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Nutcracker

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Drakenstein Ward 15, Paarl, Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, 7646, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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550 m600 m655 m705 m3.7% from 0 m to 21 m-1.9% from 21 m to 32 m-1.9% from 32 m to 54 m-2.2% from 54 m to 100 m0.8% from 100 m to 148 m2.5% from 148 m to 180 m10.0% from 180 m to 188 m13.6% from 188 m to 198 m13.3% from 198 m to 206 m11.4% from 206 m to 209 m8.7% from 209 m to 223 m9.7% from 223 m to 233 m6.7% from 233 m to 236 m13.7% from 236 m to 247 m16.7% from 247 m to 254 m14.1% from 254 m to 264 m15.4% from 264 m to 270 m13.0% from 270 m to 279 m13.6% from 279 m to 290 m11.8% from 290 m to 293 m12.3% from 293 m to 300 m9.6% from 300 m to 312 m18.8% from 312 m to 318 m17.9% from 318 m to 325 m19.0% from 325 m to 331 m12.8% from 331 m to 341 m9.8% from 341 m to 347 m13.8% from 347 m to 350 m11.2% from 350 m to 359 m15.9% from 359 m to 368 m14.8% from 368 m to 373 m25.0% from 373 m to 376 m20.3% from 376 m to 382 m21.8% from 382 m to 388 m11.8% from 388 m to 398 m12.9% from 398 m to 401 m8.8% from 401 m to 410 m12.5% from 410 m to 420 m9.5% from 420 m to 426 m11.1% from 426 m to 429 m7.8% from 429 m to 442 m11.1% from 442 m to 451 m12.1% from 451 m to 461 m11.2% from 461 m to 474 m9.7% from 474 m to 480 m6.3% from 480 m to 486 m10.4% from 486 m to 496 m8.8% from 496 m to 505 m6.5% from 505 m to 508 m13.6% from 508 m to 517 m14.6% from 517 m to 526 m12.3% from 526 m to 533 m12.1% from 533 m to 536 m11.3% from 536 m to 549 m7.7% from 549 m to 564 m8.3% from 564 m to 576 m11.8% from 576 m to 586 m9.4% from 586 m to 599 m5.7% from 599 m to 603 m4.9% from 603 m to 619 m4.6% from 619 m to 632 m6.3% from 632 m to 642 m3.5% from 642 m to 659 m2.9% from 659 m to 673 m3.9% from 673 m to 688 m7.1% from 688 m to 697 m5.4% from 697 m to 715 m3.1% from 715 m to 728 m3.4% from 728 m to 746 m7.5% from 746 m to 759 m14.3% from 759 m to 764 m10.4% from 764 m to 777 m7.9% from 777 m to 790 m8.8% from 790 m to 799 m9.1% from 799 m to 803 m6.6% from 803 m to 822 m3.7% from 822 m to 848 m8.0% from 848 m to 866 m9.1% from 866 m to 879 m6.0% from 879 m to 892 m4.8% from 892 m to 901 m7.3% from 901 m to 912 m5.0% from 912 m to 916 m8.4% from 916 m to 932 m4.6% from 932 m to 941 m6.2% from 941 m to 954 m7.9% from 954 m to 967 m6.7% from 967 m to 985 m13.8% from 985 m to 993 m6.9% from 993 m to 1.0 km5.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km3.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-2.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-5.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-4.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-3.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-3.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-4.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-5.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-3.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-7.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-2.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-1.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-2.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-4.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-5.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-6.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-5.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-6.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km4.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km16.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.6% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km10.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km11.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km18.2% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km13.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km18.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km18.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km18.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.5% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km9.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km9.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km8.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km9.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km13.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km9.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km8.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km12.1% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km7.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km11.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km12.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km22.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km17.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km11.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km11.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km12.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km8.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km13.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km17.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km16.2% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km14.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km14.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km13.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km25.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km24.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km20.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km14.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km15.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km18.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km14.3% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km17.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km13.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km16.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km28.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km19.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km18.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km12.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km4.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km0.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km2.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km4.6% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km4.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-1.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-3.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-5.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km8%7%1%0%12%2%0 m500 m1 km1.5 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.74 km / 1.70 miles
Elevation gain147 m / 482 ft
Average gradient5.4%
Maximum gradient21.8%
Elevation high701.8 m / 2,302 ft
Elevation low552.4 m / 1,812 ft
Climb difficulty score14,701.99

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 348,397th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,767th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,444th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 398th out of 2,112 cycling climbs in Cape Winelands District Municipality.

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Ranking 62nd out of 236 cycling climbs in Paarl.

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