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Blue switchbacks

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KwaDukuza Ward 21, KwaDukuza Local Municipality, iLembe District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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105 m120 m140 m155 m0.0% from 0 m to 5 m2.6% from 5 m to 13 m16.4% from 13 m to 20 m1.5% from 20 m to 27 m22.6% from 27 m to 32 m4.5% from 32 m to 37 m-2.9% from 37 m to 40 m17.6% from 40 m to 43 m10.0% from 43 m to 48 m-4.2% from 48 m to 53 m7.1% from 53 m to 57 m7.1% from 57 m to 63 m5.4% from 63 m to 67 m0.0% from 67 m to 70 m5.3% from 70 m to 74 m5.6% from 74 m to 77 m4.4% from 77 m to 82 m4.5% from 82 m to 86 m7.7% from 86 m to 90 m15.6% from 90 m to 95 m8.7% from 95 m to 99 m19.4% from 99 m to 103 m10.7% from 103 m to 108 m4.8% from 108 m to 115 m6.8% from 115 m to 119 m2.9% from 119 m to 122 m3.4% from 122 m to 128 m3.5% from 128 m to 134 m0.0% from 134 m to 138 m2.3% from 138 m to 142 m4.5% from 142 m to 146 m5.5% from 146 m to 152 m4.2% from 152 m to 157 m10.8% from 157 m to 160 m2.9% from 160 m to 164 m6.5% from 164 m to 167 m2.4% from 167 m to 171 m6.7% from 171 m to 175 m2.3% from 175 m to 180 m2.8% from 180 m to 183 m2.4% from 183 m to 188 m2.0% from 188 m to 192 m1.6% from 192 m to 199 m7.5% from 199 m to 204 m6.5% from 204 m to 208 m0.0% from 208 m to 212 m17.0% from 212 m to 216 m0.0% from 216 m to 220 m16.2% from 220 m to 224 m17.1% from 224 m to 227 m18.4% from 227 m to 231 m27.3% from 231 m to 234 m27.8% from 234 m to 238 m0.0% from 238 m to 242 m35.5% from 242 m to 245 m32.3% from 245 m to 248 m5.6% from 248 m to 251 m8.6% from 251 m to 255 m-14.9% from 255 m to 260 m-12.3% from 260 m to 265 m-16.7% from 265 m to 271 m3.2% from 271 m to 277 m-3.2% from 277 m to 280 m-1.5% from 280 m to 287 m0.0% from 287 m to 290 m16.7% from 290 m to 294 m-14.3% from 294 m to 298 m15.8% from 298 m to 302 m0.0% from 302 m to 306 m11.6% from 306 m to 310 m-2.4% from 310 m to 314 m-15.0% from 314 m to 318 m11.4% from 318 m to 321 m-8.1% from 321 m to 325 m0.0% from 325 m to 329 m9.7% from 329 m to 332 m-8.3% from 332 m to 335 m3.2% from 335 m to 338 m2.7% from 338 m to 342 m-2.5% from 342 m to 346 m-2.2% from 346 m to 351 m-7.5% from 351 m to 355 m-5.1% from 355 m to 359 m0.0% from 359 m to 362 m-9.8% from 362 m to 367 m-7.0% from 367 m to 371 m-14.0% from 371 m to 377 m0.0% from 377 m to 382 m-6.3% from 382 m to 388 m2.0% from 388 m to 393 m-7.7% from 393 m to 398 m5.6% from 398 m to 404 m0.0% from 404 m to 409 m15.6% from 409 m to 412 m17.5% from 412 m to 418 m11.6% from 418 m to 422 m12.8% from 422 m to 426 m17.5% from 426 m to 430 m0.0% from 430 m to 434 m17.6% from 434 m to 437 m17.1% from 437 m to 441 m16.7% from 441 m to 445 m18.2% from 445 m to 450 m22.0% from 450 m to 454 m-3.9% from 454 m to 459 m37.3% from 459 m to 464 m37.8% from 464 m to 468 m9.1% from 468 m to 473 m-33.3% from 473 m to 479 m0.0% from 479 m to 483 m-23.1% from 483 m to 486 m-23.7% from 486 m to 490 m-24.2% from 490 m to 494 m-22.6% from 494 m to 497 m0.0% from 497 m to 500 m-22.6% from 500 m to 503 m-18.9% from 503 m to 507 m-8.9% from 507 m to 512 m-7.7% from 512 m to 517 m-18.2% from 517 m to 523 m3.5% from 523 m to 529 m10.5% from 529 m to 534 m0.0% from 534 m to 537 m-12.9% from 537 m to 540 m13.3% from 540 m to 543 m9.6% from 543 m to 549 m11.8% from 549 m to 552 m0.0% from 552 m to 555 m12.5% from 555 m to 558 m6.3% from 558 m to 561 m9.4% from 561 m to 565 m2.9% from 565 m to 568 m16.7% from 568 m to 572 m2.8% from 572 m to 575 m17.6% from 575 m to 579 m0.0% from 579 m to 583 m0.0% from 583 m to 586 m11.1% from 586 m to 590 m10.3% from 590 m to 594 m0.0% from 594 m to 597 m11.4% from 597 m to 600 m-8.3% from 600 m to 604 m19.4% from 604 m to 608 m6.7% from 608 m to 614 m27.1% from 614 m to 619 m0.0% from 619 m to 622 m25.0% from 622 m to 628 m16.7% from 628 m to 633 m18.5% from 633 m to 638 m18.5% from 638 m to 644 m32.6% from 644 m to 648 m-12.5% from 648 m to 652 m-9.4% from 652 m to 658 m-8.9% from 658 m to 663 m-7.7% from 663 m to 670 m12.8% from 670 m to 674 m-25.6% from 674 m to 678 m11.1% from 678 m to 681 m-20.6% from 681 m to 685 m9.8% from 685 m to 689 m7.5% from 689 m to 693 m-33.3% from 693 m to 696 m5.0% from 696 m to 700 m7.5% from 700 m to 704 m2.3% from 704 m to 709 m2.4% from 709 m to 713 m0.0% from 713 m to 717 m2.9% from 717 m to 720 m4.8% from 720 m to 724 m5.1% from 724 m to 728 m6.1% from 728 m to 731 m5.3% from 731 m to 735 m4.7% from 735 m to 740 m8.1% from 740 m to 743 m53.8% from 743 m to 747 m9.3% from 747 m to 751 m12.2% from 751 m to 756 m14.3% from 756 m to 760 m14.3% from 760 m to 764 m58.5% from 764 m to 768 m12.8% from 768 m to 773 m15.9% from 773 m to 777 m61.7% from 777 m to 782 m-10.6% from 782 m to 787 m14.3% from 787 m to 791 m-14.0% from 791 m to 796 m20.0% from 796 m to 800 m-15.6% from 800 m to 804 m0.0% from 804 m to 809 m-18.6% from 809 m to 813 m14.6% from 813 m to 818 m-19.2% from 818 m to 823 m-18.9% from 823 m to 828 m-18.4% from 828 m to 833 m-12.3% from 833 m to 839 m-8.2% from 839 m to 844 m-26.5% from 844 m to 849 m0.0% from 849 m to 854 m-22.9% from 854 m to 859 m4.4% from 859 m to 864 m-15.2% from 864 m to 868 m-13.5% from 868 m to 874 m-14.3% from 874 m to 879 m17.0% from 879 m to 884 m-5.6% from 884 m to 889 m-3.3% from 889 m to 895 m-19.0% from 895 m to 901 m1.8% from 901 m to 907 m-13.8% from 907 m to 913 m1.8% from 913 m to 918 m-11.7% from 918 m to 924 m-10.5% from 924 m to 930 m1.6% from 930 m to 936 m-3.7% from 936 m to 941 m0.0% from 941 m to 946 m0.0% from 946 m to 951 m-4.3% from 951 m to 956 m-7.3% from 956 m to 960 m2.9% from 960 m to 964 m6.5% from 964 m to 970 m8.0% from 970 m to 975 m18.2% from 975 m to 978 m6.0% from 978 m to 983 m11.7% from 983 m to 989 m17.5% from 989 m to 995 m16.7% from 995 m to 999 m27.3% from 999 m to 1.0 km30.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km27.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km21.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.6% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8%1%4%0%11%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.09 km / 0.68 miles
Elevation gain43.1 m / 141 ft
Average gradient3.9%
Maximum gradient36.9%
Elevation high150.5 m / 494 ft
Elevation low107.4 m / 352 ft
Climb difficulty score4,306.03

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,222,484th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 12,407th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,932nd out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 122nd out of 223 cycling climbs in iLembe District Municipality.

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Ranking 90th out of 188 cycling climbs in KwaDukuza Local Municipality.

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