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Plumbago Way Climb

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Simbithi Drive, KwaDukuza Ward 6, Shaka's Rock, KwaDukuza Local Municipality, iLembe District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 4420, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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-45 m-15 m10 m40 m1.6% from 0 m to 6 m3.3% from 6 m to 12 m8.1% from 12 m to 18 m-8.8% from 18 m to 24 m8.6% from 24 m to 30 m3.6% from 30 m to 35 m0.0% from 35 m to 41 m5.5% from 41 m to 47 m7.1% from 47 m to 52 m1.8% from 52 m to 58 m-5.8% from 58 m to 63 m0.0% from 63 m to 68 m9.3% from 68 m to 74 m0.0% from 74 m to 79 m5.6% from 79 m to 84 m-7.4% from 84 m to 90 m0.0% from 90 m to 95 m0.0% from 95 m to 100 m1.9% from 100 m to 106 m7.5% from 106 m to 111 m1.9% from 111 m to 116 m1.9% from 116 m to 122 m0.0% from 122 m to 127 m3.7% from 127 m to 133 m3.8% from 133 m to 138 m3.8% from 138 m to 143 m7.7% from 143 m to 148 m-2.0% from 148 m to 153 m5.9% from 153 m to 159 m-3.9% from 159 m to 164 m-3.9% from 164 m to 169 m0.0% from 169 m to 174 m0.0% from 174 m to 179 m13.5% from 179 m to 184 m9.6% from 184 m to 189 m-1.9% from 189 m to 194 m-5.8% from 194 m to 200 m5.8% from 200 m to 205 m1.9% from 205 m to 210 m1.9% from 210 m to 215 m-2.0% from 215 m to 220 m2.2% from 220 m to 225 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to 982 m7.4% from 982 m to 984 m11.5% from 984 m to 987 m3.7% from 987 m to 990 m22.2% from 990 m to 992 m3.7% from 992 m to 995 m0.0% from 995 m to 998 m0.0% from 998 m to 1.0 km14.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-2.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-20.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km29.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2%9%11%9%4%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.06 km / 0.66 miles
Elevation gain81.4 m / 267 ft
Average gradient7.7%
Maximum gradient23.1%
Elevation high40.03 m / 131 ft
Elevation low-41.41 m / -136 ft
Climb difficulty score8,144.19

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 741,092nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,976th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,110th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 66th out of 223 cycling climbs in iLembe District Municipality.

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Ranking 42nd out of 188 cycling climbs in KwaDukuza Local Municipality.

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