Paekakariki Hill Road
Category 34.8 km
Distance
280 m
Elevation Gain
5.8%
Average Gradient
13%
Max Gradient
290 m
Summit Elevation
Paekakariki Hill Road is the Wellington commuter belt's most notorious cycling obstacle and its most beloved training climb — a 4.8km road ascent from the Kapiti Coast flatlands at 10m to the bush-cloaked saddle at 290m that separates the Kapiti and Wellington motorway corridors, the road carrying n...
Pro Tip
Paekakariki Hill Road is best used as a training climb for Wellington-based cyclists planning longer South Island or overseas riding: the 13% maximum gradient is steeper than anything on the Crown Ran...