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Contour rd to blockhouse cannon

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Vredehoek tin mine, Pinoak 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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185 m275 m370 m460 m13.6% from 0 m to 2 m14.2% from 2 m to 14 m10.5% from 14 m to 22 m13.4% from 22 m to 29 m12.8% from 29 m to 38 m12.0% from 38 m to 48 m14.3% from 48 m to 67 m12.0% from 67 m to 69 m5.7% from 69 m to 75 m-3.3% from 75 m to 84 m4.3% from 84 m to 86 m2.4% from 86 m to 94 m5.9% from 94 m to 96 m9.7% from 96 m to 111 m9.9% from 111 m to 129 m15.8% from 129 m to 147 m16.1% from 147 m to 163 m12.3% from 163 m to 196 m8.2% from 196 m to 224 m3.3% from 224 m to 240 m-2.1% from 240 m to 254 m-13.3% from 254 m to 273 m-11.8% from 273 m to 295 m-2.8% from 295 m to 324 m9.1% from 324 m to 328 m14.9% from 328 m to 350 m16.2% from 350 m to 383 m12.9% from 383 m to 415 m19.9% from 415 m to 438 m15.3% from 438 m to 468 m4.1% from 468 m to 497 m9.1% from 497 m to 535 m9.6% from 535 m to 588 m-5.2% from 588 m to 619 m-12.2% from 619 m to 628 m-11.0% from 628 m to 642 m6.7% from 642 m to 662 m8.6% from 662 m to 676 m6.1% from 676 m to 685 m2.4% from 685 m to 711 m0.8% from 711 m to 735 m8.0% from 735 m to 755 m16.5% from 755 m to 773 m18.8% from 773 m to 800 m19.5% from 800 m to 827 m6.8% from 827 m to 841 m-8.1% from 841 m to 862 m-8.7% from 862 m to 873 m-8.1% from 873 m to 889 m-3.8% from 889 m to 894 m-1.3% from 894 m to 909 m-2.4% from 909 m to 917 m-2.0% from 917 m to 937 m6.0% from 937 m to 949 m13.2% from 949 m to 972 m9.1% from 972 m to 998 m13.0% from 998 m to 1.0 km8.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km19.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km30.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km31.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-8.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km29.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km20.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-8.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-20.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-23.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-23.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-18.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km16.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km21.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-16.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-28.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-4.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-4.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-0.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km5.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km14.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km19.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km29.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km32.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km30.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-16.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-7.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km15.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km16.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km12.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km15.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km19.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km14.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-8.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-9.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-5.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km17.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km18.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.4% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km16.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km17.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km16.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km13.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km13.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km23.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km15.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km13.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.6% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km5.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.6% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km-1.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km20.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km18.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km13.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.9% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km8.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km12.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km12.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km0.0% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-28.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-22.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km-3.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.1% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.4% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km5.7% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km9.4% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km5.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km22.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km13.4% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km17.6% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km12.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km7.9% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km19.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km52.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km45.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km52.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km16.5% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km12.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km12.8% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km13.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-1.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-12.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km-1.3% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km11.8% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km21.1% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.2% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km25.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km31.4% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km23.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km14.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km15.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km14.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km14.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km28.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km40.5% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km38.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km24.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km2.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km42.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km52.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.0% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km-9.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-12.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-17.7% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-27.1% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-28.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-26.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km9%5%5%9%12%8%7%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.24 km / 2.01 miles
Elevation gain252.2 m / 827 ft
Average gradient7.8%
Maximum gradient33.9%
Elevation high456 m / 1,496 ft
Elevation low186.13 m / 611 ft
Climb difficulty score25,225.09

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 157,644th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 998th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 549th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 183rd out of 3,378 cycling climbs in City of Cape Town.

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Ranking 97th out of 1,206 cycling climbs in Cape Town.

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