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Town bush via Craigie to Old Howick

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Craigie Drive, Town Bush Valley, Msunduzi Ward 25, Pietermaritzburg, Msunduzi Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 3245, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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to 826 m14.3% from 826 m to 829 m7.8% from 829 m to 834 m14.8% from 834 m to 837 m14.3% from 837 m to 839 m16.0% from 839 m to 842 m22.2% from 842 m to 845 m0.0% from 845 m to 850 m13.3% from 850 m to 853 m14.8% from 853 m to 856 m26.1% from 856 m to 858 m40.0% from 858 m to 861 m5.1% from 861 m to 869 m17.4% from 869 m to 871 m17.4% from 871 m to 873 m15.4% from 873 m to 876 m15.4% from 876 m to 879 m5.1% from 879 m to 886 m15.4% from 886 m to 889 m26.1% from 889 m to 891 m15.4% from 891 m to 894 m14.3% from 894 m to 897 m0.0% from 897 m to 904 m7.7% from 904 m to 909 m13.8% from 909 m to 912 m12.5% from 912 m to 915 m13.8% from 915 m to 918 m13.3% from 918 m to 921 m0.0% from 921 m to 924 m2.0% from 924 m to 944 m12.1% from 944 m to 947 m13.3% from 947 m to 950 m12.1% from 950 m to 953 m12.9% from 953 m to 957 m0.0% from 957 m to 963 m0.0% from 963 m to 986 m0.0% from 986 m to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-4.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.0% from 1.1 km to 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.84 km / 1.77 miles
Elevation gain149.4 m / 490 ft
Average gradient5.3%
Maximum gradient26.8%
Elevation high913.2 m / 2,996 ft
Elevation low762.2 m / 2,501 ft
Climb difficulty score14,932.57

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 341,196th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,707th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 395th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 177th out of 1,035 cycling climbs in uMgungundlovu District Municipality.

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Ranking 50th out of 277 cycling climbs in Pietermaritzburg.

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