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Lower Nihotupu Dam climb

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600, Huia Road, Nihotupu, Waitākere Ranges, Auckland, 0604, New Zealand
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Climb Profile

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-5 m30 m70 m105 m11.0% from 0 m to 8 m12.7% from 8 m to 31 m45.2% from 31 m to 34 m48.4% from 34 m to 37 m25.7% from 37 m to 41 m20.6% from 41 m to 44 m23.5% from 44 m to 48 m12.2% from 48 m to 52 m22.6% from 52 m to 56 m23.5% from 56 m to 59 m17.1% from 59 m to 67 m30.0% from 67 m to 70 m15.8% from 70 m to 85 m13.2% from 85 m to 104 m20.0% from 104 m to 108 m18.8% from 108 m to 111 m18.8% from 111 m to 114 m8.5% from 114 m to 124 m13.2% from 124 m to 143 m20.6% from 143 m to 146 m25.8% from 146 m to 149 m24.1% from 149 m to 152 m9.7% from 152 m to 155 m22.6% from 155 m to 158 m70.0% from 158 m to 159 m19.6% from 159 m to 175 m23.3% from 175 m to 178 m34.6% from 178 m to 180 m33.3% from 180 m to 184 m15.2% from 184 m to 201 m15.2% from 201 m to 208 m16.1% from 208 m to 213 m37.8% from 213 m to 217 m20.9% from 217 m to 225 m13.0% from 225 m to 244 m20.0% from 244 m to 248 m19.6% from 248 m to 254 m25.5% from 254 m to 259 m21.0% from 259 m to 269 m88.9% from 269 m to 270 m29.3% from 270 m to 280 m16.7% from 280 m to 285 m325.0% from 285 m to 285 m28.4% from 285 m to 292 m77.8% from 292 m to 293 m27.5% from 293 m to 300 m14.1% from 300 m to 306 m14.8% from 306 m to 311 m26.3% from 311 m to 315 m18.6% from 315 m to 327 m11.0% from 327 m to 335 m25.9% from 335 m to 337 m24.1% from 337 m to 340 m21.4% from 340 m to 346 m18.9% from 346 m to 350 m8.7% from 350 m to 359 m14.7% from 359 m to 362 m10.6% from 362 m to 373 m8.5% from 373 m to 407 m7.5% from 407 m to 426 m5.1% from 426 m to 457 m7.2% from 457 m to 478 m3.9% from 478 m to 514 m3.6% from 514 m to 528 m2.1% from 528 m to 533 m1.0% from 533 m to 543 m1.9% from 543 m to 548 m1.4% from 548 m to 570 m-0.3% from 570 m to 601 m2.1% from 601 m to 625 m1.7% from 625 m to 631 m4.7% from 631 m to 648 m7.9% from 648 m to 667 m8.9% from 667 m to 672 m7.5% from 672 m to 693 m9.1% from 693 m to 711 m11.5% from 711 m to 718 m8.4% from 718 m to 739 m6.6% from 739 m to 763 m8.2% from 763 m to 791 m7.2% from 791 m to 799 m8.9% from 799 m to 812 m8.8% from 812 m to 820 m10.1% from 820 m to 836 m4.7% from 836 m to 871 m5.6% from 871 m to 916 m2.0% from 916 m to 921 m4.1% from 921 m to 951 m1.5% from 951 m to 978 m18%14%5%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.98 km / 0.61 miles
Elevation gain103.3 m / 339 ft
Average gradient10.6%
Maximum gradient24.2%
Elevation high100.39 m / 329 ft
Elevation low-2.94 m / -10 ft
Climb difficulty score10,326.62

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 548,614th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 2,915th most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

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Places 336th out of 3,888 cycling climbs in Auckland.

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Ranks 138th out of 343 cycling climbs in Waitākere Ranges.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Nihotupu.

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