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Surprise Hill

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R72, Sundays River Valley Ward 3, Sundays River Valley Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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240 m275 m305 m340 m-15.0% from 0 m to 13 m-6.5% from 13 m to 27 m2.3% from 27 m to 40 m3.5% from 40 m to 54 m3.1% from 54 m to 67 m3.8% from 67 m to 80 m2.5% from 80 m to 92 m1.6% from 92 m to 104 m1.6% from 104 m to 116 m1.8% from 116 m to 128 m1.8% from 128 m to 139 m10.2% from 139 m to 150 m8.8% from 150 m to 161 m8.1% from 161 m to 172 m7.6% from 172 m to 184 m7.0% from 184 m to 196 m5.6% from 196 m to 206 m5.2% from 206 m to 216 m5.3% from 216 m to 227 m4.7% from 227 m to 259 m8.0% from 259 m to 270 m7.7% from 270 m to 280 m10.0% from 280 m to 289 m12.1% from 289 m to 298 m15.1% from 298 m to 306 m12.0% from 306 m to 314 m11.2% from 314 m to 322 m14.3% from 322 m to 329 m7.6% from 329 m to 336 m7.3% from 336 m to 341 m5.5% from 341 m to 347 m0.0% from 347 m to 352 m9.1% from 352 m to 357 m6.2% from 357 m to 361 m5.7% from 361 m to 367 m4.8% from 367 m to 371 m-2.3% from 371 m to 375 m5.0% from 375 m to 379 m-2.5% from 379 m to 383 m5.4% from 383 m to 387 m0.0% from 387 m to 391 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.96 km / 1.22 miles
Elevation gain93.6 m / 307 ft
Average gradient4.8%
Maximum gradient15.6%
Elevation high339.1 m / 1,113 ft
Elevation low241.8 m / 793 ft
Climb difficulty score9,364.5

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 619,617th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,654th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 439th out of 1,857 cycling climbs in Eastern Cape.

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Ranks 215th out of 622 cycling climbs in Sarah Baartman District Municipality.

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Ranking 35th out of 58 cycling climbs in Sundays River Valley Local Municipality.

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