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Helshoogte Pass

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Helshoogte Road, Simonswyk, Stellenbosch Ward 7, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, 7599, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.61 km / 2.86 miles
Elevation gain235 m / 771 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient8.2%
Elevation high376.6 m / 1,236 ft
Elevation low151 m / 495 ft
Climb difficulty score23,501.31

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 176,641st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,156th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 620th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 206th out of 2,112 cycling climbs in Cape Winelands District Municipality.

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Ranking 85th out of 1,092 cycling climbs in Stellenbosch Local Municipality.

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