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The Dam Climb

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Theewaterskloof Ward 2, Theewaterskloof Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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490 m525 m560 m595 m0.0% from 0 m to 0 m0.0% from 0 m to 0 m0.0% from 0 m to 1 m0.0% from 1 m to 2 m0.0% from 2 m to 6 m0.0% from 6 m to 10 m0.0% from 10 m to 15 m2.9% from 15 m to 36 m8.7% from 36 m to 45 m22.2% from 45 m to 46 m11.8% from 46 m to 47 m21.4% from 47 m to 53 m6.3% from 53 m to 59 m16.7% from 59 m to 61 m66.7% from 61 m to 61 m0.0% from 61 m to 61 m5.0% from 61 m to 65 m1.9% from 65 m to 76 m0.0% from 76 m to 78 m2.7% from 78 m to 101 m26.3% from 101 m to 105 m8.7% from 105 m to 107 m27.6% from 107 m to 110 m20.0% from 110 m to 112 m6.7% from 112 m to 118 m200.0% from 118 m to 118 m100.0% from 118 m to 118 m0.0% from 118 m to 119 m0.0% from 119 m to 121 m0.0% from 121 m to 122 m0.0% from 122 m to 129 m1.6% from 129 m to 142 m18.2% from 142 m to 146 m21.6% from 146 m to 150 m8.3% from 150 m to 155 m0.0% from 155 m to 157 m9.8% from 157 m to 161 m4.1% from 161 m to 176 m0.0% from 176 m to 179 m4.8% from 179 m to 187 m15.4% from 187 m to 188 m8.2% from 188 m to 193 m15.4% from 193 m to 195 m20.0% from 195 m to 196 m44.4% from 196 m to 196 m0.0% from 196 m to 198 m2.7% from 198 m to 213 m2.5% from 213 m to 221 m4.7% from 221 m to 229 m0.0% from 229 m to 230 m6.3% from 230 m to 236 m20.0% from 236 m to 237 m100.0% from 237 m to 238 m0.0% from 238 m to 242 m0.0% from 242 m to 261 m2.8% from 261 m to 268 m0.0% from 268 m to 269 m6.2% from 269 m to 272 m14.3% from 272 m to 273 m17.1% from 273 m to 277 m0.0% from 277 m to 278 m0.0% from 278 m to 291 m0.0% from 291 m to 303 m0.0% from 303 m to 305 m0.0% from 305 m to 312 m114.3% from 312 m to 313 m-200.0% from 313 m to 313 m0.0% from 313 m to 316 m-1.5% from 316 m to 329 m0.0% from 329 m to 340 m-3.4% from 340 m to 346 m-7.7% from 346 m to 348 m-1.7% from 348 m to 360 m0.0% from 360 m to 364 m4.3% from 364 m to 369 m35.3% from 369 m to 371 m100.0% from 371 m to 371 m200.0% from 371 m to 371 m-200.0% from 371 m to 371 m0.0% from 371 m to 374 m0.0% from 374 m to 376 m0.0% from 376 m to 378 m0.0% from 378 m to 386 m0.0% from 386 m to 393 m3.4% from 393 m to 404 m13.6% from 404 m to 409 m7.7% from 409 m to 411 m8.0% from 411 m to 416 m8.2% from 416 m to 424 m8.3% from 424 m to 426 m0.0% from 426 m to 429 m4.9% from 429 m to 437 m4.0% from 437 m to 447 m11.4% from 447 m to 450 m2.3% from 450 m to 476 m4.4% from 476 m to 485 m6.3% from 485 m to 504 m8.8% from 504 m to 515 m17.8% from 515 m to 520 m8.9% from 520 m to 524 m9.2% from 524 m to 533 m9.5% from 533 m to 535 m9.9% from 535 m to 547 m13.2% from 547 m to 556 m17.1% from 556 m to 563 m16.7% from 563 m to 571 m15.1% from 571 m to 576 m11.8% from 576 m to 579 m17.6% from 579 m to 586 m13.8% from 586 m to 595 m15.4% from 595 m to 601 m14.3% from 601 m to 610 m12.5% from 610 m to 611 m15.2% from 611 m to 618 m22.2% from 618 m to 624 m12.1% from 624 m to 628 m18.8% from 628 m to 631 m24.5% from 631 m to 636 m33.3% from 636 m to 639 m20.0% from 639 m to 642 m25.8% from 642 m to 645 m21.7% from 645 m to 649 m22.7% from 649 m to 654 m14.3% from 654 m to 655 m16.9% from 655 m to 661 m18.5% from 661 m to 668 m25.0% from 668 m to 669 m16.7% from 669 m to 674 m25.0% from 674 m to 679 m26.7% from 679 m to 683 m19.8% from 683 m to 691 m14.9% from 691 m to 698 m21.1% from 698 m to 700 m11.3% from 700 m to 707 m11.6% from 707 m to 716 m8.7% from 716 m to 718 m6.7% from 718 m to 730 m10.1% from 730 m to 742 m4.3% from 742 m to 746 m9.4% from 746 m to 759 m10.0% from 759 m to 761 m12.5% from 761 m to 769 m6.8% from 769 m to 775 m13.8% from 775 m to 778 m40.0% from 778 m to 778 m400.0% from 778 m to 779 m16.7% from 779 m to 781 m0.0% from 781 m to 782 m0.0% from 782 m to 782 m-400.0% from 782 m to 783 m28.6% from 783 m to 783 m4.7% from 783 m to 788 m5.0% from 788 m to 792 m3.1% from 792 m to 798 m2.8% from 798 m to 805 m8.3% from 805 m to 808 m14.5% from 808 m to 814 m8.3% from 814 m to 817 m8.8% from 817 m to 824 m36.4% from 824 m to 826 m9.3% from 826 m to 830 m10.5% from 830 m to 834 m11.1% from 834 m to 836 m22.2% from 836 m to 839 m5.6% from 839 m to 843 m20.0% from 843 m to 845 m20.0% from 845 m to 849 m13.3% from 849 m to 856 m21.1% from 856 m to 858 m10.8% from 858 m to 866 m16.3% from 866 m to 871 m18.2% from 871 m to 874 m21.5% from 874 m to 880 m14.8% from 880 m to 886 m10.5% from 886 m to 888 m11.8% from 888 m to 896 m11.8% from 896 m to 901 m6.7% from 901 m to 907 m2.1% from 907 m to 927 m2.0% from 927 m to 947 m15.4% from 947 m to 949 m7.7% from 949 m to 965 m13.8% from 965 m to 968 m6.7% from 968 m to 980 m5.7% from 980 m to 994 m7.1% from 994 m to 999 m8.8% from 999 m to 1.0 km7.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km4.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km70.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6%3%15%9%7%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.21 km / 0.75 miles
Elevation gain98 m / 322 ft
Average gradient8.1%
Maximum gradient25.7%
Elevation high590.6 m / 1,938 ft
Elevation low492 m / 1,614 ft
Climb difficulty score9,804.09

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 585,064th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,266th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 2,430th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 41st out of 168 cycling climbs in Overberg District Municipality.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 15 climbs) in Theewaterskloof Local Municipality.

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