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Heartbreak Hill

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Breede Valley Ward 5, Breede Valley Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.75 km / 1.71 miles
Elevation gain121 m / 397 ft
Average gradient3.5%
Maximum gradient38.1%
Elevation high347 m / 1,138 ft
Elevation low246 m / 807 ft
Climb difficulty score9,628.5

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 598,408th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,423rd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 2,494th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 662nd out of 2,112 cycling climbs in Cape Winelands District Municipality.

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Ranking 34th out of 160 cycling climbs in Breede Valley Local Municipality.

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