Rimutaka Hill (Remutaka)
Category 210 km
Distance
555 m
Elevation Gain
5.6%
Average Gradient
11%
Max Gradient
555 m
Summit Elevation
Rimutaka Hill — officially gazetted as Remutaka since a 2019 name restoration to the original Maori form — is the defining climb of Wellington cycling, the pass that connects the capital to the Wairarapa wine region across a range that rises abruptly from the Hutt Valley floor to 555m in 10km, carry...
Pro Tip
The Wellington-to-Wairarapa direction (west-to-east, Hutt Valley to Featherston) is the standard approach for the primary climb, but the return leg — ascending the gentler Featherston side and descend...