Cycling Climbs in Taupō District

There are 182 cycling climbs in Taupō District.

Taupo (22)

Taupō (35)

Te Rangiita (1)

Tokaanu (1)

Tukairangi Road (1)

Tūrangi (7)

Waihāhā (3)

Waipahihi (1)

Wairakei Drive (2)

Wairakei Village (23)

Waitahanui (3)

Whakamaru (4)

Wharewaka (7)

Top 100 Hardest Cycling Climbs in Taupō District

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Name	Location	Distance	Avg Gradient	Total Elevation	Climb Category
1. Kuratau Jct to Waituhi Saddle Climb	State Highway 41	13.6 km	3.1%	424 m	Cat. 2
2. Napier Hill TT	Taupō	15.55 km	2.3%	411 m	Cat. 2
3. Desert Road FULL	Rangipo	49.44 km	0.6%	290 m	Cat. 3
4. Acacia shops to top of Highland Drive	Acacia Bay	4.64 km	5.4%	249 m	Cat. 3
5. SH 41intersection to kaimanawa Rd	Tūrangi	14.05 km	1.7%	245 m	Cat. 3
6. Whakamaru to Pakonui	Whakamaru	11.59 km	2.1%	242 m	Cat. 3
7. Kaahu Road Full	Whakamaru	13.26 km	1.7%	230 m	Cat. 3
8. top of the saddle	Manunui	4.68 km	4.6%	216 m	Cat. 3
9. Back from the forest	Mokai	8.3 km	2.4%	195 m	Cat. 3
10. Aratiatia Power Station Climb	Aratiatia	6.43 km	2.8%	178 m	Cat. 3
11. Acacia Bay hill climb	Taupō	3.68 km	4.7%	172 m	Cat. 3
12. Bang Zoom, Straight to the Moon	Acacia Bay	3.95 km	4.3%	171 m	Cat. 3
13. Kinloch to Junction	Kinloch	4.69 km	3.5%	163 m	Cat. 3
14. Lake Terrace Climb	Taupō	0.89 km	17.8%	158 m	Cat. 4
15. Taupo - Climb 11 - Hatepe	Motutere	9.01 km	1.6%	145 m	Cat. 4
16. Wily Terrace to Acacia Heights Climb	Acacia Bay	1.99 km	6.9%	137 m	Cat. 4
17. Toot My Hoota	Waitahanui	6.91 km	2%	136 m	Cat. 4
18. Omori Rd Climb	Omori	2.03 km	6.6%	134 m	Cat. 4
19. Poihipi climb to Whangamata	Taupo	9.38 km	1.4%	130 m	Cat. 4
20. Mapara Rd Climb to Highland Drive	Acacia Bay	2.85 km	4.5%	129 m	Cat. 4
21. Kinloch to log lookout	Kinloch	2.31 km	5.5%	126 m	Cat. 4
22. Kinloch bike squeeze to Kawakawa lookout	Kinloch	3.98 km	3.2%	125 m	Cat. 4
23. SH1 climb to Palmer Mill	Wairakei Village	5.82 km	2%	117 m	Cat. 4
24. IM Course Biggest Climb at start	Taupo	6.1 km	1.8%	111 m	Cat. 4
25. Tirohanga Rd Climb	Ātiamuri	2.16 km	5.2%	111 m	Cat. 4
26. The Milk Run	Mokai	10.94 km	1%	181 m	Cat. 4
27. Mapara Rd - South>North	Acacia Bay	15.12 km	0.7%	108 m	Cat. 4
28. West Poihipi Rd Hill Climb	Poihipi Road	3.34 km	3.2%	107 m	Cat. 4
29. GU Kuratau Hill Climb	State Highway 41	3.52 km	3%	106 m	Cat. 4
30. Forest Rd Climb	Oruanui	2.69 km	3.8%	104 m	Cat. 4
31. Earthquake Gully	Waitahanui	3.68 km	2.8%	103 m	Cat. 4
32. Kaahu Rd Climb	Whakamaru	2.04 km	5.1%	103 m	Cat. 4
33. Mapara Rd Climb to Blueridge	Acacia Bay	1.9 km	5.2%	99 m	Cat. 4
34. Taupo State Highway 1 Climb	Wharewaka	0.51 km	18.9%	96 m	Cat. 4
35. Taupo Bypass Climb	Taupō	2.34 km	3.8%	89 m	Cat. 4
36. Boojum Dell Climb	Kinloch	0.63 km	14.1%	89 m	Cat. 4
37. Top Gear Cycles Hill Climb	Taupō	2.17 km	4%	87 m	Cat. 4
38. Red Shed climb	Ātiamuri	1.44 km	5.9%	84 m	Cat. 4
39. Pois Rd Climb	Taupo	0.42 km	20.2%	84 m	Cat. 4
40. Oruanui Rd Climb	Poihipi Road	0.79 km	10.6%	84 m	Cat. 4
41. hatepe north side climb	Waitahanui	1.38 km	5.8%	80 m	N/A
42. Poihipi Rd climb	Poihipi Road	2.12 km	3.6%	76 m	N/A
43. Acacia Bay and Poihipi climb	Taupō	3.11 km	2.3%	72 m	N/A
44. Waihaha Climb #3	Waihāhā	1.23 km	5.8%	71 m	N/A
45. IMNZ Taupo-Napier climb	Taupo	1.75 km	3.9%	68 m	N/A
46. ROT T2	Wairakei Drive	1.21 km	5.5%	82 m	N/A
47. Whareroa to Main Highway	Ngāti Parekaawa Drive	9.5 km	0.7%	163 m	N/A
48. Horrible ridge line to Waihi water stop	Pukawa Bay	6.21 km	1.1%	67 m	N/A
49. lake maraetai car park to scott rd	Mangakino	3.99 km	1.7%	66 m	N/A
50. Hilton hustle	Taupō	1.36 km	4.8%	65 m	N/A
51. Steamfield \| Tunnel to Bridge (incl. new extension of Oct-2015)	Ridges Road	5.34 km	1.2%	254 m	N/A
52. ETA, Airport to SH5	Wharewaka	5.24 km	1.2%	63 m	N/A
53. Pohipi - Whagamata Rd 2% 3.8km	Poihipi Road	3.8 km	1.6%	61 m	N/A
54. If you see me collapse, Push my Garmin	Taupō	4.3 km	1.4%	71 m	N/A
55. Taharepa Climb	Taupō	1 km	5.9%	59 m	N/A
56. Acacia Bay return climb	Acacia Bay	1.84 km	3.1%	56 m	N/A
57. Tunnel to Sugar Daddy Part 2	Wairakei Village	0.94 km	6%	73 m	N/A
58. Rocking the sandal like a vandal	Whakamaru	5.12 km	1.1%	55 m	N/A
59. Tukairangi Rd Climb Sth Bnd	Tukairangi Road	0.74 km	7%	52 m	N/A
60. Top Gear Cycles Climb from Shelter to top of Kotukutuku	Waihāhā	0.24 km	21.4%	52 m	N/A
61. lookout access road, waituhi saddle	Manunui	0.46 km	11%	51 m	N/A
62. Highland drive when the gates shut	Acacia Bay	0.57 km	8.7%	50 m	N/A
63. Totara Gully	Wairakei Village	1.45 km	3.3%	47 m	N/A
64. Debs Uphill	Wairakei Drive	0.72 km	6.4%	47 m	N/A
65. Shawn's climb	Wairakei Village	0.84 km	5.4%	45 m	N/A
66. Norman Smith to Poihipi	Taupo	0.72 km	6.2%	45 m	N/A
67. Control Gates Hill	Taupo	0.67 km	6.6%	44 m	N/A
68. Aratiatia / SH1 Climb	Wairakei Village	0.89 km	5%	44 m	N/A
69. Whangamata stream to Whangamata Rd	Kinloch	2.58 km	1.6%	47 m	N/A
70. Hindmarsh Dr. Climb	Taupō	0.77 km	5.2%	40 m	N/A
71. Tongariro River Trail - Upstream	Tūrangi	7.12 km	0.6%	40 m	N/A
72. Climb to the turn off	Pukawa Bay	0.86 km	4.6%	40 m	N/A
73. TRT west upstream bridge to bridge	Tūrangi	4.55 km	0.9%	39 m	N/A
74. The bloody hill	Tūrangi	0.32 km	11.9%	38 m	N/A
75. Nga Awa Purua from gate to Aratiatia	Aratiatia	4.49 km	0.9%	38 m	N/A
76. Hyde Ave Road Climb	Richmond Heights	1.34 km	2.8%	38 m	N/A
77. Bungy uphill	Taupo	0.64 km	5.8%	37 m	N/A
78. Smash Back Into Acacia Bay	Acacia Bay Road	2.67 km	1.4%	68 m	N/A
79. K2K Whangamata Stream to O2K start	Kinloch	1.77 km	2.1%	37 m	N/A
80. Hotwater beach to Loop Road	Wairakei Village	0.69 km	5.4%	49 m	N/A
81. Major Jones to Red Hut Upstream MTB	Tūrangi	5.1 km	0.7%	36 m	N/A
82. Huka Falls Hill	Taupo	0.99 km	3.7%	36 m	N/A
83. To the Spa! Redoubt to AC Baths	Taupō	1.9 km	1.9%	44 m	N/A
84. resort to car park	Wairakei Village	2.76 km	1.3%	67 m	N/A
85. Tinna Tuna	Wairakei Village	0.38 km	9.2%	35 m	N/A
86. Norman Smith Hill	Taupo	0.72 km	4.8%	35 m	N/A
87. Poihipi Road Return Climb	Taupo	0.46 km	7.4%	34 m	N/A
88. Red Bridge to Spa Park	Wairakei Village	6.63 km	0.5%	33 m	N/A
89. Acacia Bay Road Hill Climb	Taupō	1.22 km	2.7%	33 m	N/A
90. poy-happy to two-ky-rangy	Taupo	3.95 km	0.8%	32 m	N/A
91. SH1 Home Climb	Taupo	0.89 km	3.5%	31 m	N/A
92. The Real Dier Straights 2021	Wairakei Village	1.13 km	2.7%	31 m	N/A
93. Centennial Grind	Taupō	3.04 km	1%	31 m	N/A
94. Gravel Grinder Fun North	Wharewaka	10.02 km	0.3%	145 m	N/A
95. Lookout junction back to main junction	Kinloch	1.03 km	2.9%	30 m	N/A
96. Forest Rd Start Climb	Oruanui	0.82 km	3.6%	30 m	N/A
97. Kinloch Rd path uphill	Kinloch	1.41 km	2.1%	30 m	N/A
98. Kevs,Redwoods,Town lookout.	Taupo	3.27 km	0.9%	72 m	N/A
99. Day Night	Taupō	2.88 km	1%	29 m	N/A
100. Shepherd St Shorty	Taupō	0.38 km	7.5%	28 m	N/A

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