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Scorpion

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Thaba Chweu Ward 11, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, 1498, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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910 m985 m1055 m1130 m0.0% from 0 m to 6 m-1.7% from 6 m to 12 m5.2% from 12 m to 23 m7.0% from 23 m to 45 m8.1% from 45 m to 72 m9.4% from 72 m to 77 m27.5% from 77 m to 94 m27.8% from 94 m to 99 m29.4% from 99 m to 104 m29.1% from 104 m to 113 m29.4% from 113 m to 116 m31.7% from 116 m to 122 m32.9% from 122 m to 130 m30.8% from 130 m to 142 m30.0% from 142 m to 148 m15.7% from 148 m to 159 m6.7% from 159 m to 176 m3.3% from 176 m to 179 m8.6% from 179 m to 193 m18.5% from 193 m to 196 m14.9% from 196 m to 204 m19.8% from 204 m to 212 m28.6% from 212 m to 215 m24.3% from 215 m to 222 m15.0% from 222 m to 224 m20.9% from 224 m to 235 m18.2% from 235 m to 237 m27.9% from 237 m to 244 m30.0% from 244 m to 254 m23.1% from 254 m to 257 m22.7% from 257 m to 263 m23.4% from 263 m to 268 m22.9% from 268 m to 285 m18.5% from 285 m to 288 m16.7% from 288 m to 295 m18.2% from 295 m to 303 m13.0% from 303 m to 305 m12.4% from 305 m to 320 m10.0% from 320 m to 327 m10.8% from 327 m to 334 m3.7% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.43 km / 2.13 miles
Elevation gain265.3 m / 870 ft
Average gradient6.3%
Maximum gradient31.4%
Elevation high1,128.6 m / 3,703 ft
Elevation low912.4 m / 2,993 ft
Climb difficulty score21,603.96

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 201,578th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,380th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 174th out of 1,601 cycling climbs in Mpumalanga.

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Ranks 145th out of 770 cycling climbs in Ehlanzeni District Municipality.

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Ranking 81st out of 269 cycling climbs in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality.

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