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West Coast — road climbs measured by LiDAR
All 13 published climbs in West Coast, 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 (-42.4184, 171.3119) | West Coast | ≈caveated29.4% | 10167 m | 809 m | 8.0% | mixed surface | Good |
| 2 | Tyler Road | West Coast | 24.3% | 859 m | 143 m | 16.7% | gravel | High |
| 3 | Fantail Rise | West Coast | ≈caveated23.8% | 896 m | 114 m | 12.7% | surface unverified | Good |
| 4 | Kaipakati Point Road | West Coast | 23.3% | 1046 m | 147 m | 14.0% | paved | High |
| 5 | Stirling Drive | West Coast | 22.5% | 758 m | 73 m | 9.6% | paved | High |
| 6 | Little Paddock Road | West Coast | 22.3% | 394 m | 39 m | 9.8% | paved | High |
| 7 | Discovered lane (-42.5170, 171.1741) | West Coast | 21.9% | 406 m | 28 m | 6.9% | gravel | High |
| 8 | Stuart and Chapman Drive | West Coast | 20.9% | 1019 m | 67 m | 6.6% | paved | High |
| 9 | Discovered lane (-42.3991, 171.2167) | West Coast | 20.9% | 535 m | 74 m | 13.8% | gravel | High |
| 10 | Discovered lane (-42.4791, 171.1889) | West Coast | 20.7% | 490 m | 60 m | 12.3% | mixed surface | High |
| 11 | Discovered lane (-42.4738, 171.1887) | West Coast | 20.3% | 337 m | 27 m | 8.1% | gravel | High |
| 12 | Arthur's Pass from Jacksons | West Coast | ≈caveated17.3% | 24896 m | 717 m | 2.9% | paved | Good |
| 13 | Burnetts Face Road | West Coast | 12.7% | 9681 m | 626 m | 6.5% | paved | High |