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Heartbreak Hill

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Old Main Road, Botha's Hill, eThekwini Ward 8, Hillcrest, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 3651, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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665 m680 m695 m710 m-2.7% from 0 m to 15 m-2.7% from 15 m to 30 m-2.9% from 30 m to 44 m-1.5% from 44 m to 57 m-3.0% from 57 m to 70 m-1.7% from 70 m to 82 m-1.8% from 82 m to 93 m-1.9% from 93 m to 104 m-2.0% from 104 m to 114 m0.0% from 114 m to 123 m2.3% from 123 m to 132 m0.0% from 132 m to 140 m0.0% from 140 m to 148 m0.0% from 148 m to 155 m2.9% from 155 m to 162 m2.8% from 162 m to 169 m2.8% from 169 m to 176 m2.8% from 176 m to 183 m3.3% from 183 m to 189 m3.6% from 189 m to 195 m7.7% from 195 m to 200 m7.8% from 200 m to 205 m4.1% from 205 m to 210 m8.2% from 210 m to 215 m2.7% from 215 m to 222 m8.2% from 222 m to 229 m8.3% from 229 m to 234 m8.5% from 234 m to 239 m7.8% from 239 m to 244 m4.7% from 244 m to 248 m4.4% from 248 m to 253 m4.3% from 253 m to 257 m13.0% from 257 m to 262 m4.4% from 262 m to 266 m8.7% from 266 m to 271 m8.9% from 271 m to 276 m4.4% from 276 m to 280 m8.9% from 280 m to 285 m4.3% from 285 m to 289 m8.9% from 289 m to 294 m8.9% from 294 m to 298 m4.3% from 298 m to 303 m9.1% from 303 m to 307 m4.4% from 307 m to 312 m8.9% from 312 m to 316 m8.9% from 316 m to 321 m9.1% from 321 m to 325 m8.9% from 325 m to 330 m4.5% from 330 m to 334 m8.9% from 334 m to 338 m4.4% from 338 m to 343 m4.3% from 343 m to 348 m8.7% from 348 m to 352 m8.5% from 352 m to 357 m8.9% from 357 m to 361 m8.5% from 361 m to 366 m4.3% from 366 m to 371 m4.1% from 371 m to 376 m4.0% from 376 m to 381 m4.2% from 381 m to 386 m4.0% from 386 m to 391 m7.8% from 391 m to 396 m7.7% from 396 m to 401 m3.8% from 401 m to 406 m7.5% from 406 m to 411 m3.8% from 411 m to 417 m3.6% from 417 m to 422 m4.0% from 422 m to 427 m3.7% from 427 m to 433 m3.8% from 433 m to 438 m7.5% from 438 m to 443 m3.8% from 443 m to 448 m7.5% from 448 m to 454 m3.8% from 454 m to 459 m3.8% from 459 m to 464 m3.8% from 464 m to 469 m3.7% from 469 m to 475 m3.8% from 475 m to 480 m7.7% from 480 m to 485 m7.5% from 485 m to 490 m3.8% from 490 m to 496 m7.3% from 496 m to 501 m3.9% from 501 m to 506 m3.8% from 506 m to 512 m3.9% from 512 m to 517 m3.7% from 517 m to 522 m7.7% from 522 m to 527 m7.5% from 527 m to 533 m3.9% from 533 m to 538 m8.0% from 538 m to 543 m3.9% from 543 m to 548 m3.8% from 548 m to 553 m3.9% from 553 m to 558 m7.5% from 558 m to 563 m8.0% from 563 m to 568 m8.0% from 568 m to 573 m3.8% from 573 m to 579 m8.3% from 579 m to 583 m3.8% from 583 m to 589 m4.1% from 589 m to 594 m3.9% from 594 m to 599 m7.7% from 599 m to 604 m7.5% from 604 m to 609 m3.8% from 609 m to 614 m7.4% from 614 m to 620 m3.7% from 620 m to 625 m3.6% from 625 m to 631 m7.1% from 631 m to 636 m7.0% from 636 m to 642 m7.3% from 642 m to 648 m3.5% from 648 m to 653 m7.1% from 653 m to 659 m3.5% from 659 m to 665 m3.6% from 665 m to 670 m3.5% from 670 m to 676 m3.4% from 676 m to 682 m3.4% from 682 m to 687 m3.4% from 687 m to 693 m3.3% from 693 m to 699 m7.3% from 699 m to 705 m3.5% from 705 m to 710 m7.0% from 710 m to 716 m3.4% from 716 m to 722 m3.4% from 722 m to 728 m3.5% from 728 m to 733 m3.6% from 733 m to 739 m3.6% from 739 m to 745 m7.1% from 745 m to 750 m3.7% from 750 m to 756 m7.3% from 756 m to 761 m3.6% from 761 m to 767 m3.7% from 767 m to 772 m3.6% from 772 m to 778 m3.4% from 778 m to 783 m7.4% from 783 m to 789 m3.6% from 789 m to 794 m6.9% from 794 m to 800 m3.4% from 800 m to 806 m6.8% from 806 m to 812 m3.6% from 812 m to 817 m3.6% from 817 m to 823 m3.6% from 823 m to 829 m3.6% from 829 m to 834 m0.0% from 834 m to 839 m3.8% from 839 m to 845 m7.4% from 845 m to 850 m3.4% from 850 m to 856 m6.7% from 856 m to 862 m3.1% from 862 m to 868 m3.1% from 868 m to 875 m2.3% from 875 m to 883 m4.1% from 883 m to 888 m2.0% from 888 m to 898 m1.9% from 898 m to 909 m2.7% from 909 m to 916 m0.0% from 916 m to 923 m2.2% from 923 m to 932 m0.0% from 932 m to 939 m0.0% from 939 m to 950 m1%6%5%3%0 m250 m500 m750 m
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.95 km / 0.59 miles
Elevation gain37 m / 121 ft
Average gradient3.9%
Maximum gradient9%
Elevation high706.4 m / 2,318 ft
Elevation low666.8 m / 2,188 ft
Climb difficulty score3,696.67

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,353,019th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 13,923rd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 2,120th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 668th out of 1,189 cycling climbs in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 50th out of 81 cycling climbs in Hillcrest.

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