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University Road Climb

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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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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.9 km / 1.18 miles
Elevation gain134 m / 440 ft
Average gradient7%
Maximum gradient24.1%
Elevation high179.6 m / 589 ft
Elevation low45.6 m / 150 ft
Climb difficulty score13,406.27

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 393,249th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,227th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 477th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 91st out of 1,189 cycling climbs in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 18th out of 253 cycling climbs in Durban.

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