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Giba Gorge - Switchback Valley

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N3, eThekwini Ward 7, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 3603, South Africa
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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400 m410 m420 m430 m2.0% from 0 m to 5 m2.9% from 5 m to 12 m11.8% from 12 m to 15 m9.7% from 15 m to 18 m-9.7% from 18 m to 21 m-13.3% from 21 m to 29 m-12.6% from 29 m to 41 m-7.4% from 41 m to 50 m9.5% from 50 m to 54 m5.4% from 54 m to 58 m0.0% from 58 m to 61 m12.1% from 61 m to 65 m10.0% from 65 m to 68 m15.2% from 68 m to 71 m18.2% from 71 m to 74 m16.2% from 74 m to 78 m11.9% from 78 m to 82 m14.6% from 82 m to 86 m15.9% from 86 m to 94 m15.2% from 94 m to 99 m15.7% from 99 m to 104 m6.1% from 104 m to 107 m-17.6% from 107 m to 111 m-19.4% from 111 m to 114 m-15.4% from 114 m to 118 m-12.1% from 118 m to 122 m-11.8% from 122 m to 125 m-2.6% from 125 m to 129 m-2.4% from 129 m to 133 m-7.5% from 133 m to 141 m-4.2% from 141 m to 150 m12.5% from 150 m to 157 m15.9% from 157 m to 166 m11.9% from 166 m to 172 m13.9% from 172 m to 175 m19.0% from 175 m to 181 m9.4% from 181 m to 188 m-10.3% from 188 m to 194 m-3.8% from 194 m to 202 m11.3% from 202 m to 208 m9.3% from 208 m to 212 m-1.4% from 212 m to 220 m-10.8% from 220 m to 223 m15.4% from 223 m to 227 m19.4% from 227 m to 231 m-4.7% from 231 m to 235 m-13.2% from 235 m to 239 m0.0% from 239 m to 244 m1.5% from 244 m to 251 m0.0% from 251 m to 258 m9.0% from 258 m to 265 m12.3% from 265 m to 271 m12.1% from 271 m to 277 m16.5% from 277 m to 285 m17.1% from 285 m to 289 m9.1% from 289 m to 292 m15.6% from 292 m to 295 m17.1% from 295 m to 299 m18.4% from 299 m to 302 m7.9% from 302 m to 306 m4.5% from 306 m to 313 m0.0% from 313 m to 317 m-6.1% from 317 m to 320 m-16.1% from 320 m to 323 m-10.5% from 323 m to 327 m2.8% from 327 m to 334 m5.4% from 334 m to 338 m2.6% from 338 m to 342 m-2.7% from 342 m to 349 m2.9% from 349 m to 352 m3.1% from 352 m to 362 m6.9% from 362 m to 374 m-17.1% from 374 m to 377 m-7.3% from 377 m to 381 m-14.6% from 381 m to 386 m-5.7% from 386 m to 390 m-5.6% from 390 m to 397 m-5.3% from 397 m to 406 m-1.3% from 406 m to 414 m14.7% from 414 m to 417 m8.1% from 417 m to 421 m4.6% from 421 m to 427 m18.0% from 427 m to 437 m16.7% from 437 m to 442 m2.6% from 442 m to 446 m14.3% from 446 m to 450 m21.9% from 450 m to 453 m24.2% from 453 m to 457 m20.0% from 457 m to 460 m22.6% from 460 m to 463 m22.6% from 463 m to 466 m14.8% from 466 m to 471 m9.1% from 471 m to 478 m2.2% from 478 m to 482 m2.1% from 482 m to 487 m0.0% from 487 m to 491 m10.8% from 491 m to 494 m-22.4% from 494 m to 501 m-23.5% from 501 m to 505 m-11.5% from 505 m to 512 m-12.1% from 512 m to 519 m21.1% from 519 m to 523 m20.5% from 523 m to 527 m21.9% from 527 m to 530 m11.4% from 530 m to 533 m12.9% from 533 m to 547 m12.6% from 547 m to 565 m8.8% from 565 m to 579 m-1.8% from 579 m to 591 m-2.7% from 591 m to 605 m4%1%7%-1%8%5%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.61 km / 0.38 miles
Elevation gain23.9 m / 78 ft
Average gradient4%
Maximum gradient22.2%
Elevation high428.24 m / 1,405 ft
Elevation low401.16 m / 1,316 ft
Climb difficulty score2,391.33

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,730,287th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 17,981st most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 2,614th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 858th out of 1,189 cycling climbs in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 42nd out of 50 cycling climbs in eThekwini Ward 7.

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