Jacobs Ladder (Ben Lomond)
Category 16.2 km
Distance
570 m
Elevation Gain
9.2%
Average Gradient
18%
Max Gradient
1560 m
Summit Elevation
Jacobs Ladder is the most feared short climb in Australian cycling and the road on which Richie Porte built the climbing engine that would eventually earn him a Tour de France podium. The 6.2km ascent at 9.2% average on the access road to Ben Lomond National Park's ski plateau begins at the park ent...
Pro Tip
Jacobs Ladder requires a 34/30 cassette minimum and ideally a 34/32 or lower for riders whose threshold power-to-weight ratio is below 4 w/kg. The 18% sections on the upper switchbacks arrive on alrea...
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Cycling in Tasmania