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First taste of climbing

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Kwa Sani Ward 2, Kwa Sani Local Municipality, Sisonke District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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to 2.6 km-4.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-3.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-3.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-1.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-1.8% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km0.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km0.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km1.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km2.3% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km1.5% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km1.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km1.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km2.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km1.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-2.2% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-2.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-1.1% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-2.1% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-2.3% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km-3.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-2.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-2.9% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km-2.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-1.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km3.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.4% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.5% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km5.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.5% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km6.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km6.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.7% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km3.7% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km3.6% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km4.8% from 3.3 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.5 km / 2.17 miles
Elevation gain108.3 m / 355 ft
Average gradient3.1%
Maximum gradient13.8%
Elevation high1,591.68 m / 5,222 ft
Elevation low1,483.38 m / 4,867 ft
Climb difficulty score10,814.07

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 517,785th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 4,507th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 704th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 43rd out of 110 cycling climbs in Sisonke District Municipality.

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Ranking 17th out of 71 cycling climbs in Kwa Sani Local Municipality.

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