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Kloof gorge

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

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.65 km / 1.03 miles
Elevation gain86 m / 282 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient31.2%
Elevation high460 m / 1,509 ft
Elevation low375 m / 1,230 ft
Climb difficulty score8,418.06

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 708,758th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,663rd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,055th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 267th 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 19 climbs) in Forest Hills.

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