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The Three Sisters

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De Stade Road, Colleen Glen, Nelson Mandela Bay Ward 40, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, 6018, South Africa
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of The Three Sisters.

85 m135 m190 m240 m8.3% from 0 m to 10 m6.5% from 10 m to 33 m5.7% from 33 m to 94 m6.0% from 94 m to 155 m6.9% from 155 m to 217 m6.5% from 217 m to 279 m8.4% from 279 m to 342 m9.1% from 342 m to 402 m6.8% from 402 m to 465 m5.6% from 465 m to 526 m6.2% from 526 m to 588 m6.3% from 588 m to 649 m5.5% from 649 m to 709 m2.1% from 709 m to 772 m4.4% from 772 m to 838 m0.9% from 838 m to 904 m-0.2% from 904 m to 965 m-0.7% from 965 m to 1.0 km-4.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-8.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-1.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.8% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km4.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km3.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.8% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km3.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km7.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.7% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.4% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km5.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.9% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km6.4% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km2.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km6.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km4.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km4.3% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-1.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-3.3% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km-1.3% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km1.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.3% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km4.5% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km3.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-3.6% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km-7.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-6.8% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km-2.5% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km-0.2% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km1.7% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km4.5% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km6.4% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km6.1% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km-0.2% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km2.2% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km3.9% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km6.1% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.9% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km3.9% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km-0.7% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km2.5% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km5.5% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km5.5% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km0.5% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km0.5% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km3.5% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km5.8% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km6.4% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km6.4% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km4.2% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km4.8% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km8.3% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km7.7% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km6.4% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km5.1% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km5%1%4%1%5%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance4.89 km / 3.04 miles
Elevation gain185.8 m / 610 ft
Average gradient3.1%
Maximum gradient8.3%
Elevation high237.9 m / 781 ft
Elevation low86.3 m / 283 ft
Climb difficulty score15,150.94

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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 334,624th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,640th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 195th out of 1,857 cycling climbs in Eastern Cape.

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Ranks 18th out of 474 cycling climbs in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 83 climbs) in Nelson Mandela Bay Ward 40.

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