Irohazaka (Nikko)
Category 26.5 km
Distance
440 m
Elevation Gain
6.8%
Average Gradient
12%
Max Gradient
1274 m
Summit Elevation
Irohazaka is Japan's most celebrated switchback climb and one of the finest short ascents in Asian cycling: 6.5km from the base near Nikko city at 834m to the Akechidaira plateau at 1,274m on a one-way road system that uses 28 hairpin bends on the ascent (Daini Irohazaka) and 20 hairpins on the sepa...
Pro Tip
The one-way road system means you cannot descend on the ascent road — the descent is via Ichi Irohazaka, a parallel road with its own 20 hairpins running immediately adjacent to but physically separat...
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