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Sandpit to Tower Ascent

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Nuwerus, Cape Agulhas Ward 1, Napier, Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, 7270, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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465 m500 m530 m565 m2.9% from 0 m to 14 m2.6% from 14 m to 60 m3.1% from 60 m to 92 m5.0% from 92 m to 115 m4.1% from 115 m to 140 m2.9% from 140 m to 174 m4.4% from 174 m to 201 m3.1% from 201 m to 241 m7.1% from 241 m to 255 m4.8% from 255 m to 279 m8.1% from 279 m to 292 m8.0% from 292 m to 307 m4.7% from 307 m to 333 m8.3% from 333 m to 345 m13.3% from 345 m to 354 m5.0% from 354 m to 378 m8.3% from 378 m to 390 m8.1% from 390 m to 404 m4.0% from 404 m to 429 m6.5% from 429 m to 448 m7.9% from 448 m to 463 m5.9% from 463 m to 483 m4.8% from 483 m to 504 m3.7% from 504 m to 537 m2.9% from 537 m to 571 m2.2% from 571 m to 615 m0.0% from 615 m to 641 m-0.4% from 641 m to 687 m-0.9% from 687 m to 732 m0.0% from 732 m to 745 m-0.6% from 745 m to 808 m5.4% from 808 m to 845 m9.0% from 845 m to 861 m13.3% from 861 m to 870 m5.6% from 870 m to 884 m6.3% from 884 m to 887 m16.9% from 887 m to 896 m12.3% from 896 m to 904 m22.6% from 904 m to 909 m7.7% from 909 m to 922 m21.7% from 922 m to 927 m16.9% from 927 m to 934 m8.1% from 934 m to 944 m7.5% from 944 m to 959 m7.1% from 959 m to 976 m8.3% from 976 m to 988 m9.9% from 988 m to 1.0 km9.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km7.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km26.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km24.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km12.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km14.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km11.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km2.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.7% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-2.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-2.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-2.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-2.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-1.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km0.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-0.9% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km1.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4%6%1%7%8%9%3%-0%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 categoryCategory 4
Distance1.9 km / 1.18 miles
Elevation gain93.8 m / 308 ft
Average gradient4.9%
Maximum gradient15.3%
Elevation high561.8 m / 1,843 ft
Elevation low465.8 m / 1,528 ft
Climb difficulty score9,378.59

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 618,575th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,645th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 2,577th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 44th out of 168 cycling climbs in Overberg District Municipality.

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Ranking 29th out of 88 cycling climbs in Cape Agulhas Local Municipality.

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