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Dragon's Back

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Tshwane Ward 7, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, 0068, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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1340 m1360 m1375 m1395 m-13.7% from 0 m to 12 m3.6% from 12 m to 18 m-12.5% from 18 m to 22 m-27.4% from 22 m to 29 m-1.8% from 29 m to 35 m-30.0% from 35 m to 40 m-19.0% from 40 m to 44 m-3.9% from 44 m to 49 m-15.9% from 49 m to 58 m2.5% from 58 m to 70 m4.3% from 70 m to 76 m1.4% from 76 m to 83 m-1.6% from 83 m to 90 m-1.7% from 90 m to 96 m-13.9% from 96 m to 107 m-4.8% from 107 m to 113 m-12.2% from 113 m to 118 m-17.9% from 118 m to 122 m-2.3% from 122 m to 127 m-4.2% from 127 m to 136 m-13.4% from 136 m to 148 m-4.6% from 148 m to 154 m1.6% from 154 m to 167 m0.0% from 167 m to 180 m0.7% from 180 m to 194 m1.4% from 194 m to 201 m-6.7% from 201 m to 209 m-2.7% from 209 m to 223 m-6.5% from 223 m to 239 m-4.3% from 239 m to 253 m-15.4% from 253 m to 258 m-16.0% from 258 m to 263 m19.3% from 263 m to 275 m5.9% from 275 m to 293 m7.2% from 293 m to 318 m0.0% from 318 m to 322 m3.7% from 322 m to 336 m2.6% from 336 m to 339 m8.6% from 339 m to 356 m13.0% from 356 m to 360 m4.3% from 360 m to 367 m4.0% from 367 m to 375 m-2.5% from 375 m to 383 m6.4% from 383 m to 410 m-3.2% from 410 m to 422 m-1.1% from 422 m to 431 m5.6% from 431 m to 452 m6.3% from 452 m to 457 m8.7% from 457 m to 472 m15.8% from 472 m to 482 m0.0% from 482 m to 484 m-5.3% from 484 m to 492 m-12.8% from 492 m to 501 m0.0% from 501 m to 503 m25.2% from 503 m to 514 m14.6% from 514 m to 528 m0.0% from 528 m to 530 m25.9% from 530 m to 533 m-14.9% from 533 m to 540 m-6.4% from 540 m to 556 m-11.8% from 556 m to 570 m-14.0% from 570 m to 579 m-2.0% from 579 m to 584 m-3.9% from 584 m to 594 m6.3% from 594 m to 605 m0.0% from 605 m to 617 m7.1% from 617 m to 634 m8.5% from 634 m to 644 m-0.9% from 644 m to 656 m-3.1% from 656 m to 669 m-4.8% from 669 m to 687 m-8.3% from 687 m to 698 m-2.8% from 698 m to 709 m-2.0% from 709 m to 719 m0.0% from 719 m to 723 m2.5% from 723 m to 731 m6.5% from 731 m to 745 m7.3% from 745 m to 754 m5.7% from 754 m to 763 m7.7% from 763 m to 767 m4.5% from 767 m to 776 m3.2% from 776 m to 785 m0.0% from 785 m to 795 m0.0% from 795 m to 803 m7.1% from 803 m to 807 m3.1% from 807 m to 817 m6.1% from 817 m to 827 m5.1% from 827 m to 836 m0.0% from 836 m to 842 m1.7% from 842 m to 848 m3.0% from 848 m to 857 m6.8% from 857 m to 866 m4.1% from 866 m to 871 m-2.0% from 871 m to 881 m-0.6% from 881 m to 897 m-2.4% from 897 m to 914 m8.8% from 914 m to 923 m14.8% from 923 m to 925 m0.0% from 925 m to 933 m5.3% from 933 m to 942 m8.2% from 942 m to 947 m9.4% from 947 m to 961 m11.1% from 961 m to 966 m9.3% from 966 m to 972 m6.4% from 972 m to 987 m-4.4% from 987 m to 999 m-9.2% from 999 m to 1.0 km-9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-6.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-4.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-0.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km27.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-5.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-5.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-1.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-13.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km20.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-23.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-15.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-15.1% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km19.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.1% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-2.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km22.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km24.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-1.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-2.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-4.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-4.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.9% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-3.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-3.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-4.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-4.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-3.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-5.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-4.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-4.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-5.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-3.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-2.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-3.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-3.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-5.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-5.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-4.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-6.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-6.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-5.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-3.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-1.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-0.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km1.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-0.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km-1%2%3%1%-3%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 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 categoryUncategorised
Distance2.35 km / 1.46 miles
Elevation gain18.6 m / 61 ft
Average gradient0.8%
Maximum gradient18.5%
Elevation high1,390.2 m / 4,561 ft
Elevation low1,340.1 m / 4,397 ft
Climb difficulty score1,858.32

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 1,937,397th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 20,101st most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 6,063rd out of 8,872 cycling climbs in Gauteng.

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Ranks 2,006th out of 3,007 cycling climbs in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 50th out of 56 cycling climbs in Tshwane Ward 7.

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