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PA Mill to top Swartberg Pass (Section 3)

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Swartberg Pass, Ou Tol, Prince Albert Ward 2, Prince Albert Local Municipality, Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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m24.4% from 327 m to 331 m8.1% from 331 m to 344 m0.0% from 344 m to 349 m45.5% from 349 m to 352 m10.9% from 352 m to 361 m0.0% from 361 m to 368 m70.6% from 368 m to 370 m8.5% from 370 m to 382 m0.0% from 382 m to 387 m18.9% from 387 m to 392 m11.9% from 392 m to 401 m0.0% from 401 m to 407 m47.6% from 407 m to 409 m8.4% from 409 m to 421 m0.0% from 421 m to 427 m55.6% from 427 m to 428 m12.6% from 428 m to 438 m0.0% from 438 m to 444 m17.2% from 444 m to 449 m11.4% from 449 m to 458 m0.0% from 458 m to 462 m27.0% from 462 m to 465 m11.1% from 465 m to 474 m0.0% from 474 m to 478 m16.2% from 478 m to 485 m9.0% from 485 m to 497 m0.0% from 497 m to 498 m30.8% from 498 m to 502 m10.4% from 502 m to 512 m0.0% from 512 m to 518 m9.8% from 518 m to 529 m0.0% from 529 m to 537 m57.1% from 537 m to 539 m10.8% from 539 m to 548 m0.0% from 548 m to 553 m16.2% from 553 m to 561 m8.9% from 561 m to 572 m0.0% from 572 m to 574 m14.3% from 574 m to 581 m10.5% from 581 m to 590 m10.6% from 590 m 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.54 km / 1.58 miles
Elevation gain212.8 m / 698 ft
Average gradient8.4%
Maximum gradient16%
Elevation high1,409.6 m / 4,625 ft
Elevation low1,196.8 m / 3,927 ft
Climb difficulty score21,336.84

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 205,419th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,415th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 762nd out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 19th out of 72 cycling climbs in Central Karoo District Municipality.

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Ranking 17th out of 46 cycling climbs in Prince Albert Local Municipality.

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