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Michell's Pass

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R46, Witzenberg Ward 3, Witzenberg Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, 6835, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

Combined metric and imperial stats for quick route planning.

Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance7.3 km / 4.53 miles
Elevation gain172.4 m / 566 ft
Average gradient2.4%
Maximum gradient14.4%
Elevation high470.4 m / 1,543 ft
Elevation low298 m / 978 ft
Climb difficulty score17,216.67

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 280,866th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,122nd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,121st out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 319th out of 2,112 cycling climbs in Cape Winelands District Municipality.

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Ranking 44th out of 143 cycling climbs in Witzenberg Local Municipality.

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