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Forest Hills Gorge

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Bridle Road, Waterfall, eThekwini Ward 9, Forest Hills, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 3625, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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455 m470 m485 m500 m-9.0% from 0 m to 16 m0.0% from 16 m to 30 m0.0% from 30 m to 44 m0.0% from 44 m to 56 m0.0% from 56 m to 68 m0.0% from 68 m to 78 m0.0% from 78 m to 87 m0.0% from 87 m to 96 m0.0% from 96 m to 104 m5.3% from 104 m to 111 m5.9% from 111 m to 118 m6.2% from 118 m to 125 m6.7% from 125 m to 131 m10.5% from 131 m to 136 m0.0% from 136 m to 142 m8.2% from 142 m to 146 m8.3% from 146 m to 151 m8.9% from 151 m to 156 m9.3% from 156 m to 160 m9.8% from 160 m to 164 m9.8% from 164 m to 168 m10.3% from 168 m to 172 m10.5% from 172 m to 176 m21.1% from 176 m to 180 m0.0% from 180 m to 183 m0.0% from 183 m to 187 m11.1% from 187 m to 191 m16.7% from 191 m to 194 m11.1% from 194 m to 198 m16.7% from 198 m to 201 m11.1% from 201 m to 205 m0.0% from 205 m to 209 m11.4% from 209 m to 212 m11.4% from 212 m to 216 m17.1% from 216 m to 219 m11.8% from 219 m to 223 m11.4% from 223 m to 226 m0.0% from 226 m to 229 m18.2% from 229 m to 233 m12.5% from 233 m to 236 m12.5% from 236 m to 239 m12.1% from 239 m to 242 m12.5% from 242 m to 246 m0.0% from 246 m to 249 m0.0% from 249 m to 252 m18.2% from 252 m to 255 m12.5% from 255 m to 259 m24.2% from 259 m to 262 m17.6% from 262 m to 265 m0.0% from 265 m to 269 m0.0% from 269 m to 272 m0.0% from 272 m to 275 m11.8% from 275 m to 279 m11.1% from 279 m to 282 m11.8% from 282 m to 286 m11.4% from 286 m to 289 m11.4% from 289 m to 293 m0.0% from 293 m to 296 m0.0% from 296 m to 300 m0.0% from 300 m to 303 m11.4% from 303 m to 307 m11.1% from 307 m to 310 m11.1% from 310 m to 314 m11.1% from 314 m to 318 m11.1% from 318 m to 321 m0.0% from 321 m to 325 m0.0% from 325 m to 329 m0.0% from 329 m to 332 m0.0% from 332 m to 336 m0.0% from 336 m to 340 m0.0% from 340 m to 344 m10.5% from 344 m to 348 m21.6% from 348 m to 351 m10.5% from 351 m to 355 m15.8% from 355 m to 359 m0.0% from 359 m to 363 m0.0% from 363 m to 367 m0.0% from 367 m to 371 m0.0% from 371 m to 374 m10.5% from 374 m to 378 m10.5% from 378 m to 382 m10.8% from 382 m to 386 m11.1% from 386 m to 389 m10.8% from 389 m to 393 m11.1% from 393 m to 397 m11.1% from 397 m to 400 m11.4% from 400 m to 404 m11.4% from 404 m to 407 m11.4% from 407 m to 411 m18.2% from 411 m to 414 m11.8% from 414 m to 417 m12.1% from 417 m to 421 m12.5% from 421 m to 424 m12.1% from 424 m to 427 m0.0% from 427 m to 431 m18.2% from 431 m to 434 m12.5% from 434 m to 437 m29.4% from 437 m to 440 m12.1% from 440 m to 444 m0.0% from 444 m to 447 m12.1% from 447 m to 450 m12.1% from 450 m to 454 m11.8% from 454 m to 457 m12.1% from 457 m to 460 m11.8% from 460 m to 464 m0.0% from 464 m to 467 m0.0% from 467 m to 471 m17.1% from 471 m to 474 m11.1% from 474 m to 478 m17.6% from 478 m to 481 m11.8% from 481 m to 485 m11.4% from 485 m to 488 m0.0% from 488 m to 492 m17.1% from 492 m to 495 m11.4% from 495 m to 499 m11.4% from 499 m to 502 m11.4% from 502 m to 506 m11.4% from 506 m to 509 m0.0% from 509 m to 513 m0.0% from 513 m to 516 m17.1% from 516 m to 519 m22.9% from 519 m to 523 m11.1% from 523 m to 527 m11.1% from 527 m to 530 m0.0% from 530 m to 534 m0.0% from 534 m to 537 m16.2% from 537 m to 541 m9.3% from 541 m to 545 m14.6% from 545 m to 550 m10.3% from 550 m to 553 m10.8% from 553 m to 557 m-1%8%9%7%11%10%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.56 km / 0.35 miles
Elevation gain40 m / 131 ft
Average gradient7.2%
Maximum gradient18.3%
Elevation high499.8 m / 1,640 ft
Elevation low458.4 m / 1,504 ft
Climb difficulty score3,999.98

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,285,002nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 13,148th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 2,019th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 625th out of 1,189 cycling climbs in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 14th out of 19 cycling climbs in Forest Hills.

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