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City Centre climb

Climb from City Centre · Cape Town, South Africa

The City Centre climb is 5 km at 5.8% average from City Centre, gaining 285 m to 298 m, with a steepest stretch of 9.8%. It is in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. One published route climbs it, from 26 km.

5 km at 5.8% average from City Centre, gaining 285 m to 298 m, 9.8% at the steepest.

5 km
Length
5.8%
Average
9.8%
Max
285 m
Gain
298 m
Summit
Moderate
Difficulty

At a glance

Length
5 km
Average gradient
5.8%
Steepest
9.8%
Elevation gain
285 m
Summit
298 m
Difficulty
Moderate
Routes over it
1
from 26 km
Nearest place
Cape Town
Western Cape

Gradient profile

285 m over 5 km
50100150200250m9.2%9.4%4.6%0 km12344.9 km298 msteepest 9.4%
< 4%4 – 7%7 – 10%> 10%

Each block is one kilometre, coloured by its average gradient. Measured from a recorded ride; the line is the recording’s own trace.

Rides with this climb

One route pass over it — the km is where the climb starts on each.

Road · South Africa

Around Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa

26 km421 m ↑EasyGPX

Ridden Mar 2020 · Added Sep 2026

Climb starts at 1.7 km

About this climb

Measured from
Riders’ recordings of the road, with elevation from the Copernicus terrain model.
Routes over it
1 published route on Cyclists.com.
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