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Bay of Plenty — road climbs measured by LiDAR
All 21 published climbs in Bay of Plenty, ranked by their steepest 25 m and measured on the national 1 m LiDAR terrain model (Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand).
Surface: · Caveated rows: (ranks stay the true ranks) · every published row is listed here — the toggles filter this page without hiding anything from the links above.
| # | Climb | Region | Max 25 m | Length | Net rise | Overall | Surface | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discovered lane (-37.7386, 176.2011) | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated28.0% | 221 m | 49 m | 22.2% | gravel | Good |
| 2 | Discovered lane (-38.1605, 176.3944) | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated23.4% | 968 m | 92 m | 9.5% | mixed surface | Good |
| 3 | Discovered lane (-38.0872, 176.1728) | Bay of Plenty | 23.1% | 636 m | 35 m | 5.4% | gravel | Good |
| 4 | Ohiwa Cove Rise | Bay of Plenty | 22.8% | 509 m | 64 m | 12.5% | paved | Good |
| 5 | Ruatahuna Road | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated22.5% | 3679 m | 253 m | 6.9% | gravel | Needs confirmation |
| 6 | Discovered lane (-37.7613, 176.2402) | Bay of Plenty | 22.2% | 478 m | 52 m | 11.0% | mixed surface | Good |
| 7 | Discovered lane (-37.8673, 176.6873) | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated22.1% | 1175 m | 79 m | 6.7% | gravel | Needs confirmation |
| 8 | Discovered lane (-37.5351, 175.8833) | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated22.1% | 1148 m | 105 m | 9.1% | mixed surface | Good |
| 9 | Discovered lane (-38.0710, 176.3479) | Bay of Plenty | 21.6% | 288 m | 37 m | 12.9% | gravel | High |
| 10 | Discovered lane (-37.7802, 176.0853) | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated21.4% | 755 m | 86 m | 11.5% | gravel | Good |
| 11 | Discovered lane (-37.9770, 177.0562) | Bay of Plenty | 21.2% | 703 m | 68 m | 9.7% | gravel | High |
| 12 | Main Road | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated21.0% | 7487 m | 133 m | 1.8% | gravel | Needs confirmation |
| 13 | Discovered lane (-37.7610, 176.1899) | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated21.0% | 472 m | 56 m | 11.9% | gravel | Good |
| 14 | Discovered lane (-37.6214, 177.9187) | Bay of Plenty | 21.0% | 591 m | 45 m | 7.6% | gravel | Good |
| 15 | Discovered lane (-37.5539, 175.8651) | Bay of Plenty | 20.9% | 2023 m | 195 m | 9.6% | mixed surface | High |
| 16 | Discovered lane (-38.1500, 176.2016) | Bay of Plenty | 20.9% | 1827 m | 129 m | 7.1% | mixed surface | Good |
| 17 | Discovered lane (-37.7923, 176.2013) | Bay of Plenty | 20.8% | 1142 m | 68 m | 6.0% | mixed surface | Good |
| 18 | Discovered lane (-38.0867, 176.1573) | Bay of Plenty | 20.6% | 789 m | 54 m | 6.8% | gravel | High |
| 19 | Discovered lane (-37.8037, 176.1842) | Bay of Plenty | 20.2% | 1835 m | 123 m | 6.7% | mixed surface | Good |
| 20 | Discovered lane (-38.0274, 176.2294) | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated20.1% | 770 m | 92 m | 11.9% | gravel | Good |
| 21 | Alley Road | Bay of Plenty | ≈caveated19.7% | 1804 m | 200 m | 11.1% | gravel | Good |