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Witkoppen torture

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Witkoppen Road, Jukskeipark, Johannesburg Ward 115, Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, 2155, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance5.86 km / 3.64 miles
Elevation gain177.6 m / 583 ft
Average gradient3%
Maximum gradient8.4%
Elevation high1,506.2 m / 4,942 ft
Elevation low1,328.6 m / 4,359 ft
Climb difficulty score17,752.77

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 268,994th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 2,031st most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 136th out of 8,872 cycling climbs in Gauteng.

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Ranks 41st out of 3,287 cycling climbs in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 337 climbs) in Randburg.

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