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The First Climb

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Tauroa Road, Havelock North, Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, 4172, New Zealand
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Climb Profile

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100 m130 m160 m190 m7.7% from 0 m to 4 m6.2% from 4 m to 9 m4.5% from 9 m to 13 m6.1% from 13 m to 18 m6.0% from 18 m to 23 m5.4% from 23 m to 29 m3.8% from 29 m to 34 m4.2% from 34 m to 39 m6.7% from 39 m to 42 m3.0% from 42 m to 45 m3.2% from 45 m to 48 m6.5% from 48 m to 51 m4.2% from 51 m to 56 m4.7% from 56 m to 60 m5.0% from 60 m to 66 m6.5% from 66 m to 69 m5.5% from 69 m to 75 m7.5% from 75 m to 80 m6.7% from 80 m to 83 m5.3% from 83 m to 89 m5.3% from 89 m to 95 m5.4% from 95 m to 100 m6.5% from 100 m to 103 m8.6% from 103 m to 109 m6.4% from 109 m to 114 m3.5% from 114 m to 119 m6.7% from 119 m to 122 m3.0% from 122 m to 126 m3.7% from 126 m to 131 m3.1% from 131 m to 134 m6.1% from 134 m to 138 m3.0% from 138 m to 141 m3.2% from 141 m to 147 m2.9% from 147 m to 151 m5.3% from 151 m to 154 m3.2% from 154 m to 157 m3.1% from 157 m to 161 m5.7% from 161 m to 164 m2.8% from 164 m to 168 m3.0% from 168 m to 171 m6.5% from 171 m to 174 m3.3% from 174 m to 177 m6.5% from 177 m to 180 m9.4% from 180 m to 183 m6.2% from 183 m to 188 m5.8% from 188 m to 193 m4.9% from 193 m to 198 m5.5% from 198 m to 203 m7.1% from 203 m to 209 m10.0% from 209 m to 214 m7.7% from 214 m to 219 m8.3% from 219 m to 224 m8.3% from 224 m to 230 m8.6% from 230 m to 233 m8.3% from 233 m to 237 m9.1% from 237 m to 240 m10.8% from 240 m to 244 m8.6% from 244 m to 247 m14.7% from 247 m to 251 m9.7% from 251 m to 254 m12.9% from 254 m to 257 m11.8% from 257 m to 260 m10.9% from 260 m to 266 m12.7% from 266 m to 271 m14.0% from 271 m to 276 m11.1% from 276 m to 282 m10.5% from 282 m to 287 m10.0% from 287 m to 292 m7.5% from 292 m to 298 m6.5% from 298 m to 301 m5.9% from 301 m to 304 m10.0% from 304 m to 307 m5.2% from 307 m to 313 m6.7% from 313 m to 316 m4.9% from 316 m to 320 m6.0% from 320 m to 325 m5.5% from 325 m to 331 m6.4% from 331 m to 335 m7.5% from 335 m to 341 m4.5% from 341 m to 345 m8.3% from 345 m to 350 m6.4% from 350 m to 355 m10.0% from 355 m to 359 m9.3% from 359 m to 363 m5.8% from 363 m to 368 m6.5% from 368 m to 373 m7.8% from 373 m to 378 m6.3% from 378 m to 383 m6.4% from 383 m to 387 m6.5% from 387 m to 392 m7.0% from 392 m to 396 m5.5% from 396 m to 402 m6.5% from 402 m to 405 m7.1% from 405 m to 410 m3.8% from 410 m to 416 m4.1% from 416 m to 420 m2.0% from 420 m to 426 m3.9% from 426 m to 431 m2.2% from 431 m to 435 m4.3% from 435 m to 440 m2.2% from 440 m to 444 m2.1% from 444 m to 449 m4.1% from 449 m to 454 m3.7% from 454 m to 459 m2.0% from 459 m to 464 m4.8% from 464 m to 468 m2.2% from 468 m to 473 m4.1% from 473 m to 478 m8.0% from 478 m to 483 m7.0% from 483 m to 487 m8.2% from 487 m to 492 m17.0% from 492 m to 497 m14.6% from 497 m to 501 m17.6% from 501 m to 504 m15.0% from 504 m to 508 m12.9% from 508 m to 511 m13.9% from 511 m to 515 m15.8% from 515 m to 519 m16.1% from 519 m to 522 m19.4% from 522 m to 526 m20.0% from 526 m to 530 m16.7% from 530 m to 533 m17.9% from 533 m to 536 m14.6% from 536 m to 541 m15.0% from 541 m to 545 m14.7% from 545 m to 548 m11.6% from 548 m to 552 m12.8% from 552 m to 556 m12.5% from 556 m to 559 m11.1% from 559 m to 563 m15.0% from 563 m to 567 m12.5% from 567 m to 571 m18.2% from 571 m to 575 m19.4% from 575 m to 578 m21.1% from 578 m to 582 m18.2% from 582 m to 586 m18.4% from 586 m to 589 m21.2% from 589 m to 593 m18.2% from 593 m to 597 m17.3% from 597 m to 602 m18.2% from 602 m to 606 m17.0% from 606 m to 610 m16.7% from 610 m to 615 m16.3% from 615 m to 619 m15.4% from 619 m to 623 m16.1% from 623 m to 626 m17.1% from 626 m to 630 m13.5% from 630 m to 634 m15.0% from 634 m to 638 m16.7% from 638 m to 642 m11.1% from 642 m to 647 m6.5% from 647 m to 650 m10.0% from 650 m to 655 m9.4% from 655 m to 658 m7.1% from 658 m to 663 m12.1% from 663 m to 666 m16.3% from 666 m to 670 m9.8% from 670 m to 675 m12.1% from 675 m to 679 m10.3% from 679 m to 683 m8.2% from 683 m to 687 m11.4% from 687 m to 692 m10.3% from 692 m to 696 m12.1% from 696 m to 699 m9.8% from 699 m to 703 m13.9% from 703 m to 707 m22.9% from 707 m to 710 m14.0% from 710 m to 715 m13.3% from 715 m to 720 m15.6% from 720 m to 723 m14.3% from 723 m to 726 m13.5% from 726 m to 730 m14.3% from 730 m to 734 m13.2% from 734 m to 740 m14.3% from 740 m to 745 m13.3% from 745 m to 748 m11.9% from 748 m to 752 m11.1% from 752 m to 756 m13.9% from 756 m to 760 m17.6% from 760 m to 763 m16.3% from 763 m to 768 m15.9% from 768 m to 772 m13.0% from 772 m to 777 m12.5% from 777 m to 781 m11.8% from 781 m to 786 m11.6% from 786 m to 791 m11.4% from 791 m to 795 m11.4% from 795 m to 800 m9.8% from 800 m to 804 m11.4% from 804 m to 808 m12.9% from 808 m to 811 m10.2% from 811 m to 816 m8.9% from 816 m to 821 m8.8% from 821 m to 824 m8.3% from 824 m to 828 m8.3% from 828 m to 831 m5.4% from 831 m to 835 m8.8% from 835 m to 838 m7.7% from 838 m to 842 m9.4% from 842 m to 845 m9.5% from 845 m to 850 m8.7% from 850 m to 854 m10.0% from 854 m to 858 m9.5% from 858 m to 862 m11.4% from 862 m to 866 m10.8% from 866 m to 870 m9.3% from 870 m to 875 m8.3% from 875 m to 880 m11.4% from 880 m to 883 m7.9% from 883 m to 887 m11.1% from 887 m to 891 m8.9% from 891 m to 895 m10.0% from 895 m to 899 m10.2% from 899 m to 904 m16.7% from 904 m to 908 m-7.9% from 908 m to 912 m-7.1% from 912 m to 916 m-7.7% from 916 m to 921 m-6.5% from 921 m to 926 m-1.8% from 926 m to 932 m-2.0% from 932 m to 937 m0.0% from 937 m to 940 m4.3% from 940 m to 945 m4.3% from 945 m to 949 m5.4% from 949 m to 953 m6.5% from 953 m to 958 m4.0% from 958 m to 963 m2.2% from 963 m to 967 m6%7%14%8%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
Distance0.97 km / 0.60 miles
Elevation gain85 m / 279 ft
Average gradient8.8%
Maximum gradient19.7%
Elevation high189.4 m / 621 ft
Elevation low104.1 m / 342 ft
Climb difficulty score8,500.81

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 699,672nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 3,842nd most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

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Places 71st out of 373 cycling climbs in Hawke's Bay.

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Ranks 60th out of 248 cycling climbs in Hastings District.

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Ranking 21st out of 74 cycling climbs in Havelock North.

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