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R500 Climb

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R500, Merafong City Ward 13, Carletonville, Merafong City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, 2499, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.34 km / 1.46 miles
Elevation gain86.8 m / 285 ft
Average gradient3.7%
Maximum gradient8.7%
Elevation high1,644.2 m / 5,394 ft
Elevation low1,557.4 m / 5,110 ft
Climb difficulty score8,668.36

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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 682,560th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,358th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,080th out of 8,872 cycling climbs in Gauteng.

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Ranks 156th out of 749 cycling climbs in West Rand District Municipality.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 26 climbs) in Merafong City Local Municipality.

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