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Water Tower Climb

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Hyperion Road, Barbeque Downs, Johannesburg Ward 93, Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, 1684, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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1290 m1320 m1350 m1380 m0.0% from 0 m to 9 m2.9% from 9 m to 23 m13.3% from 23 m to 26 m14.3% from 26 m to 28 m14.3% from 28 m to 31 m14.8% from 31 m to 34 m0.0% from 34 m to 37 m6.8% from 37 m to 43 m14.8% from 43 m to 45 m14.8% from 45 m to 48 m15.4% from 48 m to 51 m16.0% from 51 m to 53 m0.0% from 53 m to 59 m7.4% from 59 m to 67 m15.4% from 67 m to 69 m15.4% from 69 m to 72 m22.2% from 72 m to 75 m15.4% from 75 m to 77 m3.8% from 77 m to 88 m15.4% from 88 m to 91 m16.0% from 91 m to 93 m15.4% from 93 m to 96 m16.0% from 96 m to 98 m12.0% from 98 m to 106 m13.8% from 106 m to 109 m13.8% from 109 m to 112 m13.3% from 112 m to 115 m4.7% from 115 m to 124 m14.3% from 124 m to 127 m14.8% from 127 m to 129 m13.8% from 129 m to 132 m15.4% from 132 m to 135 m3.3% from 135 m to 147 m16.7% from 147 m to 150 m26.1% from 150 m to 152 m17.4% from 152 m to 154 m18.2% from 154 m to 156 m4.3% from 156 m to 166 m33.3% from 166 m to 168 m17.4% from 168 m to 170 m16.0% from 170 m to 173 m0.0% from 173 m to 190 m15.4% from 190 m to 193 m15.4% from 193 m to 195 m16.0% from 195 m to 198 m16.0% from 198 m to 200 m16.0% from 200 m to 203 m0.0% from 203 m to 210 m4.0% from 210 m to 220 m16.0% from 220 m to 223 m16.0% from 223 m to 225 m24.0% from 225 m to 228 m16.0% from 228 m to 230 m3.8% from 230 m to 241 m16.0% from 241 m to 243 m16.0% from 243 m to 246 m16.0% from 246 m to 248 m15.4% from 248 m to 251 m0.0% from 251 m to 264 m16.7% from 264 m to 266 m15.4% from 266 m to 269 m14.8% from 269 m to 271 m15.4% from 271 m to 274 m15.4% from 274 m to 277 m0.0% from 277 m to 279 m4.5% from 279 m to 293 m29.6% from 293 m to 295 m15.4% from 295 m to 298 m14.8% from 298 m to 301 m3.7% from 301 m to 311 m14.3% from 311 m to 314 m20.0% from 314 m to 317 m12.9% from 317 m to 320 m13.3% from 320 m to 323 m3.2% from 323 m to 336 m13.3% from 336 m to 339 m14.3% from 339 m to 342 m14.8% from 342 m to 344 m14.8% from 344 m to 347 m0.0% from 347 m to 358 m15.4% from 358 m to 363 m24.0% from 363 m to 366 m13.8% from 366 m to 368 m14.3% from 368 m to 371 m0.0% from 371 m to 377 m3.0% from 377 m to 390 m15.4% from 390 m to 393 m22.2% from 393 m to 395 m16.0% from 395 m to 398 m14.8% from 398 m to 401 m2.1% from 401 m to 420 m14.8% from 420 m to 422 m15.4% from 422 m to 425 m23.1% from 425 m to 428 m14.8% from 428 m to 430 m0.0% from 430 m to 441 m15.4% from 441 m to 443 m16.0% from 443 m to 446 m16.0% from 446 m to 448 m14.8% from 448 m to 451 m15.4% from 451 m to 454 m0.0% from 454 m to 457 m2.9% from 457 m to 470 m15.4% from 470 m to 473 m14.8% from 473 m to 475 m24.0% from 475 m to 478 m16.7% from 478 m to 480 m0.0% from 480 m to 493 m33.3% from 493 m to 495 m15.4% from 495 m to 498 m15.4% from 498 m to 501 m14.8% from 501 m to 503 m0.0% from 503 m to 511 m0.0% from 511 m to 517 m16.7% from 517 m to 519 m16.7% from 519 m to 521 m17.4% from 521 m to 524 m16.7% from 524 m to 526 m16.7% from 526 m to 528 m4.7% from 528 m to 541 m16.0% from 541 m to 544 m16.0% from 544 m to 546 m14.8% from 546 m to 549 m16.0% from 549 m to 551 m0.0% from 551 m to 557 m7.5% from 557 m to 562 m15.4% from 562 m to 565 m14.8% from 565 m to 567 m21.4% from 567 m to 570 m14.3% from 570 m to 573 m0.0% from 573 m to 594 m2.4% from 594 m to 610 m11.1% from 610 m to 614 m12.5% from 614 m to 617 m12.1% from 617 m to 620 m19.4% from 620 m to 624 m0.0% from 624 m to 629 m4.8% from 629 m to 637 m15.4% from 637 m to 640 m14.8% from 640 m to 643 m22.2% from 643 m to 645 m15.4% from 645 m to 648 m4.1% from 648 m to 658 m16.0% from 658 m to 660 m17.4% from 660 m to 663 m30.0% from 663 m to 665 m18.2% from 665 m to 667 m2.5% from 667 m to 683 m19.0% from 683 m to 685 m19.0% from 685 m to 687 m17.4% from 687 m to 689 m16.7% from 689 m to 691 m0.0% from 691 m to 696 m0.0% from 696 m to 700 m0.0% from 700 m to 707 m18.2% from 707 m to 709 m16.7% from 709 m to 711 m26.1% from 711 m to 714 m16.7% from 714 m to 716 m16.0% from 716 m to 719 m4.0% from 719 m to 729 m16.0% from 729 m to 731 m16.0% from 731 m to 734 m24.0% from 734 m to 736 m16.0% from 736 m to 739 m0.0% from 739 m to 746 m7.7% from 746 m to 752 m15.4% from 752 m to 754 m15.4% from 754 m to 757 m16.7% from 757 m to 759 m16.0% from 759 m to 762 m0.0% from 762 m to 772 m4.2% from 772 m to 781 m17.4% from 781 m to 784 m18.2% from 784 m to 786 m17.4% from 786 m to 788 m27.3% from 788 m to 790 m0.0% from 790 m to 800 m16.0% from 800 m to 802 m19.0% from 802 m to 804 m38.1% from 804 m to 806 m19.0% from 806 m to 808 m0.0% from 808 m to 812 m3.7% from 812 m to 823 m18.2% from 823 m to 825 m17.4% from 825 m to 828 m27.3% from 828 m to 830 m18.2% from 830 m to 832 m2.9% from 832 m to 846 m18.2% from 846 m to 848 m16.7% from 848 m to 850 m17.4% from 850 m to 853 m19.0% from 853 m to 855 m0.0% from 855 m to 857 m8.6% from 857 m to 864 m19.0% from 864 m to 866 m19.0% from 866 m to 868 m26.1% from 868 m to 871 m17.4% from 871 m to 873 m0.0% from 873 m to 879 m0.0% from 879 m to 882 m10.8% from 882 m to 885 m27.3% from 885 m to 887 m18.2% from 887 m to 890 m20.0% from 890 m to 892 m21.1% from 892 m to 894 m3.9% from 894 m to 904 m18.2% from 904 m to 906 m27.3% from 906 m to 908 m18.2% from 908 m to 910 m17.4% from 910 m to 913 m4.2% from 913 m to 922 m22.2% from 922 m to 925 m14.8% from 925 m to 928 m13.8% from 928 m to 931 m21.4% from 931 m to 933 m7.1% from 933 m to 939 m14.3% from 939 m to 942 m14.8% from 942 m to 944 m15.4% from 944 m to 947 m23.1% from 947 m to 950 m17.4% from 950 m to 952 m26.1% from 952 m to 954 m16.7% from 954 m to 957 m30.0% from 957 m to 959 m0.0% from 959 m to 970 m0.0% from 970 m to 981 m0.0% from 981 m to 984 m0.0% from 984 m to 986 m9%8%8%10%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.99 km / 0.61 miles
Elevation gain87.4 m / 287 ft
Average gradient8.9%
Maximum gradient22.4%
Elevation high1,379 m / 4,524 ft
Elevation low1,291.6 m / 4,238 ft
Climb difficulty score8,777.18

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 671,904th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,229th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,039th out of 8,872 cycling climbs in Gauteng.

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Ranks 464th out of 3,287 cycling climbs in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 39th out of 337 cycling climbs in Randburg.

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