Sweetwaters rd
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| Climb category | Category 2 |
| Distance | 5.95 km / 3.70 miles |
| Elevation gain | 387.6 m / 1,272 ft |
| Average gradient | 6.5% |
| Maximum gradient | 12.1% |
| Elevation high | 1,018.4 m / 3,341 ft |
| Elevation low | 630.8 m / 2,070 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 38,744.92 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 69,486th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 344th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa. |
📉 Places 56th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal. |
⚖ Ranks 31st out of 1,035 cycling climbs in uMgungundlovu District Municipality. |
⚖ Ranking 14th out of 277 cycling climbs in Pietermaritzburg. |
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