Takaka Hill
Category 225 km
Distance
790 m
Elevation Gain
3.2%
Average Gradient
7%
Max Gradient
791 m
Summit Elevation
Takaka Hill is the marble mountain pass that separates the Nelson region from Golden Bay — a 25km Category 2 ascent from virtually sea level at the Riwaka Valley floor to the Takaka Hill summit at 791m, crossing a karst landscape of marble outcrops, native forest, and rare endemic flora that makes i...
Pro Tip
Takaka Hill is best ridden from the Nelson side (south) as the primary ascent, with the 26km descent to Takaka township on the Golden Bay side as the reward — the Golden Bay descent is technically mor...