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Tower Grind

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Witfontein Middle Contour, George Ward 22, George Local Municipality, George, Western Cape, 6530, South Africa
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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270 m365 m460 m555 m11.2% from 0 m to 11 m8.8% from 11 m to 22 m6.9% from 22 m to 37 m7.1% from 37 m to 51 m13.5% from 51 m to 61 m7.0% from 61 m to 72 m8.3% from 72 m to 77 m8.0% from 77 m to 90 m14.1% from 90 m to 97 m7.1% from 97 m to 114 m6.0% from 114 m to 130 m10.1% from 130 m to 142 m8.5% from 142 m to 154 m15.8% from 154 m to 162 m17.6% from 162 m to 169 m8.0% from 169 m to 181 m6.9% from 181 m to 201 m7.1% from 201 m to 218 m6.0% from 218 m to 235 m8.4% from 235 m to 252 m7.4% from 252 m to 265 m4.2% from 265 m to 299 m8.8% from 299 m to 312 m5.1% from 312 m to 332 m4.3% from 332 m to 360 m3.8% from 360 m to 392 m8.5% from 392 m to 406 m7.4% from 406 m to 422 m9.0% from 422 m to 435 m9.8% from 435 m to 445 m9.0% from 445 m to 459 m5.9% from 459 m to 476 m8.6% from 476 m to 490 m11.6% from 490 m to 498 m13.3% from 498 m to 507 m8.3% from 507 m to 519 m10.1% from 519 m to 531 m15.6% from 531 m to 539 m7.5% from 539 m to 555 m4.9% from 555 m to 575 m5.2% from 575 m to 594 m8.2% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.8 km / 1.74 miles
Elevation gain281.6 m / 924 ft
Average gradient10%
Maximum gradient18.5%
Elevation high552.4 m / 1,812 ft
Elevation low270.8 m / 888 ft
Climb difficulty score28,150.15

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 130,888th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 769th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 425th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 69th out of 1,379 cycling climbs in George.

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Ranking 38th out of 365 cycling climbs in George Local Municipality.

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