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Empire Road Climb (MTB)

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Argyle Avenue, Sandhurst, Johannesburg Ward 90, Sandton, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Empire Road Climb (MTB).

1555 m1585 m1620 m1650 m2.7% from 0 m to 19 m5.3% from 19 m to 38 m4.0% from 38 m to 58 m4.4% from 58 m to 78 m2.4% from 78 m to 99 m2.0% from 99 m to 119 m1.7% from 119 m to 143 m0.9% from 143 m to 166 m1.0% from 166 m to 186 m3.4% from 186 m to 207 m5.4% from 207 m to 225 m5.1% from 225 m to 243 m3.9% from 243 m to 266 m4.1% from 266 m to 285 m1.6% from 285 m to 304 m1.5% from 304 m to 324 m0.0% from 324 m to 343 m0.0% from 343 m to 363 m0.5% from 363 m to 382 m2.3% from 382 m to 403 m3.5% from 403 m to 423 m4.6% from 423 m to 441 m5.1% from 441 m to 460 m4.3% from 460 m to 479 m5.1% from 479 m to 498 m2.4% from 498 m to 520 m2.1% from 520 m to 538 m0.8% from 538 m to 552 m-0.7% from 552 m to 566 m1.4% from 566 m to 580 m7.4% from 580 m to 592 m6.7% from 592 m to 604 m6.8% from 604 m to 616 m6.0% from 616 m to 629 m6.0% from 629 m to 642 m6.3% from 642 m to 656 m5.8% from 656 m to 670 m9.9% from 670 m to 682 m10.0% from 682 m to 694 m10.3% from 694 m to 706 m9.4% from 706 m to 718 m9.9% from 718 m to 730 m9.8% from 730 m to 742 m10.6% from 742 m to 754 m11.2% from 754 m to 766 m12.2% from 766 m to 778 m12.6% from 778 m to 791 m13.3% from 791 m to 804 m12.1% from 804 m to 817 m13.4% from 817 m to 830 m13.2% from 830 m to 843 m13.4% from 843 m to 856 m12.1% from 856 m to 868 m9.1% from 868 m to 878 m9.1% from 878 m to 889 m8.5% from 889 m to 901 m7.8% from 901 m to 912 m8.0% from 912 m to 924 m7.8% from 924 m to 935 m7.9% from 935 m to 948 m9.6% from 948 m to 961 m6.6% from 961 m to 975 m3.0% from 975 m to 988 m3.9% from 988 m to 1.0 km3.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km10.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km11.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.3% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3%3%6%10%8%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.51 km / 0.94 miles
Elevation gain88.4 m / 290 ft
Average gradient5.9%
Maximum gradient12.2%
Elevation high1,648.2 m / 5,407 ft
Elevation low1,559.8 m / 5,117 ft
Climb difficulty score8,833.36

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 666,489th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,150th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,018th out of 8,872 cycling climbs in Gauteng.

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Ranks 452nd out of 3,287 cycling climbs in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 96th out of 683 cycling climbs in Sandton.

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