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Karkloof - Pressure Cooker via Short-Route

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uMngeni Ward 4, uMgeni Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance5.38 km / 3.34 miles
Elevation gain137.6 m / 451 ft
Average gradient2.6%
Maximum gradient30%
Elevation high1,403.9 m / 4,606 ft
Elevation low1,231 m / 4,039 ft
Climb difficulty score13,762.56

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 380,014th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,108th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 456th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 205th out of 1,035 cycling climbs in uMgungundlovu District Municipality.

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Ranking 80th out of 514 cycling climbs in uMgeni Local Municipality.

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