Donkerhoek Climb
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 5.66 km / 3.52 miles |
| Elevation gain | 288.6 m / 947 ft |
| Average gradient | 5.1% |
| Maximum gradient | 19.1% |
| Elevation high | 2,041.4 m / 6,698 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,752.8 m / 5,751 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 28,860.39 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 125,179th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 728th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa. |
📉 Places 39th out of 1,857 cycling climbs in Eastern Cape. |
🏵️ Get your legs ready, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 48 climbs) in Joe Gqabi District Municipality. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 19 climbs) in Senqu Local Municipality. |
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