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Southland — road climbs measured by LiDAR
All 14 published climbs in Southland, 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 | Gregory Street | Southland | 31.4% | 243 m | 28 m | 11.6% | paved | High |
| 2 | Flagstaff Road | Southland | 25.3% | 2299 m | 251 m | 10.9% | paved | High |
| 3 | Excelsior Road | Southland | 25.1% | 495 m | 64 m | 12.9% | paved | High |
| 4 | Fielding Road | Southland | ≈caveated24.8% | 3085 m | 232 m | 7.5% | gravel | Good |
| 5 | Thornhill Road | Southland | ≈caveated23.7% | 2553 m | 275 m | 10.8% | gravel | Good |
| 6 | Bell Road | Southland | ≈caveated22.8% | 2056 m | 149 m | 7.2% | gravel | Good |
| 7 | Discovered lane (-46.0525, 168.5199) | Southland | 22.8% | 1553 m | 98 m | 6.3% | gravel | Good |
| 8 | Kaka Ridge Road | Southland | 22.0% | 247 m | 39 m | 15.6% | paved | High |
| 9 | Hedgehope Hill Road | Southland | 21.6% | 3689 m | 374 m | 10.1% | gravel | Good |
| 10 | Palmer Street | Southland | 21.6% | 357 m | 36 m | 10.1% | paved | High |
| 11 | Hogg Road | Southland | ≈caveated21.4% | 1308 m | 103 m | 7.9% | gravel | Good |
| 12 | Shoot Road | Southland | ≈caveated20.8% | 877 m | 64 m | 7.3% | gravel | Needs confirmation |
| 13 | Ringaringa Road | Southland | 20.5% | 547 m | 35 m | 6.4% | surface unverified | High |
| 14 | Hillary Road | Southland | 18.5% | 2106 m | 215 m | 10.2% | gravel | Good |