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Challenge to K2

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Katore Road, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, Rotorua Lakes District, Bay of Plenty, 3010, New Zealand
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Climb Profile

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385 m435 m485 m535 m-2.9% from 0 m to 3 m-3.1% from 3 m to 7 m-3.1% from 7 m to 10 m-3.3% from 10 m to 13 m-3.6% from 13 m to 18 m-3.8% from 18 m to 24 m-2.0% from 24 m to 29 m-3.7% from 29 m to 34 m-2.3% from 34 m to 38 m-4.7% from 38 m to 43 m-3.2% from 43 m to 46 m-5.0% from 46 m to 50 m-2.0% from 50 m to 55 m-5.7% from 55 m to 60 m-3.3% from 60 m to 66 m-5.5% from 66 m to 71 m7.0% from 71 m to 77 m9.7% from 77 m to 80 m6.5% from 80 m to 83 m9.4% from 83 m to 86 m10.0% from 86 m to 89 m9.7% from 89 m to 97 m6.7% from 97 m to 100 m9.4% from 100 m to 103 m10.0% from 103 m to 106 m8.3% from 106 m to 112 m10.0% from 112 m to 115 m8.2% from 115 m to 121 m9.1% from 121 m to 124 m9.1% from 124 m to 128 m9.3% from 128 m to 133 m5.4% from 133 m to 137 m4.4% from 137 m to 141 m2.1% from 141 m to 146 m2.2% from 146 m to 151 m0.0% from 151 m to 155 m2.4% from 155 m to 159 m7.5% from 159 m to 164 m0.0% from 164 m to 169 m-2.0% from 169 m to 174 m-3.3% from 174 m to 177 m0.0% from 177 m to 182 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.81 km / 1.13 miles
Elevation gain144.5 m / 474 ft
Average gradient8%
Maximum gradient42.3%
Elevation high534.1 m / 1,752 ft
Elevation low387 m / 1,270 ft
Climb difficulty score14,451.78

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 356,367th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,882nd most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

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Places 101st out of 635 cycling climbs in Bay of Plenty.

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Ranks 32nd out of 238 cycling climbs in Rotorua Lakes District.

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Ranking 24th out of 174 cycling climbs in Rotorua.

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