Driving the train
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 14.55 km / 9.04 miles |
| Elevation gain | 207.2 m / 680 ft |
| Average gradient | 1.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 14.5% |
| Elevation high | 1,596.4 m / 5,238 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,386.2 m / 4,548 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 20,658.59 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 215,603rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 1,507th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa. |
📉 Places 60th out of 8,872 cycling climbs in Gauteng. |
⚖ Ranks 31st out of 749 cycling climbs in West Rand District Municipality. |
⚖ Ranking 15th out of 389 cycling climbs in Mogale City Local Municipality. |
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