Steepest hills thread??

[Brent]

Really interesting and helpful thread ... THANK YOU :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Matt Lochner]

Rode Gifburg pass near Van Ryns dorp. It has an average of 7% for 7km but has a mean kick of 22% for 200m. Van Ryns pass going to Nieuwoudtville is 8km at 9%.

[jkoorts]

Vissershok climb ( 1.1 km , 13.3 % Cat 4 )

 

DEFINITELY! Need a good chain to mount that climb.

[Meezo]

Anyone got Plum Pudding , Table Mountain? That's got some nasty gradient %'s

[DJR]

Anyone got Plum Pudding , Table Mountain? That's got some nasty gradient %'s

 

And the tar straight up to Rhodes memorial? Short but nasty!

['Dale]

The Pumphouse Climb is cool

Gordon's Bay

Avg gradient 9 over 3 kms I think with quite a view as a reward

And one helluva descent

[r0adrunner]

Somerset west "Spookbult" (Road that goes past Parel Vallei school) is a goodie.

[BarHugger]

Not off topic......but out of province.

 

600m elevation over 3.4km.......MTN Tour of Legends (Day 2) - Yellowwood Climb

 

http://www.touroflegends.co.za/index.php/the-tour/the-route

(17.6% for 3.4km??)

Edited March 23, 2014 by BarHugger

[Rapunzel]

the profile says road climb, but the map suggests its off the actual tar portion and going up to a hill of some sort. tbh, not sure. Maybe rapunzel can help us: she has the QOM for that climb.

 

edit: definitely dirt/jeep track climb. this is one of the pics along the route.

 

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/1920x1280/43529966.jpg

That is an innocuous jeep track on the Meerendal trail. If you're looking for something steep in the area then try hillcrest red (http://www.strava.com/segments/2289519) or the track to the mast at the top of contermanskloof (http://www.strava.com/segments/2407858) both of which are over 20% at it's steepest. Both are jeep track climbs with challenging surfaces.

[DJR]

That is an innocuous jeep track on the Meerendal trail. If you're looking for something steep in the area then try hillcrest red (http://www.strava.com/segments/2289519) or the track to the mast at the top of contermanskloof (http://www.strava.com/segments/2407858) both of which are over 20% at it's steepest. Both are jeep track climbs with challenging surfaces.

 

That climb to the Contermans Kloof mast made me get off and walk every time

[janfromnam]

this is also an awesome one in Windhoek

 

http://www.strava.com/segments/5955834

[SiriS]

Surprised that no one has mentioned Dorstberg at Meerendal...challenging climb with loose, rocky surface -

 

http://veloviewer.com/segment/688175/Dorstberg

 

2.2km, 8.9%, Cat 3

[Skubarra]

That is an innocuous jeep track on the Meerendal trail. If you're looking for something steep in the area then try hillcrest red (http://www.strava.com/segments/2289519) or the track to the mast at the top of contermanskloof (http://www.strava.com/segments/2407858) both of which are over 20% at it's steepest. Both are jeep track climbs with challenging surfaces.

That climb to the Contermans Kloof mast made me get off and walk every time

 

Contermanskloof mast climb is one of my favourite rides, go up on one side, bomb down the single track on the other side, climb the other side and race down again to where you started.

 

The little steep section with the cement jeep tracks used to defeat me 9 out of 10 times, never could quite gather the speed to go over the holes/ruts. Mixed emotions now that they properly cemented that short section, less walking but missing the thrill when I make it that 1 out of 10 times!

[Skubarra]

Surprised that no one has mentioned Dorstberg at Meerendal...challenging climb with loose, rocky surface -

 

http://veloviewer.co...88175/Dorstberg

 

2.2km, 8.9%, Cat 3

 

Felt like the king of the world the first time I conquered Dorstberg back when I started out mtb'ing

[Bianchisti]

Not very steep but a Cat 1 climb, Du Toits kloof (13.5km , 4.8% , Cat 1 )

 

Where is this place?

[Cippo]

 

 

Where is this place?

 

Paarl, the old road over mountain towards Worcester.