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Zig zag

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uMshwathi Ward 12, uMshwathi Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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785 m845 m905 m965 m35.8% from 0 m to 5 m31.0% from 5 m to 11 m31.7% from 11 m to 17 m31.7% from 17 m to 23 m31.4% from 23 m to 28 m32.1% from 28 m to 34 m30.9% from 34 m to 39 m32.0% from 39 m to 44 m30.8% from 44 m to 49 m29.4% from 49 m to 56 m31.1% from 56 m to 65 m30.8% from 65 m to 73 m29.8% from 73 m to 79 m20.4% from 79 m to 84 m15.1% from 84 m to 89 m13.7% from 89 m to 94 m15.0% from 94 m to 100 m14.8% from 100 m to 108 m14.8% from 108 m to 114 m14.9% from 114 m to 121 m15.1% from 121 m to 126 m15.7% from 126 m to 131 m14.0% from 131 m to 136 m16.1% from 136 m to 142 m14.5% from 142 m to 149 m15.0% from 149 m to 155 m14.3% from 155 m to 162 m16.4% from 162 m to 168 m16.0% from 168 m to 173 m15.1% from 173 m to 179 m14.1% from 179 m to 186 m13.0% from 186 m to 192 m11.8% from 192 m to 197 m12.1% from 197 m to 203 m11.3% from 203 m to 209 m13.0% from 209 m to 214 m13.5% from 214 m to 219 m9.8% from 219 m to 225 m10.3% from 225 m to 231 m9.8% from 231 m to 237 m9.4% from 237 m to 244 m9.3% from 244 m to 249 m10.7% from 249 m to 255 m13.7% from 255 m to 260 m10.3% from 260 m to 268 m9.0% from 268 m to 274 m9.4% from 274 m to 280 m9.4% from 280 m to 286 m9.6% from 286 m to 291 m9.6% from 291 m to 297 m7.8% from 297 m to 302 m9.6% from 302 m to 307 m10.2% from 307 m to 313 m11.4% from 313 m to 321 m11.3% from 321 m to 327 m12.3% from 327 m to 333 m10.2% from 333 m to 338 m11.5% from 338 m to 344 m16.7% from 344 m to 351 m16.1% from 351 m to 360 m16.7% from 360 m to 369 m15.4% from 369 m to 375 m18.5% from 375 m to 384 m16.7% from 384 m to 388 m18.9% from 388 m to 392 m18.0% from 392 m to 398 m18.3% from 398 m to 405 m17.5% from 405 m to 410 m17.9% from 410 m to 417 m21.3% from 417 m to 423 m21.6% from 423 m to 428 m21.3% from 428 m to 437 m20.7% from 437 m to 446 m18.9% from 446 m to 452 m20.9% from 452 m to 458 m19.2% from 458 m to 464 m20.8% from 464 m to 469 m19.6% from 469 m to 474 m12.3% from 474 m to 481 m9.7% from 481 m to 490 m8.2% from 490 m to 497 m18.5% from 497 m to 503 m16.9% from 503 m to 508 m20.0% from 508 m to 514 m18.0% from 514 m to 519 m13.2% from 519 m to 526 m13.6% from 526 m to 534 m11.9% from 534 m to 541 m13.2% from 541 m to 547 m13.8% from 547 m to 553 m11.8% from 553 m to 558 m13.2% from 558 m to 567 m10.2% from 567 m to 576 m9.5% from 576 m to 584 m10.9% from 584 m to 589 m5.8% from 589 m to 594 m0.0% from 594 m to 600 m-2.0% from 600 m to 605 m20.0% from 605 m to 610 m16.9% from 610 m to 616 m14.3% from 616 m to 622 m6.8% from 622 m to 629 m0.0% from 629 m to 635 m-1.5% from 635 m to 641 m0.0% from 641 m to 647 m-1.6% from 647 m to 654 m-1.8% from 654 m to 659 m1.4% from 659 m to 666 m3.2% from 666 m to 672 m5.2% from 672 m to 678 m6.0% from 678 m to 685 m9.3% from 685 m to 698 m13.3% from 698 m to 704 m12.5% from 704 m to 710 m8.9% from 710 m to 716 m12.3% from 716 m to 722 m10.9% from 722 m to 728 m5.2% from 728 m to 734 m7.3% from 734 m to 739 m10.7% from 739 m to 745 m1.7% from 745 m to 751 m5.2% from 751 m to 756 m3.3% from 756 m to 763 m4.7% from 763 m to 769 m6.0% from 769 m to 776 m5.5% from 776 m to 781 m4.8% from 781 m to 789 m6.2% from 789 m to 796 m3.8% from 796 m to 801 m-1.9% from 801 m to 806 m-3.9% from 806 m to 812 m0.0% from 812 m to 818 m7.4% from 818 m to 823 m9.6% from 823 m to 829 m7.8% from 829 m to 834 m21.2% from 834 m to 840 m22.5% from 840 m to 849 m22.7% from 849 m to 858 m21.8% from 858 m to 864 m22.2% from 864 m to 869 m22.2% from 869 m to 874 m22.8% from 874 m to 884 m23.7% from 884 m to 892 m24.0% from 892 m to 897 m23.4% from 897 m to 903 m25.0% from 903 m to 909 m23.1% from 909 m to 915 m25.0% from 915 m to 920 m24.6% from 920 m to 927 m27.8% from 927 m to 935 m27.3% from 935 m to 941 m28.2% from 941 m to 948 m26.7% from 948 m to 954 m29.6% from 954 m to 960 m22.8% from 960 m to 970 m20.6% from 970 m to 976 m20.6% from 976 m to 983 m22.4% from 983 m to 990 m21.6% from 990 m to 995 m23.6% from 995 m to 1.0 km22.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km23.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km24.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km24.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km20.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-15.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19%15%9%17%12%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
Distance1.19 km / 0.74 miles
Elevation gain173.2 m / 568 ft
Average gradient14.5%
Maximum gradient39.2%
Elevation high961.43 m / 3,154 ft
Elevation low786.82 m / 2,581 ft
Climb difficulty score17,322.04

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 278,394th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,101st most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 322nd out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 145th out of 1,035 cycling climbs in uMgungundlovu District Municipality.

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Ranking 17th out of 70 cycling climbs in uMshwathi Local Municipality.

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