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Constantia Nek

Category 3

4.5 km

Distance

250 m

Elevation Gain

5.6%

Average Gradient

10%

Max Gradient

255 m

Summit Elevation

Constantia Nek is the short, sharp Category 3 training climb that defines the rhythms of Cape Town road cycling — a 4.5km ascent linking the Constantia valley on the eastern flank of Table Mountain with the Hout Bay valley to the west, gaining 250m at 5.6% average on a road that every serious Cape c...

Pro Tip

Constantia Nek is at its most productive as a repeats session: five ascents with recovery descents provides 22.5km of total distance and 1,250m of gain in a compact session that takes 90-120 minutes d...

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