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Gorge Road

Category 3

6.5 km

Distance

320 m

Elevation Gain

4.9%

Average Gradient

10%

Max Gradient

400 m

Summit Elevation

Gorge Road is the quickest Adelaide Hills climb from the city and the backbone of the weekday training loop that defines Adelaide cycling culture — a 6.5km Category 3 ascent from the Torrens River Gorge floor to the Montacute Road junction at approximately 400m that can be completed in 20 minutes at...

Pro Tip

Gorge Road is most effectively ridden as part of the standard Adelaide Hills loop: ascend Gorge Road, traverse the Montacute plateau (8km of rolling road at 300-380m) to the Norton Summit junction, de...

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