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Water Tower clinb

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Apollo Road, Sundowner, Johannesburg Ward 114, Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, 2188, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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1455 m1480 m1505 m1530 m221.2% from 0 m to 7 m6.7% from 7 m to 13 m7.0% from 13 m to 18 m3.5% from 18 m to 24 m0.0% from 24 m to 27 m3.3% from 27 m to 39 m5.7% from 39 m to 46 m6.8% from 46 m to 52 m7.4% from 52 m to 57 m3.3% from 57 m to 63 m6.0% from 63 m to 70 m3.4% from 70 m to 93 m6.1% from 93 m to 100 m6.1% from 100 m to 106 m3.0% from 106 m to 113 m3.1% from 113 m to 119 m6.0% from 119 m to 126 m8.8% from 126 m to 133 m5.9% from 133 m to 140 m3.1% from 140 m to 146 m6.2% from 146 m to 153 m4.2% from 153 m to 167 m5.7% from 167 m to 174 m6.0% from 174 m to 181 m6.6% from 181 m to 187 m3.2% from 187 m to 193 m4.4% from 193 m to 207 m8.5% from 207 m to 214 m5.8% from 214 m to 221 m5.7% from 221 m to 228 m5.7% from 228 m to 235 m9.2% from 235 m to 241 m6.6% from 241 m to 247 m8.9% from 247 m to 252 m11.1% from 252 m to 255 m5.8% from 255 m to 269 m6.2% from 269 m to 275 m6.0% from 275 m to 282 m2.8% from 282 m to 289 m5.6% from 289 m to 296 m2.0% from 296 m to 326 m0.9% from 326 m to 349 m2.2% from 349 m to 358 m5.7% from 358 m to 365 m4.8% from 365 m to 374 m2.3% from 374 m to 382 m2.6% from 382 m to 390 m5.7% from 390 m to 397 m9.4% from 397 m to 403 m6.1% from 403 m to 410 m5.6% from 410 m to 417 m2.7% from 417 m to 425 m3.9% from 425 m to 440 m7.8% from 440 m to 448 m5.4% from 448 m to 455 m2.7% from 455 m to 462 m5.4% from 462 m to 470 m4.7% from 470 m to 483 m5.3% from 483 m to 490 m5.5% from 490 m to 498 m6.0% from 498 m to 504 m5.5% from 504 m to 512 m3.8% from 512 m to 527 m6.2% from 527 m to 534 m5.8% from 534 m to 541 m5.8% from 541 m to 548 m6.0% from 548 m to 554 m3.7% from 554 m to 565 m7.9% from 565 m to 573 m5.0% from 573 m to 581 m5.2% from 581 m to 588 m3.4% from 588 m to 594 m3.8% from 594 m to 610 m8.0% from 610 m to 617 m5.2% from 617 m to 625 m2.6% from 625 m to 633 m5.0% from 633 m to 641 m2.0% from 641 m to 671 m2.6% from 671 m to 678 m8.2% from 678 m to 686 m5.1% from 686 m to 694 m2.7% from 694 m to 701 m2.7% from 701 m to 708 m4.1% from 708 m to 728 m5.9% from 728 m to 734 m5.5% from 734 m to 742 m2.7% from 742 m to 749 m4.3% from 749 m to 758 m2.7% from 758 m to 781 m7.1% from 781 m to 789 m4.5% from 789 m to 798 m3.2% from 798 m to 804 m1.5% from 804 m to 817 m1.9% from 817 m to 849 m0.7% from 849 m to 876 m3.9% from 876 m to 887 m5.8% from 887 m to 894 m2.6% from 894 m to 901 m2.4% from 901 m to 910 m2.2% from 910 m to 919 m1.6% from 919 m to 943 m4.8% from 943 m to 947 m0.0% from 947 m to 956 m0.9% from 956 m to 978 m1.1% from 978 m to 996 m4.0% from 996 m to 1.0 km2.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km30.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km7.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11%4%4%2%3%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.4 km / 0.87 miles
Elevation gain72.6 m / 238 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient36.5%
Elevation high1,530 m / 5,020 ft
Elevation low1,455.4 m / 4,775 ft
Climb difficulty score7,253.04

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 822,148th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,909th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,520th out of 8,872 cycling climbs in Gauteng.

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Ranks 673rd out of 3,287 cycling climbs in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 68th out of 337 cycling climbs in Randburg.

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