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swartberg hairpins

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Swartberg Pass, Ou Tol, Prince Albert Ward 4, Prince Albert Local Municipality, Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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1040 m1105 m1170 m1235 m11.9% from 0 m to 8 m13.3% from 8 m to 17 m13.5% from 17 m to 25 m18.4% from 25 m to 32 m15.2% from 32 m to 39 m15.4% from 39 m to 47 m11.6% from 47 m to 55 m13.8% from 55 m to 64 m14.5% from 64 m to 72 m23.8% from 72 m to 77 m37.8% from 77 m to 80 m23.8% from 80 m to 85 m16.7% from 85 m to 92 m12.9% from 92 m to 101 m11.8% from 101 m to 106 m11.4% from 106 m to 110 m17.5% from 110 m to 115 m17.9% from 115 m to 123 m9.9% from 123 m to 133 m11.5% from 133 m to 142 m14.8% from 142 m to 150 m10.2% from 150 m to 160 m10.8% from 160 m to 171 m10.1% from 171 m to 181 m10.3% from 181 m to 193 m10.5% from 193 m to 202 m13.0% from 202 m to 211 m13.2% from 211 m to 219 m10.9% from 219 m to 228 m12.5% from 228 m to 238 m10.3% from 238 m to 249 m13.5% from 249 m to 258 m8.5% from 258 m to 272 m10.0% from 272 m to 282 m14.6% from 282 m to 292 m17.4% from 292 m to 299 m14.5% from 299 m to 306 m9.4% from 306 m to 319 m11.2% from 319 m to 327 m11.9% from 327 m to 336 m14.1% from 336 m to 344 m10.5% from 344 m to 354 m11.2% from 354 m to 363 m11.4% from 363 m to 373 m14.8% from 373 m to 381 m9.6% from 381 m to 394 m13.2% from 394 m to 404 m17.9% from 404 m to 410 m13.7% from 410 m to 417 m10.4% from 417 m to 427 m14.4% from 427 m to 438 m8.8% from 438 m to 449 m10.6% from 449 m to 461 m12.1% from 461 m to 471 m9.3% from 471 m to 481 m11.7% from 481 m to 492 m12.1% from 492 m to 502 m9.6% from 502 m to 512 m9.9% from 512 m to 524 m11.7% from 524 m to 534 m9.0% from 534 m to 545 m15.0% from 545 m to 553 m7.1% from 553 m to 570 m10.8% from 570 m to 580 m11.1% from 580 m to 590 m13.3% from 590 m to 601 m11.1% from 601 m to 610 m27.5% from 610 m to 615 m22.6% from 615 m to 620 m18.2% from 620 m to 626 m12.9% from 626 m to 635 m6.3% from 635 m to 654 m15.0% from 654 m to 662 m9.8% from 662 m to 674 m18.9% from 674 m to 682 m10.9% from 682 m to 693 m11.4% from 693 m to 696 m6.6% from 696 m to 708 m8.8% from 708 m to 720 m6.6% from 720 m to 735 m10.5% from 735 m to 744 m8.8% from 744 m to 758 m7.4% from 758 m to 774 m8.3% from 774 m to 789 m10.0% from 789 m to 801 m12.6% from 801 m to 810 m10.2% from 810 m to 820 m10.8% from 820 m to 831 m9.1% from 831 m to 842 m14.5% from 842 m to 850 m6.6% from 850 m to 869 m16.7% from 869 m to 875 m15.6% from 875 m to 882 m13.5% from 882 m to 890 m18.2% from 890 m to 896 m11.6% from 896 m to 905 m11.3% from 905 m to 916 m7.1% from 916 m to 932 m8.6% from 932 m to 944 m10.4% from 944 m to 954 m16.0% from 954 m to 961 m15.8% from 961 m to 969 m7.1% from 969 m to 983 m16.9% from 983 m to 989 m6.7% from 989 m to 1.0 km16.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km22.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km12.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km11.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km21.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km7.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km21.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.9% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km10.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km9.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.6% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km12.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.8% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km12.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km12.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13%12%11%10%11%11%9%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.75 km / 1.09 miles
Elevation gain192.4 m / 631 ft
Average gradient11%
Maximum gradient23.8%
Elevation high1,234 m / 4,049 ft
Elevation low1,041.6 m / 3,417 ft
Climb difficulty score19,226.9

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 239,662nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,753rd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 946th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 24th out of 72 cycling climbs in Central Karoo District Municipality.

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Ranking 22nd out of 46 cycling climbs in Prince Albert Local Municipality.

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