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Karkloof - Falls to Tar Rd Ascent

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Karkloof Falls, P141, uMngeni Ward 6, Howick, uMgeni Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 3290, South Africa
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance5.65 km / 3.51 miles
Elevation gain233.6 m / 766 ft
Average gradient3%
Maximum gradient18.2%
Elevation high1,198.5 m / 3,932 ft
Elevation low1,021.7 m / 3,352 ft
Climb difficulty score16,944

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 287,332nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,195th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 339th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 152nd out of 1,035 cycling climbs in uMgungundlovu District Municipality.

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Ranking 63rd out of 514 cycling climbs in uMgeni Local Municipality.

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