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Back climb to Tower

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Makana Ward 4, Makhanda, Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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655 m700 m745 m790 m3.2% from 0 m to 19 m3.2% from 19 m to 25 m7.4% from 25 m to 36 m8.0% from 36 m to 41 m5.4% from 41 m to 59 m10.4% from 59 m to 71 m0.0% from 71 m to 73 m10.4% from 73 m to 83 m4.3% from 83 m to 92 m5.3% from 92 m to 104 m10.7% from 104 m to 111 m4.0% from 111 m to 116 m6.8% from 116 m to 131 m8.0% from 131 m to 133 m7.2% from 133 m to 147 m8.7% from 147 m to 149 m6.5% from 149 m to 162 m6.9% from 162 m to 171 m8.8% from 171 m to 177 m8.4% from 177 m to 187 m8.7% from 187 m to 189 m8.1% from 189 m to 202 m7.5% from 202 m to 218 m9.1% from 218 m to 220 m6.3% from 220 m to 236 m6.3% from 236 m to 242 m7.1% from 242 m to 250 m5.2% from 250 m to 262 m2.9% from 262 m to 276 m6.2% from 276 m to 285 m8.2% from 285 m to 293 m5.6% from 293 m to 307 m9.5% from 307 m to 309 m5.4% from 309 m to 328 m4.1% from 328 m to 333 m8.3% from 333 m to 345 m5.6% from 345 m to 352 m7.6% from 352 m to 360 m2.9% from 360 m to 374 m7.1% from 374 m to 382 m4.0% from 382 m to 397 m9.8% from 397 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.92 km / 1.81 miles
Elevation gain133.6 m / 438 ft
Average gradient4.6%
Maximum gradient14.3%
Elevation high789.4 m / 2,590 ft
Elevation low655.8 m / 2,152 ft
Climb difficulty score13,356.2

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 395,194th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,253rd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 257th out of 1,857 cycling climbs in Eastern Cape.

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Ranks 136th out of 622 cycling climbs in Sarah Baartman District Municipality.

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Ranking 14th out of 76 cycling climbs in Makhanda.

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