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Reservoir Hills Climb

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Umgeni Road, Palmiet, eThekwini Ward 23, Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 4037, South Africa
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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15 m105 m195 m285 m-2.0% from 0 m to 45 m0.0% from 45 m to 120 m2.7% from 120 m to 196 m1.4% from 196 m to 268 m2.6% from 268 m to 342 m3.0% from 342 m to 389 m4.6% from 389 m to 441 m2.9% from 441 m to 482 m1.6% from 482 m to 526 m3.6% from 526 m to 582 m3.8% from 582 m to 603 m1.9% from 603 m to 655 m3.6% from 655 m to 704 m7.4% from 704 m to 754 m9.9% from 754 m to 793 m12.6% from 793 m to 839 m11.9% from 839 m to 884 m11.3% from 884 m to 920 m9.9% from 920 m to 952 m4.0% from 952 m to 991 m4.1% from 991 m to 1.0 km3.4% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km2.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-0.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km2.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km7.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km14.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km14.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km10.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.6% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km6.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.1% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km14.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km18.2% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km12.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km9.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km11.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km13.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km11.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.3% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km8.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km11.5% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km11.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km7.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km5.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km2.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km2.0% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km4.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km5.8% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km5.1% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.1% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km10.7% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km6.2% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km3.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km2.7% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km-3.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-0.8% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km-0.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km2.4% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km4.7% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km6.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km8.5% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km8.7% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km10.0% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km8.1% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km8.1% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km9.0% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km10.1% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km9.6% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km7.6% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km0.4% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-1.5% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-3.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km-10.2% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km-9.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km-0.5% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km1.0% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km4.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.6% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km10.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km12.2% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km9.7% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km8.1% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km8.4% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km9.9% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km13.1% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km11.9% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km18.1% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km15.1% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km11.2% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km5.3% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km4.6% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km1.1% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km4%5%9%4%10%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.38 km / 2.72 miles
Elevation gain273.8 m / 898 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient14.5%
Elevation high281.1 m / 922 ft
Elevation low19.1 m / 63 ft
Climb difficulty score26,301.6

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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 146,946th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 904th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 139th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 21st out of 1,189 cycling climbs in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 253 climbs) in Durban.

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