Olivebank Road
Distance:1.2km
Average Gradient: 6%
Elevation gain: 76 metres
Category: 5
Traffic: Light traffic (this ends on a dead end road)
Terrain: Residential
Road Surface: Good
https://www.strava.com/segments/5787901
Have you ever wondered what mysteries some back streets hold? When you ride down Forest Road, and see a side street go skyward, and wonder wonder that hidden climb holds? Olivebank is short and sharp, and offers enough of a challenge to easily justify a detour.
Start of the climb is at the corner of Forest Road & Olivebank Road.
The first part of Olivebank is a straight 850 metre climb, and starts at around 6% gradient.
It is easy to find a rythm even though the road slowly rises.
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| Where it gets steep |
As soon as you see this corner, respite is in sight, and you only have around 40 metres to climb before the road flattens out.
The first 600 metres averages 9.3%
https://www.strava.com/segments/5853076
The road flattens out for the next 150 metres, and after climbing such a steep gradient, its easy for your legs to go to sleep. The next pinch peaks at 12%, and only lasts about 50 metres before the road flattens out again. The last 400 metres goes up and down, and every single rise peaks at over 12%, and your legs will be screaming at you to stop torturing them.
This climb really messes with you, and offers alot of challenges over the last 450 metres of this climb with gradients bouncing up and down from 2% to 13%.
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| View near the top |
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| End of the climb |
https://www.strava.com/segments/834721
If you enjoy hiking, there is a walking track at the top of this climb (Himilayas Track), which takes you to the back of the 1,000 steps (One Tree Hill). Just a heads up that these are very steep tracks.
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