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Higher Education

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Varsity Drive, Palmiet, eThekwini Ward 23, Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 4037, South Africa
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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35 m80 m130 m175 m9.3% from 0 m to 13 m8.0% from 13 m to 25 m11.9% from 25 m to 37 m6.7% from 37 m to 49 m15.0% from 49 m to 53 m18.7% from 53 m to 61 m14.1% from 61 m to 68 m8.5% from 68 m to 80 m9.2% from 80 m to 93 m7.6% from 93 m to 106 m7.1% from 106 m to 123 m4.6% from 123 m to 149 m5.0% from 149 m to 173 m5.9% from 173 m to 193 m10.0% from 193 m to 205 m9.0% from 205 m to 221 m11.8% from 221 m to 233 m8.5% from 233 m to 244 m9.0% from 244 m to 260 m8.3% from 260 m to 272 m8.5% from 272 m to 284 m9.9% from 284 m to 296 m6.6% from 296 m to 317 m5.6% from 317 m to 335 m4.3% from 335 m to 358 m2.5% from 358 m to 406 m3.6% from 406 m to 434 m4.5% from 434 m to 456 m8.0% from 456 m to 474 m6.3% from 474 m to 496 m7.3% from 496 m to 510 m8.3% from 510 m to 524 m4.4% from 524 m to 552 m0.7% from 552 m to 581 m-0.6% from 581 m to 614 m-1.3% from 614 m to 677 m3.4% from 677 m to 730 m3.0% from 730 m to 770 m9.0% from 770 m to 788 m9.4% from 788 m to 801 m11.8% from 801 m to 813 m15.6% from 813 m to 821 m13.3% from 821 m to 828 m16.0% from 828 m to 836 m13.3% from 836 m to 843 m19.2% from 843 m to 850 m13.7% from 850 m to 858 m21.3% from 858 m to 865 m13.3% from 865 m to 873 m11.0% from 873 m to 884 m12.3% from 884 m to 895 m15.6% from 895 m to 903 m12.8% from 903 m to 910 m13.2% from 910 m to 918 m13.2% from 918 m to 926 m15.4% from 926 m to 933 m12.7% from 933 m to 941 m11.9% from 941 m to 950 m10.9% from 950 m to 963 m7.3% from 963 m to 976 m9.0% from 976 m to 990 m4.3% from 990 m to 1.0 km3.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km14.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km12.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.9% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km12.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km19.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km15.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-0.3% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km3.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km7.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km13.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.1% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km9.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km19.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8%6%2%11%7%10%1%10%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.99 km / 1.24 miles
Elevation gain137 m / 449 ft
Average gradient6.9%
Maximum gradient17.1%
Elevation high174.6 m / 573 ft
Elevation low37.6 m / 123 ft
Climb difficulty score13,704.27

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 382,068th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,132nd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 460th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 87th out of 1,189 cycling climbs in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 16th out of 253 cycling climbs in Durban.

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