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Otago — road climbs measured by LiDAR

All 103 published climbs in Otago, 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	Baldwin Street Guinness	Otago	34.5%	449 m	78 m	17.4%	paved	High
2	Arnold Street	Otago	≈caveated32.9%	434 m	75 m	17.3%	paved	Good
3	Barnes Drive	Otago	32.2%	207 m	41 m	19.9%	paved	High
4	Dalmeny Street	Otago	31.2%	412 m	79 m	19.2%	paved	High
5	Discovered lane (-45.7455, 170.6346)	Otago	30.0%	1007 m	121 m	12.0%	mixed surface	High
6	Kenilworth Street	Otago	≈caveated29.9%	1008 m	109 m	10.8%	paved	Good
7	Anderson Heights	Otago	28.8%	327 m	47 m	14.4%	paved	High
8	Malaghan Street	Otago	28.7%	227 m	54 m	23.6%	paved	High
9	Falcon Street	Otago	28.1%	394 m	55 m	13.8%	paved	High
10	Cedar Creek Road	Otago	≈caveated27.7%	1977 m	200 m	10.1%	mixed surface	Good
11	Mount Grand Road	Otago	≈caveated27.4%	2052 m	206 m	10.0%	paved	Good
12	Discovered lane (-45.9358, 170.3394)	Otago	27.1%	391 m	70 m	17.8%	gravel	High
13	Otokia - Kuri Bush Road West	Otago	≈caveated26.7%	2049 m	120 m	5.9%	gravel	Good
14	Bridge Huts Road	Otago	≈caveated26.7%	3412 m	218 m	6.4%	gravel	Good
15	Clark Street	Otago	26.3%	202 m	25 m	12.3%	paved	High
16	Laing Street	Otago	≈caveated25.4%	264 m	41 m	15.3%	paved	Good
17	Discovered lane (-45.8627, 170.6573)	Otago	≈caveated25.4%	636 m	84 m	13.2%	gravel	Good
18	Murdering Beach Road	Otago	25.0%	1669 m	239 m	14.3%	gravel	High
19	Castle Street	Otago	24.1%	326 m	37 m	11.4%	paved	High
20	Mount Hope Road	Otago	24.1%	6989 m	713 m	10.2%	gravel	Good
21	Adelaide Street	Otago	24.1%	291 m	34 m	11.8%	paved	High
22	Discovered lane (-44.6798, 169.1683)	Otago	23.8%	854 m	134 m	15.7%	gravel	High
23	Symes Road	Otago	23.8%	9620 m	1114 m	11.6%	gravel	Good
24	Duncan Road	Otago	≈caveated23.7%	6492 m	370 m	5.7%	gravel	Good
25	Nore Street	Otago	23.5%	419 m	50 m	11.9%	paved	High
26	Shortland Street	Otago	23.5%	261 m	25 m	9.6%	paved	High
27	Wanaka Street	Otago	23.4%	506 m	66 m	13.0%	paved	High
28	Beechwood Lane	Otago	23.3%	647 m	68 m	10.5%	mixed surface	Good
29	Porterfield Street	Otago	23.3%	369 m	61 m	16.6%	paved	High
30	Discovered lane (-45.7783, 170.6041)	Otago	23.2%	221 m	41 m	18.4%	gravel	Good
31	Discovered lane (-45.1004, 168.7511)	Otago	23.2%	416 m	54 m	12.9%	mixed surface	High
32	Dublin Street	Otago	23.1%	1114 m	144 m	12.9%	paved	High
33	Finch Street	Otago	23.0%	334 m	49 m	14.7%	paved	High
34	Albert Road	Otago	≈caveated22.9%	624 m	102 m	16.4%	mixed surface	Good
35	Camp Street	Otago	22.9%	412 m	60 m	14.6%	mixed surface	Good
36	Discovered lane (-45.8715, 170.3954)	Otago	≈caveated22.7%	389 m	51 m	13.1%	gravel	Good
37	Eagle Street	Otago	22.7%	218 m	25 m	11.3%	paved	High
38	Discovered lane (-44.9887, 168.8153)	Otago	22.4%	975 m	119 m	12.2%	mixed surface	High
39	Edinburgh Street	Otago	22.3%	1271 m	138 m	10.8%	paved	High
40	Gaudion Road	Otago	22.3%	511 m	59 m	11.5%	gravel	High
41	Discovered lane (-45.9112, 170.2918)	Otago	22.2%	415 m	60 m	14.5%	gravel	High
42	Dalefield Road	Otago	22.2%	1730 m	115 m	6.6%	paved	High
43	Akatore Road	Otago	≈caveated22.2%	3930 m	184 m	4.7%	gravel	Good
44	Creamery Road	Otago	22.2%	1754 m	156 m	8.9%	gravel	Good
45	Till Street	Otago	22.2%	501 m	50 m	9.9%	paved	High
46	Discovered lane (-45.4411, 169.2840)	Otago	22.2%	1745 m	28 m	1.6%	gravel	Good
47	Kavanagh Lane	Otago	≈caveated22.1%	511 m	64 m	12.4%	paved	Good
48	Dicksons Road	Otago	22.1%	2423 m	138 m	5.7%	gravel	High
49	Pleasant Place	Otago	22.0%	550 m	76 m	13.9%	mixed surface	High
50	Discovered lane (-45.2492, 169.3025)	Otago	22.0%	413 m	48 m	11.6%	mixed surface	Good
51	Boydtown Way	Otago	22.0%	202 m	24 m	11.9%	paved	High
52	Ramsgate Street	Otago	21.9%	510 m	33 m	6.5%	mixed surface	High
53	McKenzie Beach Road	Otago	≈caveated21.9%	1353 m	145 m	10.7%	gravel	Good
54	Rockyside Terrace	Otago	21.9%	558 m	70 m	12.5%	paved	High
55	Mount Watkin Road	Otago	≈caveated21.8%	6372 m	375 m	5.9%	gravel	Good
56	Fraser Dam Road	Otago	≈caveated21.8%	6680 m	447 m	6.7%	gravel	Needs confirmation
57	Stead Road	Otago	≈caveated21.8%	302 m	46 m	15.1%	gravel	Good
58	Maitland Street	Otago	21.7%	864 m	86 m	9.9%	paved	High
59	Stafford Street	Otago	21.6%	1663 m	135 m	8.1%	paved	High
60	Maryhill Terrace	Otago	21.6%	1171 m	141 m	12.0%	paved	High
61	Forfar Street	Otago	21.6%	1441 m	133 m	9.3%	paved	High
62	Ainges Road	Otago	≈caveated21.5%	1480 m	131 m	8.9%	gravel	Good
63	Discovered lane (-46.3552, 169.7083)	Otago	21.5%	723 m	85 m	11.7%	gravel	High
64	Discovered lane (-44.9696, 168.7179)	Otago	21.4%	442 m	46 m	10.3%	gravel	Good
65	Stafford Street	Otago	21.4%	832 m	78 m	9.4%	paved	High
66	Discovered lane (-44.9784, 168.7087)	Otago	21.4%	866 m	121 m	13.9%	gravel	Good
67	Pūrākaunui Station Road	Otago	21.2%	572 m	90 m	15.8%	gravel	High
68	Alan Reids Road	Otago	≈caveated21.1%	953 m	60 m	6.3%	gravel	Good
69	Market Street	Otago	21.1%	397 m	36 m	9.1%	paved	High
70	Double Hill Road	Otago	21.1%	3086 m	269 m	8.7%	gravel	High
71	Gorman Street	Otago	21.1%	283 m	49 m	17.4%	paved	High
72	Discovered lane (-45.1444, 169.3596)	Otago	20.9%	424 m	62 m	14.7%	gravel	High
73	Sydney Street	Otago	≈caveated20.9%	796 m	107 m	13.5%	paved	Good
74	Discovered lane (-45.8573, 170.5105)	Otago	20.9%	555 m	38 m	6.9%	paved	Good
75	Pinnacle Place	Otago	20.8%	1024 m	123 m	12.0%	paved	High
76	Garden Bush Road	Otago	≈caveated20.8%	2258 m	188 m	8.3%	gravel	Good
77	Raynbird Street	Otago	20.8%	546 m	51 m	9.4%	paved	High
78	Reservoir Road	Otago	20.8%	1032 m	118 m	11.5%	gravel	High
79	Berwick Road	Otago	20.7%	287 m	38 m	13.1%	surface unverified	High
80	Montague Street	Otago	≈caveated20.7%	405 m	52 m	12.9%	paved	Good
81	Discovered lane (-45.9838, 170.2560)	Otago	≈caveated20.6%	3571 m	147 m	4.1%	gravel	Good
82	Double Hill Road	Otago	≈caveated20.5%	797 m	79 m	9.9%	mixed surface	Good
83	North Ridge Road	Otago	≈caveated20.5%	1306 m	87 m	6.7%	gravel	Good
84	Discovered lane (-45.0340, 168.9455)	Otago	20.4%	395 m	42 m	10.5%	gravel	High
85	Wilding Road	Otago	20.4%	1280 m	104 m	8.2%	paved	High
86	Flower Street	Otago	20.4%	481 m	54 m	11.2%	gravel	High
87	Owen Street	Otago	20.4%	348 m	54 m	15.5%	paved	High
88	Craigleith Street	Otago	20.3%	3048 m	273 m	9.0%	paved	High
89	Discovered lane (-45.8450, 170.4052)	Otago	20.3%	774 m	91 m	11.8%	gravel	High
90	Discovered lane (-44.9806, 168.7035)	Otago	20.3%	1459 m	127 m	8.7%	mixed surface	High
91	McMillan Road	Otago	≈caveated20.3%	1653 m	137 m	8.3%	mixed surface	Good
92	Panorama Terrace	Otago	≈caveated20.1%	1374 m	143 m	10.4%	paved	Good
93	Harrier Road	Otago	20.1%	665 m	90 m	13.5%	paved	High
94	Littles Road	Otago	20.0%	5419 m	62 m	1.1%	paved	High
95	Wanaka Street	Otago	20.0%	1414 m	143 m	10.1%	paved	High
96	Discovered lane (-46.3736, 169.7655)	Otago	≈caveated20.0%	282 m	43 m	15.3%	gravel	Good
97	Lake Onslow Road	Otago	20.0%	8889 m	254 m	2.9%	gravel	High
98	Tima Burn Road	Otago	≈caveated19.9%	11442 m	608 m	5.3%	gravel	Needs confirmation
99	Castlewood Road	Otago	18.2%	3067 m	315 m	10.3%	paved	Good
100	Remarkables Ski Field Access Road	Otago	18.2%	13046 m	1279 m	9.8%	mixed surface	High
101	Discovered lane (-45.9085, 170.3370)	Otago	16.6%	1956 m	215 m	11.0%	mixed surface	High
102	Crown Range Road Wikipedia	Otago	15.4%	3150 m	330 m	10.5%	paved	High
103	Coronet Peak Road	Otago	13.7%	6470 m	561 m	8.7%	paved	High