Port Hills — Sign of the Takahe
Category 36.4 km
Distance
390 m
Elevation Gain
6.1%
Average Gradient
12%
Max Gradient
450 m
Summit Elevation
The Sign of the Takahe climb is Christchurch's definitive training ground — a 6.4km Category 3 ascent at 6.1% average from the city's southern suburbs to the summit road above the Port Hills, the historic basalt-built Takahe roadhouse at 450m serving as the natural turnaround and the focal point of...
Pro Tip
The Port Hills circuit is the best use of limited time in Christchurch. The Sign of the Takahe climb is hard enough to be a meaningful training effort at 6.1% average but short enough (6.4km) to be us...