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The Test Climb

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R396, Moshesh's Ford, Senqu Ward 16, Barkly East, Senqu Local Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape, 9786, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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1715 m1765 m1820 m1870 m-5.1% from 0 m to 67 m-4.6% from 67 m to 115 m4.1% from 115 m to 183 m2.7% from 183 m to 206 m4.4% from 206 m to 233 m3.3% from 233 m to 251 m6.7% from 251 m to 260 m4.3% from 260 m to 269 m2.2% from 269 m to 278 m3.0% from 278 m to 291 m6.6% from 291 m to 300 m2.9% from 300 m to 314 m2.9% from 314 m to 328 m2.9% from 328 m to 342 m3.5% from 342 m to 370 m5.6% from 370 m to 388 m4.5% from 388 m to 406 m5.9% from 406 m to 419 m3.6% from 419 m to 442 m5.2% from 442 m to 465 m4.2% from 465 m to 484 m5.6% from 484 m to 513 m5.2% from 513 m to 559 m5.4% from 559 m to 585 m6.2% from 585 m to 637 m4.0% from 637 m to 702 m3.2% from 702 m to 757 m6.7% from 757 m to 805 m8.6% from 805 m to 842 m8.0% from 842 m to 880 m7.9% from 880 m to 918 m8.9% from 918 m to 954 m7.4% from 954 m to 994 m8.3% from 994 m to 1.0 km7.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km7.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km8.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.3% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km6.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.1% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km2.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km4.4% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km4.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.8% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km6.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km7.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.2% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km6.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km4.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.2% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km5.9% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km5.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km4.5% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km1.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-3.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km200.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km1.7% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km2.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-2.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km2.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-0.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-1.5% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-0.9% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km2.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.8% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km2.4% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km3.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km1.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km0.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-1.9% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km2%6%8%5%6%2%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.07 km / 1.91 miles
Elevation gain144 m / 472 ft
Average gradient4.7%
Maximum gradient8.6%
Elevation high1,870 m / 6,135 ft
Elevation low1,719.2 m / 5,640 ft
Climb difficulty score14,402.05

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 357,984th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,858th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 209th out of 1,857 cycling climbs in Eastern Cape.

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Ranks 15th out of 48 cycling climbs in Joe Gqabi District Municipality.

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A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 19 climbs) in Senqu Local Municipality.

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