David Hill Road
Distance:
1.3kmAverage Gradient: 5%
Elevation gain: 73 metres
Category: 4
Traffic: Moderate (heavy around peak hour times)
Terrain: Forest
Road Surface: Good
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The climb starts at the corner of Emerald-Monbulk Road & David Hill Road.
The climb starts at the corner of Emerald-Monbulk Road & David Hill Road.
This is one of the more scenic climbs in the Dandenong
Ranges, finishing at the Monbulk College.
This is a narrow road, and at times is a very quiet country road,
however during Peak hour periods there may be heavy traffic.
This is only a short climb, but offers many challenges. The climb starts around a 6% gradient, and
the first 400 metres the gradient pushes upwards of 9.7%. As the road winds to the right, the gradient
stays at a consistent 7% as you come upon a hairpin.
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| Start of the climb |
The hairpin turns sharply to
your left.
As you come out of the hairpin, this is the steepest part of the climb, and the road ramps up to over 10% over the next 100 metres, and starts to wind itself around to your right. Although the hardest part of the climb, you may find this to be the most enjoyable.
As you come out of the hairpin, this is the steepest part of the climb, and the road ramps up to over 10% over the next 100 metres, and starts to wind itself around to your right. Although the hardest part of the climb, you may find this to be the most enjoyable.
With 500 metres left to climb, the gradient drops and varies
between 3% - 6%, and is a pretty straightforward run from here.
The climb finishes in front of Monbulk College.
If you continue on towards Monbulk, there is a bit of undulating
climbing over the next 1.6km’s:
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| End of the climb |
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