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Water Tower Climb

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Vika Road, eThekwini Ward 2, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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160 m215 m265 m320 m8.9% from 0 m to 5 m17.4% from 5 m to 7 m20.0% from 7 m to 9 m28.6% from 9 m to 11 m16.7% from 11 m to 13 m5.0% from 13 m to 21 m16.7% from 21 m to 24 m22.2% from 24 m to 26 m15.4% from 26 m to 29 m14.8% from 29 m to 32 m0.0% from 32 m to 41 m20.7% from 41 m to 44 m13.8% from 44 m to 47 m25.0% from 47 m to 49 m15.4% from 49 m to 52 m24.0% from 52 m to 54 m5.3% from 54 m to 62 m16.0% from 62 m to 64 m14.3% from 64 m to 67 m15.4% from 67 m to 70 m16.0% from 70 m to 72 m2.9% from 72 m to 86 m20.0% from 86 m to 89 m12.5% from 89 m to 92 m20.7% from 92 m to 95 m14.3% from 95 m to 98 m2.7% from 98 m to 112 m12.9% from 112 m to 115 m12.5% from 115 m to 119 m12.1% from 119 m to 122 m14.8% from 122 m to 125 m0.0% from 125 m to 146 m0.0% from 146 m to 169 m0.0% from 169 m to 181 m0.0% from 181 m to 198 m2.6% from 198 m to 213 m16.7% from 213 m to 217 m10.5% from 217 m to 221 m12.5% from 221 m to 224 m12.1% from 224 m to 227 m2.6% from 227 m to 243 m12.5% from 243 m to 246 m14.3% from 246 m to 249 m20.7% from 249 m to 252 m13.8% from 252 m to 255 m6.7% from 255 m to 261 m13.3% from 261 m to 264 m14.8% from 264 m to 266 m13.8% from 266 m to 269 m14.8% from 269 m to 272 m0.0% from 272 m to 280 m14.8% from 280 m to 283 m22.2% from 283 m to 285 m15.4% from 285 m to 288 m15.4% from 288 m to 291 m14.8% from 291 m to 293 m7.4% from 293 m to 301 m15.4% from 301 m to 304 m13.8% from 304 m to 307 m14.3% from 307 m to 310 m16.7% from 310 m to 312 m6.5% from 312 m to 321 m19.0% from 321 m to 323 m21.1% from 323 m to 325 m20.0% from 325 m to 327 m16.0% from 327 m to 330 m5.5% from 330 m to 341 m15.4% from 341 m to 343 m16.0% from 343 m to 346 m14.8% from 346 m to 348 m16.0% from 348 m to 351 m6.1% from 351 m to 361 m15.4% from 361 m to 363 m23.1% from 363 m to 366 m14.8% from 366 m to 369 m24.0% from 369 m to 371 m3.0% from 371 m to 384 m16.7% from 384 m to 387 m16.0% from 387 m to 389 m21.4% from 389 m to 392 m13.8% from 392 m to 395 m4.2% from 395 m to 404 m15.4% 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.69 km / 1.05 miles
Elevation gain155.2 m / 509 ft
Average gradient9.2%
Maximum gradient19.2%
Elevation high316.2 m / 1,037 ft
Elevation low161 m / 528 ft
Climb difficulty score15,575.6

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 322,435th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,522nd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 371st out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 69th out of 1,189 cycling climbs in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in eThekwini Ward 2.

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