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Drakenstein Ward 1, Paarl, Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
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460 m565 m675 m780 m18.4% from 0 m to 11 m14.3% from 11 m to 17 m10.4% from 17 m to 25 m17.4% from 25 m to 27 m15.0% from 27 m to 35 m20.2% from 35 m to 45 m28.0% from 45 m to 48 m25.9% from 48 m to 51 m21.2% from 51 m to 62 m12.7% from 62 m to 69 m25.0% from 69 m to 72 m22.4% from 72 m to 78 m11.3% from 78 m to 83 m17.3% from 83 m to 88 m-3.7% from 88 m to 96 m13.7% from 96 m to 110 m10.9% from 110 m to 116 m10.7% from 116 m to 119 m12.5% from 119 m to 127 m17.4% from 127 m to 134 m26.6% from 134 m to 140 m30.0% from 140 m to 142 m30.0% from 142 m to 144 m23.7% from 144 m to 150 m24.2% from 150 m to 156 m24.0% from 156 m to 159 m20.0% from 159 m to 164 m0.0% from 164 m to 169 m2.9% from 169 m to 176 m4.8% from 176 m to 182 m4.8% from 182 m to 184 m5.1% from 184 m to 188 m5.6% from 188 m to 195 m8.7% from 195 m to 198 m4.3% from 198 m to 205 m7.8% from 205 m to 212 m22.1% from 212 m to 223 m11.8% from 223 m to 233 m19.0% from 233 m to 243 m23.5% from 243 m to 253 m14.6% from 253 m to 258 m14.3% from 258 m to 260 m9.8% from 260 m to 268 m25.8% from 268 m to 274 m27.8% from 274 m to 276 m17.1% from 276 m to 280 m6.6% from 280 m to 286 m4.3% from 286 m to 290 m4.0% from 290 m to 293 m9.9% from 293 m to 301 m19.6% from 301 m to 307 m23.2% from 307 m to 315 m16.0% from 315 m to 323 m20.8% from 323 m to 334 m35.8% from 334 m to 342 m28.3% from 342 m to 352 m15.7% from 352 m to 362 m18.7% from 362 m to 367 m19.6% from 367 m to 372 m6.1% from 372 m to 377 m7.7% from 377 m to 380 m10.9% from 380 m to 393 m-3.1% from 393 m to 399 m-1.6% from 399 m to 412 m7.3% from 412 m to 425 m18.2% from 425 m to 433 m11.3% from 433 m to 441 m16.2% from 441 m to 453 m10.6% from 453 m to 461 m5.2% from 461 m to 473 m4.4% from 473 m to 484 m6.3% from 484 m to 492 m9.8% from 492 m to 497 m14.4% from 497 m to 507 m17.1% from 507 m to 515 m16.9% from 515 m to 523 m31.2% from 523 m to 530 m28.6% from 530 m to 538 m19.8% from 538 m to 549 m15.4% from 549 m to 557 m12.7% from 557 m to 567 m17.6% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.43 km / 1.51 miles
Elevation gain314.6 m / 1,032 ft
Average gradient13%
Maximum gradient41.8%
Elevation high777.1 m / 2,550 ft
Elevation low462.5 m / 1,517 ft
Climb difficulty score31,460.73

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 106,841st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 612th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 338th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 120th out of 2,112 cycling climbs in Cape Winelands District Municipality.

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Ranking 19th out of 236 cycling climbs in Paarl.

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