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Thomson Gorge Road Climb

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Ardgour Road, Cromwell Community, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
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Climb Profile

Altitude builds left to right while colour shows gradient severity for each part of Thomson Gorge Road Climb.

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance5.66 km / 3.52 miles
Elevation gain293.6 m / 963 ft
Average gradient5.2%
Maximum gradient47.5%
Elevation high555.6 m / 1,823 ft
Elevation low262 m / 860 ft
Climb difficulty score29,361.39

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 121,389th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 603rd most difficult cycling climb of all 14,343 climbs in New Zealand.

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Places 87th out of 1,391 cycling climbs in Otago.

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Ranks 32nd out of 301 cycling climbs in Central Otago District.

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Ranking 20th out of 77 cycling climbs in Cromwell Community.

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