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Willasdale Switchbacks

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Old Transkei Road, Vincent Heights, Buffalo City Ward 4, East London, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, 5241, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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30 m45 m55 m70 m9.6% from 0 m to 5 m5.1% from 5 m to 11 m5.0% from 11 m to 15 m7.3% from 15 m to 21 m4.8% from 21 m to 27 m7.4% from 27 m to 34 m5.6% from 34 m to 41 m8.3% from 41 m to 47 m6.2% from 47 m to 53 m6.0% from 53 m to 60 m8.5% from 60 m to 66 m10.0% from 66 m to 71 m12.0% from 71 m to 76 m10.6% from 76 m to 81 m12.2% from 81 m to 85 m14.0% from 85 m to 90 m14.0% from 90 m to 95 m13.6% from 95 m to 100 m9.1% from 100 m to 104 m10.6% from 104 m to 109 m10.3% from 109 m to 115 m9.1% from 115 m to 120 m8.6% from 120 m to 126 m5.5% from 126 m to 132 m8.0% from 132 m to 137 m6.0% from 137 m to 142 m7.0% from 142 m to 146 m4.7% from 146 m to 150 m8.9% from 150 m to 155 m6.5% from 155 m to 159 m4.4% from 159 m to 164 m6.4% from 164 m to 168 m6.3% from 168 m to 173 m4.7% from 173 m to 178 m7.0% from 178 m to 182 m4.3% from 182 m to 187 m4.1% from 187 m to 191 m5.9% from 191 m to 197 m9.3% from 197 m to 202 m11.5% from 202 m to 207 m9.4% from 207 m to 212 m9.8% from 212 m to 218 m11.9% from 218 m to 222 m11.4% from 222 m to 226 m10.0% from 226 m to 231 m13.7% from 231 m to 236 m15.4% from 236 m to 241 m21.4% from 241 m to 247 m18.0% from 247 m to 252 m19.5% from 252 m to 256 m14.6% from 256 m to 261 m6.5% from 261 m to 264 m0.0% from 264 m to 268 m-2.5% from 268 m to 272 m0.0% from 272 m to 277 m-3.8% from 277 m to 282 m-2.0% from 282 m to 287 m-3.6% from 287 m to 293 m-3.5% from 293 m to 298 m-2.1% from 298 m to 303 m2.0% from 303 m to 308 m2.4% from 308 m to 312 m0.0% from 312 m to 317 m2.2% from 317 m to 321 m2.0% from 321 m to 327 m2.0% from 327 m to 332 m1.9% from 332 m to 337 m9.1% from 337 m to 342 m7.1% from 342 m to 348 m9.1% from 348 m to 354 m8.6% from 354 m to 359 m7.5% from 359 m to 365 m6.8% from 365 m to 371 m7.9% from 371 m to 377 m8.1% from 377 m to 383 m8.2% from 383 m to 388 m8.7% from 388 m to 393 m6.4% from 393 m to 397 m6.7% from 397 m to 402 m12.8% from 402 m to 406 m16.3% from 406 m to 410 m17.5% from 410 m to 414 m24.3% from 414 m to 418 m22.2% from 418 m to 421 m15.7% from 421 m to 426 m7.7% from 426 m to 432 m11.8% from 432 m to 435 m5.9% from 435 m to 438 m12.1% from 438 m to 442 m6.1% from 442 m to 445 m5.7% from 445 m to 448 m7.9% from 448 m to 452 m8.3% from 452 m to 456 m6.5% from 456 m to 459 m4.0% from 459 m to 464 m10.0% from 464 m to 467 m3.6% from 467 m to 473 m6.5% from 473 m to 476 m5.0% from 476 m to 480 m7.0% from 480 m to 484 m9.1% from 484 m to 488 m7.3% from 488 m to 492 m7.7% from 492 m to 496 m8.3% from 496 m to 500 m9%7%8%6%10%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.5 km / 0.31 miles
Elevation gain38.7 m / 127 ft
Average gradient7.7%
Maximum gradient19.9%
Elevation high69.7 m / 229 ft
Elevation low31 m / 102 ft
Climb difficulty score3,869.23

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,313,404th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 13,465th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,011th out of 1,857 cycling climbs in Eastern Cape.

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Ranks 182nd out of 400 cycling climbs in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 81st out of 216 cycling climbs in East London.

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