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Airport Tar Hill

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Mbombela Ward 14, Mbombela, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, 1212, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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755 m795 m840 m880 m0.0% from 0 m to 5 m2.1% from 5 m to 14 m9.9% from 14 m to 22 m11.8% from 22 m to 32 m5.6% from 32 m to 39 m11.4% from 39 m to 48 m4.3% from 48 m to 53 m9.1% from 53 m to 57 m17.8% from 57 m to 62 m13.0% from 62 m to 71 m8.5% from 71 m to 80 m8.3% from 80 m to 85 m9.5% from 85 m to 100 m4.2% from 100 m to 105 m10.6% from 105 m to 114 m8.2% from 114 m to 129 m14.1% from 129 m to 139 m10.0% from 139 m to 149 m7.6% from 149 m to 167 m13.6% from 167 m to 176 m12.8% from 176 m to 185 m8.9% from 185 m to 190 m8.7% from 190 m to 199 m12.8% from 199 m to 208 m7.5% from 208 m to 222 m7.5% from 222 m to 235 m8.5% from 235 m to 240 m8.3% from 240 m to 249 m12.8% from 249 m to 254 m8.9% from 254 m to 259 m13.3% from 259 m to 263 m9.0% from 263 m to 277 m8.7% from 277 m to 281 m11.2% from 281 m to 290 m13.0% from 290 m to 299 m7.7% from 299 m to 317 m8.9% from 317 m to 326 m4.8% from 326 m to 335 m13.3% from 335 m to 344 m13.6% from 344 m to 353 m7.5% from 353 m to 366 m7.6% from 366 m to 379 m9.0% from 379 m to 392 m6.8% from 392 m to 410 m11.5% from 410 m to 419 m7.8% from 419 m to 437 m9.0% from 437 m to 450 m14.0% from 450 m to 454 m13.6% from 454 m to 459 m5.8% from 459 m to 476 m13.3% from 476 m to 485 m5.4% from 485 m to 507 m13.3% from 507 m to 516 m8.7% from 516 m to 534 m5.3% from 534 m to 557 m9.0% from 557 m to 570 m5.8% from 570 m to 577 m10.8% from 577 m to 584 m3.9% from 584 m to 610 m11.8% from 610 m to 615 m5.9% from 615 m to 625 m6.1% from 625 m to 645 m4.1% from 645 m to 655 m10.0% from 655 m to 665 m6.1% from 665 m to 684 m4.0% from 684 m to 699 m3.9% from 699 m to 710 m6.8% from 710 m to 730 m2.6% from 730 m to 746 m15.4% from 746 m to 751 m4.9% from 751 m to 771 m5.3% from 771 m to 786 m3.6% from 786 m to 792 m5.0% from 792 m to 812 m7.5% from 812 m to 817 m3.9% from 817 m to 838 m3.7% from 838 m to 843 m7.6% from 843 m to 854 m6.2% from 854 m to 883 m7.4% from 883 m to 899 m6.7% from 899 m to 923 m8.7% from 923 m to 927 m4.3% from 927 m to 941 m7.7% from 941 m to 959 m13.0% from 959 m to 964 m6.5% from 964 m to 973 m8.5% from 973 m to 987 m4.2% from 987 m to 1.0 km7.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.2% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km3.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km3.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9%9%7%6%7%5%6%5%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.85 km / 1.15 miles
Elevation gain124.4 m / 408 ft
Average gradient6.7%
Maximum gradient11.6%
Elevation high879.6 m / 2,886 ft
Elevation low755.2 m / 2,478 ft
Climb difficulty score12,445.79

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 433,069th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,639th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 306th out of 1,601 cycling climbs in Mpumalanga.

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Ranks 242nd out of 770 cycling climbs in Ehlanzeni District Municipality.

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Ranking 89th out of 387 cycling climbs in Mbombela.

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