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The Crags

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Ebony Drive, Blackheath, Johannesburg Ward 98, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, 2001, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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1595 m1650 m1705 m1760 m3.5% from 0 m to 6 m8.8% from 6 m to 19 m3.1% from 19 m to 26 m6.2% from 26 m to 36 m10.6% from 36 m to 45 m5.3% from 45 m to 60 m7.0% from 60 m to 69 m10.1% from 69 m to 81 m5.5% from 81 m to 95 m18.2% from 95 m to 97 m7.3% from 97 m to 108 m6.9% from 108 m to 111 m9.1% from 111 m to 125 m8.3% from 125 m to 127 m7.7% from 127 m to 143 m23.1% from 143 m to 145 m4.3% from 145 m to 155 m9.4% from 155 m to 165 m0.0% from 165 m to 171 m10.0% from 171 m to 181 m8.5% from 181 m to 190 m5.7% from 190 m to 197 m10.7% from 197 m to 208 m8.5% from 208 m to 213 m6.8% from 213 m to 225 m9.0% from 225 m to 236 m10.8% from 236 m to 240 m11.1% from 240 m to 249 m10.5% from 249 m to 258 m10.6% from 258 m to 268 m11.1% from 268 m to 273 m1.3% from 273 m to 289 m3.3% from 289 m to 295 m14.6% from 295 m to 303 m11.3% from 303 m to 314 m1.4% from 314 m to 329 m5.7% from 329 m to 346 m0.0% from 346 m to 349 m3.8% from 349 m to 375 m6.5% from 375 m to 378 m2.2% from 378 m to 406 m-1.4% from 406 m to 435 m-0.5% from 435 m to 472 m5.1% from 472 m to 499 m6.9% from 499 m to 514 m8.8% from 514 m to 520 m8.5% from 520 m to 528 m8.2% from 528 m to 542 m5.7% from 542 m to 546 m8.5% from 546 m to 555 m6.5% from 555 m to 564 m6.9% from 564 m to 570 m13.8% from 570 m to 573 m16.3% from 573 m to 578 m33.3% from 578 m to 580 m13.5% from 580 m to 588 m8.3% from 588 m to 590 m9.4% from 590 m to 601 m12.9% from 601 m to 604 m6.6% from 604 m to 610 m10.3% from 610 m to 616 m8.5% from 616 m to 630 m13.9% from 630 m to 637 m7.8% from 637 m to 653 m8.4% from 653 m to 664 m13.3% from 664 m to 669 m5.7% from 669 m to 676 m8.6% from 676 m to 685 m11.1% from 685 m to 691 m9.4% from 691 m to 703 m3.9% from 703 m to 709 m4.0% from 709 m to 729 m6.7% from 729 m to 732 m5.3% from 732 m to 754 m6.9% from 754 m to 757 m10.5% from 757 m to 768 m9.2% from 768 m to 779 m8.2% from 779 m to 784 m14.0% from 784 m to 790 m8.7% from 790 m to 792 m7.1% from 792 m to 809 m8.9% from 809 m to 823 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from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km3.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km10.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km11.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km13.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km15.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km14.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km14.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km23.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km15.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km10.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km15.7% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km14.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km23.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km12.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km21.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km15.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km18.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km0.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km23.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km5.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km6.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km12.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km7.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-1.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km6%7%5%6%8%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.54 km / 1.58 miles
Elevation gain157.6 m / 517 ft
Average gradient6.2%
Maximum gradient17%
Elevation high1,757.4 m / 5,766 ft
Elevation low1,599.6 m / 5,248 ft
Climb difficulty score15,763.5

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 317,288th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,467th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 197th out of 8,872 cycling climbs in Gauteng.

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Ranks 65th out of 3,287 cycling climbs in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 29th out of 978 cycling climbs in Johannesburg.

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