Back Up
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| Climb category | Category 4 |
| Distance | 2.72 km / 1.69 miles |
| Elevation gain | 118.5 m / 389 ft |
| Average gradient | 4.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 26.4% |
| Elevation high | 1,159.9 m / 3,805 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,039.4 m / 3,410 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 11,837.66 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 461,976th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 3,939th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa. |
📉 Places 326th out of 1,601 cycling climbs in Mpumalanga. |
⚖ Ranks 255th out of 770 cycling climbs in Ehlanzeni District Municipality. |
⚖ Ranking 100th out of 387 cycling climbs in Mbombela. |
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