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Upper Gumtree Pass

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uMngeni Ward 3, uMgeni Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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1545 m1605 m1670 m1730 m14.6% from 0 m to 5 m12.8% from 5 m to 10 m11.1% from 10 m to 14 m12.0% from 14 m to 19 m14.3% from 19 m to 25 m16.0% from 25 m to 30 m17.8% from 30 m to 34 m17.5% from 34 m to 38 m18.9% from 38 m to 43 m20.9% from 43 m to 48 m21.6% from 48 m to 53 m23.6% from 53 m to 58 m25.5% from 58 m to 64 m25.5% from 64 m to 69 m28.1% from 69 m to 74 m28.3% from 74 m to 79 m26.1% from 79 m to 83 m25.0% from 83 m to 89 m27.3% from 89 m to 92 m26.5% from 92 m to 97 m20.0% from 97 m to 102 m13.5% from 102 m to 107 m15.6% from 107 m to 112 m18.9% from 112 m to 115 m14.6% from 115 m to 119 m5.4% from 119 m to 123 m13.3% from 123 m to 128 m12.5% from 128 m to 131 m13.2% from 131 m to 135 m8.0% from 135 m to 140 m12.8% from 140 m to 144 m11.6% from 144 m to 149 m14.3% from 149 m to 153 m18.7% from 153 m to 156 m16.7% from 156 m to 161 m17.1% from 161 m to 165 m13.0% from 165 m to 170 m9.6% from 170 m to 175 m11.4% from 175 m to 179 m10.9% from 179 m to 184 m12.9% from 184 m to 188 m12.0% from 188 m to 193 m10.6% from 193 m to 197 m10.4% from 197 m to 202 m5.3% from 202 m to 208 m11.3% from 208 m to 213 m10.9% from 213 m to 218 m9.1% from 218 m to 223 m13.7% from 223 m to 228 m3.3% from 228 m to 231 m17.3% from 231 m to 236 m28.1% from 236 m to 242 m28.3% from 242 m to 248 m23.4% from 248 m to 253 m30.0% from 253 m to 256 m14.9% from 256 m to 261 m18.9% from 261 m to 266 m22.0% from 266 m to 270 m15.4% from 270 m to 274 m25.6% from 274 m to 278 m28.6% from 278 m to 282 m19.4% from 282 m to 286 m19.0% from 286 m to 290 m22.0% from 290 m to 294 m23.1% from 294 m to 298 m20.0% from 298 m to 302 m16.2% from 302 m to 306 m11.4% from 306 m to 310 m7.5% from 310 m to 314 m22.6% from 314 m to 317 m7.9% from 317 m to 321 m9.5% from 321 m to 325 m18.2% from 325 m to 330 m16.3% from 330 m to 334 m20.0% from 334 m to 338 m22.2% from 338 m to 343 m27.1% from 343 m to 347 m24.4% from 347 m to 352 m20.9% from 352 m to 356 m16.3% from 356 m to 361 m17.4% from 361 m to 366 m20.9% from 366 m to 370 m22.7% from 370 m to 374 m26.2% from 374 m to 379 m25.0% from 379 m to 383 m28.6% from 383 m to 387 m24.3% from 387 m to 390 m26.2% from 390 m to 395 m27.3% from 395 m to 399 m16.7% from 399 m to 402 m23.7% from 402 m to 406 m6.5% from 406 m to 410 m12.2% from 410 m to 415 m15.4% from 415 m to 418 m22.2% from 418 m to 422 m23.8% from 422 m to 426 m15.6% from 426 m to 429 m-4.9% from 429 m to 434 m17.4% from 434 m to 438 m13.0% from 438 m to 443 m17.5% from 443 m to 447 m4.9% from 447 m to 451 m11.4% from 451 m to 454 m9.8% from 454 m to 458 m15.6% from 458 m to 463 m6.3% from 463 m to 468 m6.3% from 468 m to 473 m6.1% from 473 m to 477 m4.1% from 477 m to 482 m6.4% from 482 m to 487 m12.2% from 487 m to 492 m10.8% from 492 m to 496 m2.4% from 496 m to 500 m7.9% from 500 m to 504 m2.7% from 504 m to 507 m5.4% from 507 m to 511 m5.7% from 511 m to 514 m11.4% from 514 m to 518 m8.8% from 518 m to 521 m7.9% from 521 m to 525 m12.1% from 525 m to 528 m13.9% from 528 m to 532 m25.0% from 532 m to 536 m12.8% from 536 m to 540 m10.8% from 540 m to 544 m11.4% from 544 m to 547 m14.3% from 547 m to 551 m7.9% from 551 m to 554 m2.6% from 554 m to 558 m8.8% from 558 m to 562 m8.3% from 562 m to 565 m17.9% from 565 m to 569 m21.1% from 569 m to 573 m19.6% from 573 m to 578 m28.1% from 578 m to 581 m22.9% from 581 m to 584 m23.5% from 584 m to 588 m33.3% from 588 m to 591 m24.3% from 591 m to 595 m23.5% from 595 m to 598 m20.6% from 598 m to 602 m21.9% from 602 m to 605 m20.0% from 605 m to 609 m18.9% from 609 m to 612 m11.6% from 612 m to 617 m2.1% from 617 m to 621 m0.0% from 621 m to 625 m4.4% from 625 m to 630 m9.8% from 630 m to 635 m10.3% from 635 m to 639 m17.1% from 639 m to 643 m18.2% from 643 m to 646 m19.5% from 646 m to 650 m21.6% from 650 m to 654 m27.5% from 654 m to 658 m20.0% from 658 m to 661 m27.8% from 661 m to 665 m24.3% from 665 m to 669 m34.3% from 669 m to 672 m28.6% from 672 m to 676 m21.6% from 676 m to 679 m17.1% from 679 m to 683 m19.4% from 683 m to 686 m23.1% from 686 m to 690 m16.2% from 690 m to 694 m8.6% from 694 m to 697 m31.4% from 697 m to 701 m12.1% from 701 m to 704 m15.4% from 704 m to 708 m10.0% from 708 m to 712 m15.4% from 712 m to 716 m6.1% from 716 m to 719 m13.5% from 719 m to 723 m5.9% from 723 m to 726 m14.7% from 726 m to 730 m6.7% from 730 m to 733 m11.1% from 733 m to 736 m13.5% from 736 m to 740 m14.6% from 740 m to 745 m14.7% from 745 m to 748 m14.7% from 748 m to 752 m19.6% from 752 m to 756 m16.1% from 756 m to 759 m5.0% from 759 m to 763 m28.2% from 763 m to 767 m9.7% from 767 m to 770 m6.2% from 770 m to 774 m8.1% from 774 m to 777 m-8.6% from 777 m to 781 m14.7% from 781 m to 784 m16.1% from 784 m to 787 m3.2% from 787 m to 790 m15.4% from 790 m to 794 m17.1% from 794 m to 798 m13.9% from 798 m to 801 m21.2% from 801 m to 805 m11.8% from 805 m to 808 m17.1% from 808 m to 812 m2.6% from 812 m to 816 m0.0% from 816 m to 820 m5.9% from 820 m to 823 m0.0% from 823 m to 827 m6.7% from 827 m to 831 m4.3% from 831 m to 836 m15.8% from 836 m to 840 m8.1% from 840 m to 843 m13.9% from 843 m to 847 m7.9% from 847 m to 851 m8.6% from 851 m to 854 m12.1% from 854 m to 858 m16.2% from 858 m to 861 m19.4% from 861 m to 864 m10.5% from 864 m to 868 m15.2% from 868 m to 873 m18.7% from 873 m to 876 m24.2% from 876 m to 879 m20.6% from 879 m to 883 m31.4% from 883 m to 886 m41.9% from 886 m to 889 m27.8% from 889 m to 893 m35.3% from 893 m to 896 m35.9% from 896 m to 900 m32.3% from 900 m to 903 m34.2% from 903 m to 907 m36.4% from 907 m to 911 m30.8% from 911 m to 915 m29.0% from 915 m to 918 m38.1% from 918 m to 923 m37.8% from 923 m to 927 m40.5% from 927 m to 931 m36.6% from 931 m to 935 m33.3% from 935 m to 939 m36.2% from 939 m to 944 m20.0% from 944 m to 947 m23.7% from 947 m to 951 m12.9% from 951 m to 954 m33.3% from 954 m to 959 m22.5% from 959 m to 963 m23.7% from 963 m to 967 m22.2% from 967 m to 970 m32.4% from 970 m to 974 m20.6% from 974 m to 977 m22.9% from 977 m to 981 m11.1% from 981 m to 984 m23.5% from 984 m to 988 m10.5% from 988 m to 992 m27.5% from 992 m to 996 m17.5% from 996 m to 1000 m34.1% from 1000 m to 1.0 km22.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km29.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km22.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km21.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km16.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km15.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16%17%15%20%16%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.08 km / 0.67 miles
Elevation gain183.2 m / 601 ft
Average gradient17%
Maximum gradient38.2%
Elevation high1,728.8 m / 5,672 ft
Elevation low1,545.2 m / 5,070 ft
Climb difficulty score18,324.82

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 257,086th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,925th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 299th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 137th out of 1,035 cycling climbs in uMgungundlovu District Municipality.

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Ranking 56th out of 514 cycling climbs in uMgeni Local Municipality.

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