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Whangarei Heads Road, Rukuwai, Parua Bay, Whangārei District, Northland, 0174, New Zealand
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Climb Profile

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15 m35 m60 m80 m12.7% from 0 m to 6 m8.5% from 6 m to 13 m13.3% from 13 m to 19 m12.1% from 19 m to 23 m12.5% from 23 m to 29 m13.3% from 29 m to 35 m15.4% from 35 m to 38 m20.8% from 38 m to 43 m10.7% from 43 m to 48 m17.1% from 48 m to 52 m9.0% from 52 m to 61 m7.8% from 61 m to 71 m8.2% from 71 m to 81 m9.2% from 81 m to 89 m7.7% from 89 m to 97 m14.0% from 97 m to 101 m12.5% from 101 m to 109 m8.0% from 109 m to 117 m14.7% from 117 m to 124 m10.5% from 124 m to 127 m11.8% from 127 m to 131 m20.0% from 131 m to 133 m220.0% from 133 m to 135 m10.0% from 135 m to 137 m14.3% from 137 m to 141 m10.1% from 141 m to 149 m10.8% from 149 m to 156 m8.2% from 156 m to 166 m8.5% from 166 m to 178 m6.5% from 178 m to 187 m11.4% from 187 m to 194 m10.4% from 194 m to 202 m9.8% from 202 m to 210 m6.8% from 210 m to 219 m10.0% from 219 m to 227 m11.0% from 227 m to 234 m11.1% from 234 m to 238 m10.8% from 238 m to 245 m8.8% from 245 m to 252 m12.7% from 252 m to 258 m14.0% from 258 m to 264 m14.8% from 264 m to 269 m6.9% from 269 m to 275 m12.9% from 275 m to 281 m11.9% from 281 m to 288 m7.1% from 288 m to 291 m131.4% from 291 m to 294 m9.5% from 294 m to 296 m7.4% from 296 m to 299 m33.3% from 299 m to 301 m24.0% from 301 m to 308 m14.0% from 308 m to 313 m9.6% from 313 m to 321 m4.7% from 321 m to 325 m11.4% from 325 m to 329 m9.2% from 329 m to 335 m10.7% from 335 m to 341 m19.5% from 341 m to 345 m100.0% from 345 m to 348 m21.4% from 348 m to 351 m15.4% from 351 m to 356 m14.3% from 356 m to 360 m16.7% from 360 m to 362 m16.7% from 362 m to 367 m12.7% from 367 m to 374 m9.1% from 374 m to 380 m16.0% from 380 m to 383 m12.8% from 383 m to 387 m9.8% from 387 m to 393 m9.4% from 393 m to 400 m9.5% from 400 m to 406 m11.5% from 406 m to 411 m9.5% from 411 m to 418 m4.6% from 418 m to 426 m5.2% from 426 m to 434 m4.9% from 434 m to 442 m3.6% from 442 m to 453 m5.8% from 453 m to 467 m1.6% from 467 m to 479 m3.6% from 479 m to 490 m1.6% from 490 m to 503 m1.6% from 503 m to 516 m11%15%15%16%5%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.52 km / 0.32 miles
Elevation gain61.4 m / 201 ft
Average gradient11.9%
Maximum gradient20.1%
Elevation high77.6 m / 255 ft
Elevation low16.2 m / 53 ft
Climb difficulty score6,139.61

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 940,118th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,177th most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

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Places 182nd out of 467 cycling climbs in Northland.

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Ranks 77th out of 192 cycling climbs in Whangārei District.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Parua Bay.

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