forest switchbacks
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| Climb category | Category 4 |
| Distance | 1.77 km / 1.10 miles |
| Elevation gain | 122.9 m / 403 ft |
| Average gradient | 6.9% |
| Maximum gradient | 37.5% |
| Elevation high | 418.2 m / 1,372 ft |
| Elevation low | 292.2 m / 959 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 12,284.81 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 440,478th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 3,724th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa. |
📉 Places 1,866th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape. |
⚖ Ranks 351st out of 1,379 cycling climbs in George. |
⚖ Ranking 19th out of 128 cycling climbs in Hessequa Local Municipality. |
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