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Blockhouse Climb

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Ash Grove Road, Deuvil's Peak Estate, Cape Town Ward 77, Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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165 m260 m355 m450 m3.7% from 0 m to 22 m4.5% from 22 m to 37 m6.6% from 37 m to 44 m5.0% from 44 m to 46 m10.5% from 46 m to 47 m8.3% from 47 m to 60 m22.4% from 60 m to 65 m10.0% from 65 m to 67 m10.0% from 67 m to 69 m10.5% from 69 m to 71 m10.8% from 71 m to 75 m9.1% from 75 m to 83 m8.9% from 83 m to 125 m7.6% from 125 m to 148 m8.2% from 148 m to 162 m13.8% from 162 m to 173 m8.7% from 173 m to 175 m13.0% from 175 m to 178 m10.8% from 178 m to 189 m9.3% from 189 m to 193 m9.3% from 193 m to 197 m9.9% from 197 m to 208 m11.3% from 208 m to 216 m11.4% from 216 m to 251 m11.4% from 251 m to 271 m10.6% from 271 m to 331 m5.9% from 331 m to 394 m8.5% from 394 m to 436 m10.0% from 436 m to 438 m13.0% from 438 m to 440 m10.4% from 440 m to 460 m8.5% from 460 m to 464 m5.1% from 464 m to 504 m4.1% from 504 m to 514 m3.2% from 514 m to 539 m4.1% from 539 m to 563 m5.0% from 563 m to 595 m3.8% from 595 m to 658 m-10.5% from 658 m to 680 m-13.1% from 680 m to 709 m-1.8% from 709 m to 783 m6.9% from 783 m to 792 m8.6% from 792 m to 816 m9.3% from 816 m to 833 m9.3% from 833 m to 882 m13.7% from 882 m to 892 m13.4% from 892 m to 908 m13.0% from 908 m to 913 m13.7% from 913 m to 920 m6.2% from 920 m to 953 m3.0% from 953 m to 956 m3.0% from 956 m to 959 m5.9% from 959 m to 963 m2.9% from 963 m to 966 m2.9% from 966 m to 969 m4.0% from 969 m to 977 m3.2% from 977 m to 1.0 km3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km1.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.9% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km4.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km1.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km9.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km14.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.9% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km9.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.1% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km9.6% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km9.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km7.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.0% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km12.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km10.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km11.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km11.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km12.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km9.9% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km11.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.7% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km8.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km7.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km7.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km12.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km11.1% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km8.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km11.6% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km8.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-1.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-1.8% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-5.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km1.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km14.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km14.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km8.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km9.9% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km14.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km3.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km0.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km7.1% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km10.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km3.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km26.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km15.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km13.9% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km13.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-1.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.9% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km9.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km9.5% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km10.2% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km12.2% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km6.8% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km4.8% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.5% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.3% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km4.0% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km2.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km2.0% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km1.7% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km2.9% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km1.3% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km0.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-0.4% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-2.8% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-7.2% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km-2.9% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km13.3% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km12.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km12.9% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km14.6% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km10.5% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km12.1% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km13.0% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km9.3% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km0.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km9%3%6%8%9%9%8%8%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km3.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.75 km / 2.33 miles
Elevation gain278.5 m / 914 ft
Average gradient7.4%
Maximum gradient16.3%
Elevation high446.2 m / 1,464 ft
Elevation low167.7 m / 550 ft
Climb difficulty score27,861.01

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 133,266th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 791st most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 438th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 136th out of 3,378 cycling climbs in City of Cape Town.

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Ranking 77th out of 1,206 cycling climbs in Cape Town.

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