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Tar Road Climb

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R46, Swartland Ward 12, Swartland Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, 7307, South Africa
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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205 m240 m280 m315 m4.1% from 0 m to 5 m7.7% from 5 m to 13 m-1.3% from 13 m to 29 m6.2% from 29 m to 48 m-7.1% from 48 m to 51 m1.8% from 51 m to 73 m4.9% from 73 m to 81 m0.0% from 81 m to 95 m9.9% from 95 m to 103 m1.3% from 103 m to 119 m3.3% from 119 m to 143 m3.7% from 143 m to 148 m4.5% from 148 m to 171 m1.5% from 171 m to 198 m18.2% from 198 m to 203 m1.5% from 203 m to 217 m4.3% from 217 m to 236 m8.0% from 236 m to 241 m3.2% from 241 m to 259 m4.9% from 259 m to 268 m3.6% from 268 m to 284 m9.9% from 284 m to 292 m2.6% from 292 m to 307 m2.5% from 307 m to 315 m9.8% from 315 m to 326 m1.7% from 326 m to 337 m4.5% from 337 m to 355 m16.3% from 355 m to 360 m6.7% from 360 m to 372 m2.9% from 372 m to 379 m5.3% from 379 m to 394 m3.1% from 394 m to 400 m7.8% from 400 m to 413 m3.0% from 413 m to 433 m34.8% from 433 m to 435 m3.2% from 435 m to 454 m2.9% from 454 m to 468 m8.8% from 468 m to 477 m2.7% from 477 m to 484 m4.9% from 484 m to 501 m4.3% from 501 m to 510 m5.2% from 510 m to 521 m5.7% from 521 m to 528 m4.2% from 528 m to 548 m8.0% from 548 m to 550 m5.2% from 550 m to 569 m4.3% from 569 m to 574 m2.3% from 574 m to 591 m8.1% from 591 m to 601 m6.1% from 601 m to 611 m2.3% from 611 m to 628 m5.6% from 628 m to 636 m4.1% from 636 m to 640 m0.0% from 640 m to 643 m2.9% from 643 m to 650 m6.4% from 650 m to 659 m3.7% from 659 m to 686 m11.5% from 686 m to 698 m-1.7% from 698 m to 710 m4.2% from 710 m to 724 m6.3% from 724 m to 733 m-8.7% from 733 m to 736 m36.4% from 736 m to 738 m2.1% from 738 m to 757 m0.0% from 757 m to 760 m0.0% from 760 m to 762 m3.5% from 762 m to 785 m8.0% from 785 m to 790 m4.8% from 790 m to 802 m7.7% from 802 m to 813 m0.0% from 813 m to 823 m4.6% from 823 m to 840 m17.4% from 840 m to 843 m3.7% from 843 m to 859 m5.1% from 859 m to 871 m3.9% from 871 m to 881 m4.6% from 881 m to 898 m3.9% from 898 m to 908 m8.1% from 908 m to 918 m4.3% from 918 m to 928 m5.2% from 928 m to 939 m9.8% from 939 m to 947 m9.5% from 947 m to 949 m3.0% from 949 m to 963 m10.4% from 963 m to 970 m-4.9% from 970 m to 979 m7.1% from 979 m to 993 m38.1% from 993 m to 995 m1.4% from 995 m to 1.0 km16.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km2.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km19.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km5.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-4.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km34.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km13.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km28.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-6.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.1% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km20.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km-28.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-10.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-2.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-10.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-5.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km22.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km4.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km5.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km17.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km22.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-4.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km7.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km23.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km4.0% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km9.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km-10.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km7.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km7.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.3% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-1.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km9.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-0.6% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km1.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-6.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km-0.6% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km4%5%6%6%1%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.26 km / 1.40 miles
Elevation gain108.8 m / 357 ft
Average gradient4.7%
Maximum gradient11%
Elevation high314.8 m / 1,033 ft
Elevation low209 m / 686 ft
Climb difficulty score10,604.14

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 530,702nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 4,662nd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 2,204th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 113th out of 600 cycling climbs in West Coast District Municipality.

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Ranking 35th out of 174 cycling climbs in Swartland Local Municipality.

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