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The Switchback Grind

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Bitou Ward 7, Bitou Local Municipality, George, Western Cape, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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170 m195 m215 m240 m0.0% from 0 m to 14 m0.9% from 14 m to 78 m5.3% from 78 m to 86 m3.7% from 86 m to 118 m3.7% from 118 m to 145 m6.5% from 145 m to 148 m2.9% from 148 m to 162 m0.0% from 162 m to 165 m0.6% from 165 m to 196 m0.0% from 196 m to 201 m0.7% from 201 m to 230 m0.0% from 230 m to 234 m1.8% from 234 m to 246 m3.0% from 246 m to 265 m1.7% from 265 m to 277 m1.9% from 277 m to 288 m0.0% from 288 m to 292 m4.7% from 292 m to 300 m0.0% from 300 m to 310 m0.0% from 310 m to 319 m0.0% from 319 m to 337 m-3.4% from 337 m to 354 m-2.1% from 354 m to 364 m-1.6% from 364 m to 388 m-5.0% from 388 m to 396 m-5.9% from 396 m to 420 m-10.2% from 420 m to 430 m-12.3% from 430 m to 438 m-1.0% from 438 m to 499 m3.2% from 499 m to 518 m4.5% from 518 m to 536 m20.0% from 536 m to 538 m18.2% from 538 m to 543 m8.1% from 543 m to 557 m9.2% from 557 m to 568 m1.9% from 568 m to 589 m2.1% from 589 m to 599 m3.2% from 599 m to 611 m13.0% from 611 m to 620 m8.1% from 620 m to 628 m7.0% from 628 m to 633 m10.5% from 633 m to 635 m9.5% from 635 m to 644 m8.3% from 644 m to 646 m6.5% from 646 m to 658 m7.4% from 658 m to 669 m4.5% from 669 m to 678 m0.0% from 678 m to 695 m1.9% from 695 m to 705 m0.0% from 705 m to 722 m3.1% from 722 m to 748 m5.8% from 748 m to 765 m6.2% from 765 m to 775 m1.3% from 775 m to 805 m0.0% from 805 m to 810 m0.0% from 810 m to 827 m0.8% from 827 m to 852 m3.4% from 852 m to 864 m0.9% from 864 m to 888 m0.0% from 888 m to 892 m10.5% from 892 m to 894 m6.8% from 894 m to 909 m4.7% from 909 m to 930 m13.1% from 930 m to 936 m42.9% from 936 m to 937 m13.3% from 937 m to 939 m7.5% from 939 m to 952 m15.2% from 952 m to 959 m12.1% from 959 m to 962 m-0.9% from 962 m to 986 m-4.3% from 986 m to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-0.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km18.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km20.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km18.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km2.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km6.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-4.1% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-2.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-4.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-6.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-5.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-1.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km4.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km5.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.7% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km5.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2%-2%5%3%5%5%1%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km1.5 km1.8 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.95 km / 1.21 miles
Elevation gain62.8 m / 206 ft
Average gradient3.2%
Maximum gradient12.2%
Elevation high235.8 m / 774 ft
Elevation low173 m / 568 ft
Climb difficulty score6,275.78

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 924,185th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 9,075th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 3,718th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 664th out of 1,379 cycling climbs in George.

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Ranking 92nd out of 189 cycling climbs in Bitou Local Municipality.

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