Scorpion Sting
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 3.38 km / 2.10 miles |
| Elevation gain | 181.2 m / 594 ft |
| Average gradient | 5.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 28.6% |
| Elevation high | 1,130.2 m / 3,708 ft |
| Elevation low | 939.4 m / 3,082 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 18,125.9 |
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|---|---|---|---|
R532 - River Crossing to Junction Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality | 3.4 km | 4.9% | 166 m |
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Lam bene Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality | 3.06 km | 6.4% | 196 m |
Scorpion Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality | 3.43 km | 6.3% | 265 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 261,189th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 1,969th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa. |
📉 Places 209th out of 1,601 cycling climbs in Mpumalanga. |
⚖ Ranks 172nd out of 770 cycling climbs in Ehlanzeni District Municipality. |
⚖ Ranking 97th out of 269 cycling climbs in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality. |
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