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Swartkop climb

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L2076, Msunduzi Ward 2, Msunduzi Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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1310 m1355 m1405 m1450 m3.2% from 0 m to 3 m0.0% from 3 m to 6 m0.0% from 6 m to 9 m0.0% from 9 m to 12 m0.0% from 12 m to 15 m3.3% from 15 m to 18 m-6.3% from 18 m to 22 m-5.0% from 22 m to 28 m-6.8% from 28 m to 34 m-3.4% from 34 m to 39 m-5.6% from 39 m to 45 m-1.8% from 45 m to 50 m1.8% from 50 m to 56 m9.8% from 56 m to 62 m13.3% from 62 m to 65 m19.4% from 65 m to 68 m16.1% from 68 m to 71 m32.3% from 71 m to 74 m8.9% from 74 m to 80 m19.6% from 80 m to 85 m29.2% from 85 m to 90 m17.4% from 90 m to 94 m26.0% from 94 m to 99 m8.0% from 99 m to 104 m22.2% from 104 m to 109 m20.5% from 109 m to 113 m4.8% from 113 m to 117 m12.5% from 117 m to 121 m12.8% from 121 m to 125 m11.1% from 125 m to 129 m10.0% from 129 m to 133 m8.1% from 133 m to 137 m0.0% from 137 m to 141 m5.3% from 141 m to 144 m12.2% from 144 m to 149 m5.3% from 149 m to 152 m10.3% from 152 m to 156 m-7.5% from 156 m to 160 m13.2% from 160 m to 164 m12.8% from 164 m to 168 m17.1% from 168 m to 172 m2.6% from 172 m to 176 m23.8% from 176 m to 180 m39.0% from 180 m to 184 m37.1% from 184 m to 188 m55.9% from 188 m to 191 m0.0% from 191 m to 195 m52.6% from 195 m to 199 m37.8% from 199 m to 202 m15.2% from 202 m to 206 m46.9% from 206 m to 209 m45.9% from 209 m to 213 m26.8% from 213 m to 217 m45.0% from 217 m to 221 m18.4% from 221 m to 224 m-20.0% from 224 m to 228 m38.1% from 228 m to 233 m-14.3% from 233 m to 237 m25.0% from 237 m to 241 m23.9% from 241 m to 246 m-14.0% from 246 m to 250 m14.9% from 250 m to 255 m-15.2% from 255 m to 259 m13.3% from 259 m to 264 m0.0% from 264 m to 268 m13.6% from 268 m to 273 m10.5% from 273 m to 276 m0.0% from 276 m to 280 m10.0% from 280 m to 284 m12.8% from 284 m to 288 m-15.8% from 288 m to 292 m36.4% from 292 m to 295 m39.4% from 295 m to 298 m35.3% from 298 m to 302 m37.1% from 302 m to 305 m0.0% from 305 m to 309 m30.2% from 309 m to 313 m43.3% from 313 m to 316 m29.3% from 316 m to 321 m28.6% from 321 m to 325 m35.0% from 325 m to 329 m29.7% from 329 m to 332 m23.8% from 332 m to 337 m34.9% from 337 m to 341 m0.0% from 341 m to 344 m39.0% from 344 m to 348 m47.2% from 348 m to 352 m16.7% from 352 m to 356 m27.3% from 356 m to 360 m44.2% from 360 m to 365 m16.1% from 365 m to 368 m28.6% from 368 m to 372 m26.8% from 372 m to 376 m27.0% from 376 m to 380 m10.0% from 380 m to 384 m6.5% from 384 m to 388 m5.3% from 388 m to 392 m2.4% from 392 m to 396 m0.0% from 396 m to 401 m0.0% from 401 m to 404 m0.0% from 404 m to 407 m-2.9% from 407 m to 411 m31.4% from 411 m to 414 m0.0% from 414 m to 419 m35.5% from 419 m to 422 m28.9% from 422 m to 426 m25.6% from 426 m to 430 m40.0% from 430 m to 433 m0.0% from 433 m to 436 m42.4% from 436 m to 439 m35.7% from 439 m to 444 m51.6% from 444 m to 447 m40.5% from 447 m to 450 m34.1% from 450 m to 454 m31.0% from 454 m to 459 m30.8% from 459 m to 463 m27.9% from 463 m to 467 m10.5% from 467 m to 471 m33.3% from 471 m to 475 m31.8% from 475 m to 479 m31.0% from 479 m to 483 m30.2% from 483 m to 488 m28.2% from 488 m to 492 m25.0% from 492 m to 496 m23.7% from 496 m to 499 m20.5% from 499 m to 503 m0.0% from 503 m to 507 m23.7% from 507 m to 511 m20.5% from 511 m to 515 m19.5% from 515 m to 519 m55.8% from 519 m to 523 m20.0% from 523 m to 527 m19.0% from 527 m to 532 m38.9% from 532 m to 535 m35.9% from 535 m to 539 m36.8% from 539 m to 543 m40.0% from 543 m to 546 m45.2% from 546 m to 549 m30.0% from 549 m to 553 m31.6% from 553 m to 557 m30.0% from 557 m to 561 m28.2% from 561 m to 565 m34.4% from 565 m to 568 m25.6% from 568 m to 573 m24.4% from 573 m to 577 m26.3% from 577 m to 581 m20.0% from 581 m to 585 m29.0% from 585 m to 588 m19.4% from 588 m to 591 m0.0% from 591 m to 594 m24.2% from 594 m to 598 m23.5% from 598 m to 601 m21.6% from 601 m to 605 m-10.5% from 605 m to 608 m34.1% from 608 m to 613 m27.8% from 613 m to 616 m75.0% from 616 m to 619 m29.4% from 619 m to 623 m28.9% from 623 m to 627 m38.2% from 627 m to 630 m-34.4% from 630 m to 633 m33.3% from 633 m to 636 m29.4% from 636 m to 640 m-7.7% from 640 m to 645 m21.6% from 645 m to 649 m18.4% from 649 m to 653 m11.8% from 653 m to 656 m39.4% from 656 m to 659 m0.0% from 659 m to 662 m28.6% from 662 m to 666 m30.0% from 666 m to 669 m16.7% from 669 m to 673 m-12.2% from 673 m to 677 m7%16%15%24%26%27%19%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.68 km / 0.42 miles
Elevation gain128.4 m / 421 ft
Average gradient19%
Maximum gradient42%
Elevation high1,445.1 m / 4,741 ft
Elevation low1,314.9 m / 4,314 ft
Climb difficulty score12,841.87

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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 415,862nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,467th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 523rd out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 229th out of 1,035 cycling climbs in uMgungundlovu District Municipality.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 21 climbs) in Msunduzi Local Municipality.

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