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Purple hurt me

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R539, Mbombela Ward 12, Mbombela, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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925 m985 m1040 m1100 m14.3% from 0 m to 3 m14.3% from 3 m to 6 m16.0% from 6 m to 8 m0.0% from 8 m to 23 m6.0% from 23 m to 29 m21.1% from 29 m to 31 m22.2% from 31 m to 33 m17.4% from 33 m to 35 m26.1% from 35 m to 38 m0.0% from 38 m to 43 m2.7% from 43 m to 58 m20.0% from 58 m to 60 m13.8% from 60 m to 63 m16.7% from 63 m to 65 m18.2% from 65 m to 67 m0.0% from 67 m to 76 m8.3% from 76 m to 81 m22.2% from 81 m to 83 m31.6% from 83 m to 84 m22.2% from 84 m to 86 m21.1% from 86 m to 88 m0.0% from 88 m to 90 m0.0% from 90 m to 107 m20.0% from 107 m to 109 m22.2% from 109 m to 111 m21.1% from 111 m to 113 m17.4% from 113 m to 115 m22.2% from 115 m to 118 m0.0% from 118 m to 129 m7.8% from 129 m to 134 m19.0% from 134 m to 136 m30.0% from 136 m to 138 m19.0% from 138 m to 140 m25.0% from 140 m to 142 m4.8% from 142 m to 150 m30.8% from 150 m to 152 m35.3% from 152 m to 153 m18.2% from 153 m to 155 m22.2% from 155 m to 157 m0.0% from 157 m to 166 m11.4% from 166 m to 170 m22.2% from 170 m to 172 m26.7% from 172 m to 173 m40.0% from 173 m to 174 m20.0% from 174 m to 176 m0.0% from 176 m to 178 m11.8% from 178 m to 183 m36.4% from 183 m to 184 m26.7% from 184 m to 186 m21.1% from 186 m to 188 m21.1% from 188 m to 190 m2.2% from 190 m to 208 m22.2% from 208 m to 210 m19.0% from 210 m to 212 m16.7% from 212 m to 214 m16.7% from 214 m to 217 m0.0% from 217 m to 227 m6.9% from 227 m to 232 m33.3% from 232 m to 234 m20.0% from 234 m to 236 m12.9% from 236 m to 239 m25.0% from 239 m to 242 m3.5% from 242 m to 253 m15.4% from 253 m to 256 m16.7% from 256 m to 258 m21.1% from 258 m to 260 m23.5% from 260 m to 262 m0.0% from 262 m to 273 m3.7% from 273 m to 284 m11.1% from 284 m to 288 m11.4% from 288 m to 291 m15.4% from 291 m to 294 m8.2% from 294 m to 299 m2.5% from 299 m to 315 m13.3% from 315 m to 318 m16.7% from 318 m to 320 m25.0% from 320 m to 322 m16.0% from 322 m to 325 m0.0% from 325 m to 343 m7.1% from 343 m to 349 m14.8% from 349 m to 351 m25.0% from 351 m to 354 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.85 km / 1.15 miles
Elevation gain168.4 m / 552 ft
Average gradient9.1%
Maximum gradient44.1%
Elevation high1,097 m / 3,599 ft
Elevation low928.6 m / 3,047 ft
Climb difficulty score16,866.85

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 289,137th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,208th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 223rd out of 1,601 cycling climbs in Mpumalanga.

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Ranks 184th out of 770 cycling climbs in Ehlanzeni District Municipality.

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Ranking 65th out of 387 cycling climbs in Mbombela.

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