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The Long Drag

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R349, Great Kei Ward 5, Great Kei Local Municipality, Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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200 m265 m335 m400 m1.4% from 0 m to 57 m2.1% from 57 m to 115 m3.5% from 115 m to 167 m2.4% from 167 m to 222 m3.1% from 222 m to 290 m3.3% from 290 m to 359 m3.8% from 359 m to 419 m3.5% from 419 m to 477 m3.7% from 477 m to 521 m2.6% from 521 m to 582 m3.6% from 582 m to 621 m3.1% from 621 m to 672 m3.9% from 672 m to 716 m3.0% from 716 m to 766 m3.8% from 766 m to 816 m2.7% from 816 m to 865 m2.8% from 865 m to 908 m3.4% from 908 m to 947 m3.3% from 947 m to 1.0 km3.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km3.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km2.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km3.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km2.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km2.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km2.9% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km2.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km1.8% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km2.1% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km1.6% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km1.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km1.6% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km1.5% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km1.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km2.3% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km2.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.8% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km3.1% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km4.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km3.5% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km4.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.1% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km2.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km4.9% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.5% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km6.0% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km5.2% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km4.8% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km5.6% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km6.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km6.3% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km9.4% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km4.9% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km7.6% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km5.6% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km5.4% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km7.8% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km7.5% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km4.8% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.7% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km5.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km6.8% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km5.7% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km5.6% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km6.6% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km7.2% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km6.2% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km6.2% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km5.8% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km7.2% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km5.2% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km7.2% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km6.3% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km6.8% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km6.1% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km6.2% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km6.7% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km5.9% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km6.2% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km5.0% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km4.2% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km5.6% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km5.1% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km2.9% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km2.9% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km2.5% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km1.3% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km0.5% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km1.6% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km1.5% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km1.2% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km0.4% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km0.7% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km0.6% from 5.4 km to 5.4 km0.7% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km1.1% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km1.2% from 5.6 km to 5.6 km0.4% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km-0.4% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km3%3%2%6%5%1%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance5.78 km / 3.59 miles
Elevation gain194.2 m / 637 ft
Average gradient3.4%
Maximum gradient6.8%
Elevation high397.5 m / 1,304 ft
Elevation low203.3 m / 667 ft
Climb difficulty score19,658.46

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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 232,138th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 1,673rd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

📉

Places 109th out of 1,857 cycling climbs in Eastern Cape.

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Ranks 19th out of 198 cycling climbs in Amathole District Municipality.

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A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 125 climbs) in Great Kei Local Municipality.

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