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The Lion Drag

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N11, Steve Tshwete Ward 16, Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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1370 m1440 m1505 m1575 m3.6% from 0 m to 33 m10.0% from 33 m to 43 m5.5% from 43 m to 58 m0.0% from 58 m to 62 m4.3% from 62 m to 72 m5.6% from 72 m to 86 m9.1% from 86 m to 90 m4.6% from 90 m to 112 m8.8% from 112 m to 121 m8.5% from 121 m to 126 m-2.2% from 126 m to 135 m0.0% from 135 m to 140 m4.4% from 140 m to 144 m6.6% from 144 m to 153 m17.8% from 153 m to 158 m9.1% from 158 m to 162 m5.7% from 162 m to 180 m5.2% from 180 m to 191 m0.0% from 191 m to 195 m18.2% from 195 m to 198 m0.0% from 198 m to 202 m0.0% from 202 m to 205 m3.1% from 205 m to 218 m8.4% from 218 m to 227 m3.2% from 227 m to 246 m6.3% from 246 m to 252 m6.2% from 252 m to 271 m6.7% from 271 m to 274 m6.1% from 274 m to 291 m6.1% from 291 m to 297 m3.8% from 297 m to 323 m0.0% from 323 m to 327 m5.8% from 327 m to 347 m7.4% from 347 m to 364 m0.0% from 364 m to 367 m3.7% from 367 m to 394 m9.1% from 394 m to 410 m12.5% from 410 m to 413 m1.1% from 413 m to 432 m12.5% from 432 m to 435 m6.4% from 435 m to 451 m4.7% from 451 m to 476 m6.2% from 476 m to 483 m8.2% from 483 m to 492 m1.2% from 492 m to 509 m4.9% from 509 m to 525 m3.1% from 525 m to 538 m12.7% from 538 m to 544 m4.5% from 544 m to 558 m4.2% from 558 m to 567 m8.8% from 567 m to 574 m6.3% from 574 m to 583 m0.0% from 583 m to 594 m6.2% from 594 m to 610 m12.5% from 610 m to 613 m3.1% from 613 m to 633 m0.0% from 633 m to 636 m6.0% from 636 m to 659 m5.7% from 659 m to 663 m4.0% from 663 m to 683 m4.0% from 683 m to 693 m3.1% from 693 m to 712 m6.5% from 712 m to 715 m8.7% from 715 m to 731 m0.0% from 731 m to 744 m6.2% from 744 m to 760 m4.4% from 760 m to 783 m9.0% from 783 m to 796 m3.6% from 796 m to 813 m2.9% from 813 m to 827 m4.0% from 827 m to 837 m6.3% from 837 m to 846 m3.1% from 846 m to 853 m0.0% from 853 m to 859 m6.2% from 859 m to 875 m-6.1% from 875 m to 878 m5.7% from 878 m to 899 m5.4% from 899 m to 907 m8.0% from 907 m to 914 m3.3% from 914 m to 933 m7.5% from 933 m to 943 m3.1% from 943 m to 969 m11.1% from 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance6.1 km / 3.79 miles
Elevation gain199.6 m / 655 ft
Average gradient3.3%
Maximum gradient12.8%
Elevation high1,574.2 m / 5,165 ft
Elevation low1,374.6 m / 4,510 ft
Climb difficulty score19,963.02

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 226,868th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 1,610th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

📉

Places 185th out of 1,601 cycling climbs in Mpumalanga.

⚖

Ranks 27th out of 554 cycling climbs in Nkangala.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 169 climbs) in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality.

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