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Porcupine Climb

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Cape Epic, La Motte, Stellenbosch Ward 1, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.51 km / 2.18 miles
Elevation gain239 m / 784 ft
Average gradient6.8%
Maximum gradient14.1%
Elevation high463.3 m / 1,520 ft
Elevation low224.3 m / 736 ft
Climb difficulty score23,903.1

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 171,952nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,106th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 598th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 200th out of 2,112 cycling climbs in Cape Winelands District Municipality.

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Ranking 81st out of 1,092 cycling climbs in Stellenbosch Local Municipality.

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