycling climb in 4x4 only.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Birkenfels.

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