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Up the Shafton

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uMngeni Ward 5, uMgeni Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Up the Shafton.

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740 m to 765 m-2.7% from 765 m to 795 m-2.5% from 795 m to 830 m-0.5% from 830 m to 870 m-1.0% from 870 m to 890 m-1.0% from 890 m to 909 m-1.6% from 909 m to 940 m-1.8% from 940 m to 979 m-4.1% from 979 m to 1.0 km-5.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km-4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km-4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-2.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km4.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km9.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-3.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-4.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-3.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km3.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.3% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km2.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km-0.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-1.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-2.4% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-2.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-2.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-2.3% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-0.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.2% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km1.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km4.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km9.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km10.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km9.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.4% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km8.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km2.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.9% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km3.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km3.3% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-1.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-4.9% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-4.9% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-1.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.0% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km0.3% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-2.7% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km-2.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-2.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-1.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km-0.9% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km-1.4% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km1.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km1.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.1% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km8.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km8.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.0% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km0.3% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km0.8% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km1.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km3.4% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km3.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km2.7% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.0% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km2.7% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.0% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km0.3% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-1.1% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-0.5% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km0.9% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km0.9% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km0.5% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km2.5% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km4.1% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km4.9% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km4.3% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km4.7% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km4.6% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km5.5% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.6% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km6.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km7.1% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km4.4% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-1.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-1.1% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km-1.2% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km0.7% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km2.1% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km2.3% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km7.4% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km10.6% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km9.4% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km9.0% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km6.5% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km6.2% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km6.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km6.1% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km5.4% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km4.9% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km3.8% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km2.3% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km1.5% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km2.9% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km4.7% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km5.9% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km5.7% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km6.5% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km6.3% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km6.5% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km7.9% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km9.4% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km8.1% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km8.1% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km7.4% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km6.2% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km4.5% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km4.5% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km4.7% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km7.0% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km7.2% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km9.3% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km10.1% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km10.5% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km8.7% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km12.2% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km4.3% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km0.8% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km4.9% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km6.8% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km4.4% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km0.8% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km-0.7% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km-1.9% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km-3.0% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km-2.5% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km0.7% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km1.0% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km2.4% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km4%0%2%2%6%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance5.12 km / 3.18 miles
Elevation gain134.8 m / 442 ft
Average gradient2.6%
Maximum gradient14.2%
Elevation high1,333.5 m / 4,375 ft
Elevation low1,197.1 m / 3,927 ft
Climb difficulty score13,315.9

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 396,749th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,271st most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 481st out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 213th out of 1,035 cycling climbs in uMgungundlovu District Municipality.

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Ranking 83rd out of 514 cycling climbs in uMgeni Local Municipality.

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