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The Elevator

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P479, Windy Hill, uMshwathi Ward 12, uMshwathi Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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920 m950 m975 m1005 m14.3% from 0 m to 4 m0.0% from 4 m to 9 m28.6% from 9 m to 13 m14.6% from 13 m to 17 m19.0% from 17 m to 21 m14.0% from 21 m to 25 m15.0% from 25 m to 29 m16.7% from 29 m to 33 m16.2% from 33 m to 37 m15.8% from 37 m to 40 m15.8% from 40 m to 44 m15.4% from 44 m to 48 m15.0% from 48 m to 52 m10.8% from 52 m to 56 m15.0% from 56 m to 60 m9.1% from 60 m to 64 m16.7% from 64 m to 68 m17.1% from 68 m to 71 m11.8% from 71 m to 75 m19.4% from 75 m to 78 m21.4% from 78 m to 81 m16.0% from 81 m to 83 m26.1% from 83 m to 85 m26.1% from 85 m to 88 m27.3% from 88 m to 90 m23.1% from 90 m to 93 m14.8% from 93 m to 95 m23.1% from 95 m to 98 m25.0% from 98 m to 100 m14.8% from 100 m to 103 m21.4% from 103 m to 106 m20.0% from 106 m to 109 m29.6% from 109 m to 111 m24.0% from 111 m to 114 m27.3% from 114 m to 116 m28.6% from 116 m to 118 m16.7% from 118 m to 121 m24.0% from 121 m to 123 m15.4% from 123 m to 126 m14.3% from 126 m to 129 m14.8% from 129 m to 131 m16.0% from 131 m to 134 m23.1% from 134 m to 136 m11.1% from 136 m to 140 m21.4% from 140 m to 143 m25.0% from 143 m to 145 m25.0% from 145 m to 148 m25.0% from 148 m to 150 m21.4% from 150 m to 153 m22.2% from 153 m to 155 m13.3% from 155 m to 158 m15.4% from 158 m to 161 m14.3% from 161 m to 164 m17.4% from 164 m to 166 m18.2% from 166 m to 168 m0.0% from 168 m to 171 m40.0% from 171 m to 173 m16.7% from 173 m to 176 m17.4% from 176 m to 178 m21.1% from 178 m to 180 m28.6% from 180 m to 182 m22.2% from 182 m to 184 m23.5% from 184 m to 185 m18.2% from 185 m to 188 m28.6% from 188 m to 190 m0.0% from 190 m to 192 m20.0% from 192 m to 194 m17.4% from 194 m to 196 m17.4% from 196 m to 198 m20.0% from 198 m to 200 m31.6% from 200 m to 202 m0.0% from 202 m to 204 m25.0% from 204 m to 205 m55.6% from 205 m to 207 m0.0% from 207 m to 209 m28.6% from 209 m to 211 m0.0% from 211 m to 213 m22.2% from 213 m to 215 m33.3% from 215 m to 217 m35.3% from 217 m to 219 m22.2% from 219 m to 220 m40.0% from 220 m to 222 m28.6% from 222 m to 223 m25.0% from 223 m to 225 m22.2% from 225 m to 227 m20.0% from 227 m to 229 m17.4% from 229 m to 231 m20.0% from 231 m to 233 m22.2% from 233 m to 235 m26.7% from 235 m to 236 m21.1% from 236 m to 238 m19.0% from 238 m to 240 m0.0% from 240 m to 243 m0.0% from 243 m to 245 m25.0% from 245 m to 247 m15.4% from 247 m to 250 m27.3% from 250 m to 252 m18.2% from 252 m to 254 m26.1% from 254 m to 256 m0.0% from 256 m to 259 m0.0% from 259 m to 261 m0.0% from 261 m to 264 m0.0% from 264 m to 266 m16.0% from 266 m to 269 m17.4% from 269 m to 271 m25.0% from 271 m to 273 m15.4% from 273 m to 276 m10.8% from 276 m to 280 m0.0% from 280 m to 283 m0.0% from 283 m to 286 m0.0% from 286 m to 289 m11.4% from 289 m to 292 m9.8% from 292 m to 296 m11.1% from 296 m to 300 m13.8% from 300 m to 303 m21.1% from 303 m to 305 m0.0% from 305 m to 307 m0.0% from 307 m to 309 m19.4% from 309 m to 312 m12.5% from 312 m to 316 m11.4% from 316 m to 319 m10.3% from 319 m to 323 m10.5% from 323 m to 327 m0.0% from 327 m to 331 m0.0% from 331 m to 334 m0.0% from 334 m to 337 m0.0% from 337 m to 340 m16.0% from 340 m to 343 m15.4% from 343 m to 345 m13.3% from 345 m to 348 m12.1% from 348 m to 352 m12.5% from 352 m to 355 m0.0% from 355 m to 358 m0.0% from 358 m to 361 m0.0% from 361 m to 364 m0.0% from 364 m to 367 m0.0% from 367 m to 371 m11.4% from 371 m to 374 m15.8% from 374 m to 378 m10.8% from 378 m to 382 m11.4% from 382 m to 385 m14.8% from 385 m to 388 m19.0% from 388 m to 390 m19.0% from 390 m to 392 m40.0% from 392 m to 394 m20.0% from 394 m to 396 m18.2% from 396 m to 398 m0.0% from 398 m to 400 m33.3% from 400 m to 401 m22.2% from 401 m to 403 m30.0% from 403 m to 405 m22.2% from 405 m to 407 m16.0% from 407 m to 409 m0.0% from 409 m to 412 m0.0% from 412 m to 414 m0.0% from 414 m to 417 m0.0% from 417 m to 420 m14.3% from 420 m to 423 m17.4% from 423 m to 425 m16.7% from 425 m to 427 m20.0% from 427 m to 429 m27.3% from 429 m to 432 m18.2% from 432 m to 434 m31.6% from 434 m to 436 m30.0% from 436 m to 438 m20.0% from 438 m to 440 m0.0% from 440 m to 442 m19.0% from 442 m to 444 m16.7% from 444 m to 446 m7.7% from 446 m to 451 m9.3% from 451 m to 456 m11.8% from 456 m to 459 m0.0% from 459 m to 462 m0.0% from 462 m to 465 m18.8% from 465 m to 469 m13.8% from 469 m to 471 m0.0% from 471 m to 474 m17.4% from 474 m to 476 m19.0% from 476 m to 478 m26.1% from 478 m to 481 m0.0% from 481 m to 483 m15.4% from 483 m to 486 m14.8% from 486 m to 488 m12.9% from 488 m to 492 m12.9% from 492 m to 495 m12.9% from 495 m to 498 m0.0% from 498 m to 501 m0.0% from 501 m to 504 m0.0% from 504 m to 506 m14.3% from 506 m to 509 m14.3% from 509 m to 512 m11.4% from 512 m to 515 m22.2% from 515 m to 518 m13.3% from 518 m to 521 m0.0% from 521 m to 524 m0.0% from 524 m to 527 m0.0% from 527 m to 530 m0.0% from 530 m to 533 m14.3% from 533 m to 536 m22.2% from 536 m to 539 m12.5% from 539 m to 542 m14.8% from 542 m to 545 m30.0% from 545 m to 547 m0.0% from 547 m to 548 m26.7% from 548 m to 549 m11.8% from 549 m to 553 m20.7% from 553 m to 555 m12.1% from 555 m to 559 m9.3% from 559 m to 563 m0.0% from 563 m to 568 m0.0% from 568 m to 572 m0.0% from 572 m to 577 m0.0% from 577 m to 582 m17%20%15%9%13%8%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.58 km / 0.36 miles
Elevation gain80.4 m / 264 ft
Average gradient13.8%
Maximum gradient30%
Elevation high1,003.4 m / 3,292 ft
Elevation low923 m / 3,028 ft
Climb difficulty score8,034.36

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 755,969th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,156th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,143rd out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 439th out of 1,035 cycling climbs in uMgungundlovu District Municipality.

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Ranking 44th out of 70 cycling climbs in uMshwathi Local Municipality.

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