Lindis Pass
Category 312.7 km
Distance
470 m
Elevation Gain
3.7%
Average Gradient
8%
Max Gradient
971 m
Summit Elevation
The Lindis Pass is the most photographed road cycling location in New Zealand — not for any single exceptional gradient ramp or dramatic gorge sequence, but for the total visual character of the golden tussock landscape that surrounds its 971m summit for the full 12.7km of the Omarama approach. The...
Pro Tip
Ride the Lindis Pass in the late afternoon, not at midday. The tussock colour and the shadow quality in the two hours before sunset are what the pass is celebrated for, and midday riding reduces it to...