Gentle Annie
Category 232 km
Distance
650 m
Elevation Gain
2%
Average Gradient
6%
Max Gradient
810 m
Summit Elevation
Gentle Annie is the remote inland pass connecting the Hawke's Bay coastline at Napier to the volcanic plateau at Taihape — a 32km Category 2 climb on State Highway 50 that carries so little traffic through such extravagantly empty Central North Island high country that the road's nickname, derived f...
Pro Tip
Gentle Annie demands logistics that reflect its genuine remoteness. The 80km gap between Napier and Taihape has no petrol station, no cafe, no bike shop, and no reliable mobile coverage for approximat...