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Kowyns

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R535, Thaba Chweu Ward 10, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, 1242, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance8.52 km / 5.30 miles
Elevation gain515.2 m / 1,690 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient27.4%
Elevation high1,465.32 m / 4,807 ft
Elevation low950.01 m / 3,117 ft
Climb difficulty score51,481.94

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 34,574th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 126th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 27th out of 1,601 cycling climbs in Mpumalanga.

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Ranks 27th out of 770 cycling climbs in Ehlanzeni District Municipality.

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Ranking 11th out of 269 cycling climbs in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality.

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