Steenbras
The Steenbras Dam is a gravity concrete arch type dam located in the Hottentots-Holland mountains, above Gordons Bay, near Cape Town in South Africa. It is one of the six large dams that make up the Western Cape Water Supply System. It is owned by the City of Cape Town and serves principally to supply water to that city. The dam wall is 28 metres (92 ft) high and 412 metres (1,352 ft) long. The dam is on the Steenbras River, which, in common with most rivers in the Western Cape, has a low sediment load and delivers water of very high quality. The river and dam are named after the steenbras, a fish endemic to South Africa.
Region: Western Cape
City: Cape Town
Distance: 9.14 km
Elevation Gain: 316 m
Elevation Loss: 34 m
Difficulty: 267 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.96 FIETS
Avg Grade: 3.39 %
Max cat climb: 3
Min elevation: 6 m
Max elevation: 288 m
Ride Category: Climb