Officer Road (Officer) climb review

Distance: 2 km
Average Gradient: 5%
Elevation gain: 104 metres
Traffic: Light traffic
Terrain: Forest
Road Surface: Average

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To explore one of the roads less travelled make a detour down Officer Road (Officer).  This climb is one of the more scenic climbs that you can do in Cardinia, and a true joy to climb.   

The climb starts shortly after you pass the intersection of Peterson Road

The first 600 metres is steep & the gradients will peak at 9%

 Traffic is light, but the road is quite narrow and if a car drives through please stay as far to the left as possible

This is one of those climbs that you can truly appreciate the scenery

All good climbs must have a hairpin

The final 400 metres of this climb is pretty easy.  The gradient remains between 1% - 3%, and you can drop it down a few gears through here and get some good speed.  There are quite a few corners which can be enjoyable to race through

The climb finishes at the intersection of Officer Road & Leppit Road

   


There is a great hike that you can do off Officer Road.  The Cardinia Aqueduct Trail is a 5km hiking
trail which is also good to ride your Mountain Bike or CX on.  There is a small car park next to the  Aqueduct Trail sign (see below)