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Heartbreak Hill.

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R305, Hessequa Ward 1, Hessequa Local Municipality, George, Western Cape, 6674, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.7 km / 1.06 miles
Elevation gain119.4 m / 392 ft
Average gradient7%
Maximum gradient19.7%
Elevation high174.6 m / 573 ft
Elevation low52.8 m / 173 ft
Climb difficulty score11,932.6

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 457,259th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,901st most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,937th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 366th out of 1,379 cycling climbs in George.

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Ranking 21st out of 128 cycling climbs in Hessequa Local Municipality.

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