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 2009-08-26 6:21 PM |
Veteran  271  |  Subject: Oahu's HillsA friend of mine passed this on to me, thought you hardcore climbers might find it helpful. After almost killing myself doing Peacock I doubt I'll try the top 2.  Please excuse the format, I didn't have time to straighten the data out. For hard climbers, Thomas Novikoff has compiled information on dozens of Oahu's climbs. 5 hardest 1. Wilhemina Rise 13.6% average percent gradient 2. Halekoa Drive 11.52% average percent gradient 3. Peacock Flats 10.17% average percent gradient 4. Kamehame Drive 9.11% average percent gradient 5. Paula Drive 8.86 %average percent gradient Climbs are presented by length: Key (Data presented in order): KM Climb Length, EG= Elevation Gain Total, %A= Average % Gradient, %M= Estimated % max. gradient, ME= Maximum Elevation Tantalus (starting from Lusitania) 8.10 1455 5.48 9 1534 Tantalus (starting on Makiki Hgts) 7.60 1426 5.70 9 1534 Round Top (negating downhill section) 7.47 1456 6.00 9.5? 1534 Tantalus (TT course) 7.08 1337 5.76 9 1534 Peacock Flats (minus the downhill) 5.86 1954 10.17 19.5 1920 Aiea Heights (To top of park) 4.90 1013 6.30 18 1060 Waialae Iki (ridge) 4.57 1220 8.14 18 1225? Pupukea Road 4.40 901 6.24 12 915 Alewa Heights 4.00 970 7.40 23 1000 Sierra Drive 3.93 847 6.57 12 1000 Pacific Palisades (Komo Mai Dr.) 3.76 704 5.7 13-15? 865 St. Louis Heights Drive 3.73 917 7.49 17 1052 Kamehame (to the very end) 3.63 1085 9.11 18 1223 Pineapple Hill (only first part) 3.53 556 4.80 7? Pacific Heights Road 3.52 721 6.25 8 829 Makakilo Drive (only to the park where it levels) 3.20 750 7.15 12 Halekoa Drive 2.88 1088 11.52 19 1225 Nuuanu Pali Drive 2.74 496 5.52 8.5 Paula Drive (from cement hairpin) 2.55 741 8.86 16 1000 Halawa Heights 2.50 606 7.40 19 670 Steep Section of Peacock Flats 2.37 938 12.07 19.5 Mariner's Ridge 2.29 671 8.94 19 681 Booth Road 2.25 462 6.26 17 Makapuu Lighthouse 2.02 458 6.91 12 Nahele-Hapaki Streets 1.80 451 7.64 17 Kamehame Ridge (to the gate) 1.75 550 9.59 17 681 Waimao Homestead Road (Palolo) 1.66 265 4.86 7.5 Kipapa Gulch (between Waipio & Mililani) 1.60 260 4.95 8.5 Pali Highway (between Auloa Rd. & Kam Hwy) 1.59 291 5.58 8 Auloa Road 1.55 317 6.23 9 Newtown Estates (not named any longer) 1.54 430 8.51 14 625 Wilhemina Rise 1.46 651 13.60 21 Poola Street (it's near Waialae Iki) 1.43 465 9.9 16 495 Kaamilo Road 1.40 318 6.92 9 Hao Steet 1.39 209 4.58 16 Kilauea Avenue (the valley climb) 1.35 202 4.56 7 Woodlawn-Seaview-Paty Dr.S (Manoa) 1.3 260 6.10 9 Kamehameha Hwy (to Wheeler) 1.25 200 4.88 6.5 Bertrum St. (St. Louis)steepest pitch on Oahu 1.16 476 12.51 24+ Hanauma (starting in Hawaii Kai) 1.15 197 5.17 7 Koko Head (above Hanauma Bay) 1.10 416 11.53 19 Old Pali Road (to lookout, paved) 1.05 364 10.57 18 Old Pali Rd (Kianaole, again only pavement) 1.03 290 8.58 11 Mott-Smith 0.94 265 8.57 14 Booth Rd. (the top part) 0.90 292 9.89 17 Kaminaka Rd (St Louis Hghts) 0.90 344 11.65 19 White Road Above Tantalus 0.82 450 16.72 23 ~1900 Alencastre 0.80 390 14.86 22 Hanauma (past firing range) 0.80 135 5.14 7 Haleola (Niu Valley) 0.77 141 5.58 9 Auwailimu (Punchbowl past the cemetery) 0.75 120 4.88 6 Woodlawn 0.75 170 6.91 10 "Heartbreak" 0.71 144 6.18 10 Mokapu Saddle (Kailua Side) 0.70 112 4.88 5.5 Makapuu (towards the beach) 0.68 108 5.87 7 Likini St. (Salt Lake) 0.65 150 7.02 Lyon Arboretum Climb (Manoa) 0.64 175 8.33 11 Auwailimu (past Roosevelt) 0.64 138 6.57 7.5 Newtown (past driving range) 0.63 176 8.52 11 Kapalama (Kam Hghts) 0.63 140 6.77 20 Moreira St. (Papakolea) 0.62 245 12.04 18 Alaeloa (Waialae Niu) 0.60 238 12.09 18 Houghtailing 0.57 123 6.58 8.5 Mahalo/Twin View 0.57 124 6.63 16.5 Manoa Rd (past Punahou) 0.57 115 6.15 8 Mokapu Saddle (Kaneohe Side) 0.56 109 5.93 7 Kahena (Hahaione Valley) 0.55 146 8.07 11 Woodlawn Terrace 0.55 148 8.20 16 Valley View/Numana Sts (Kalihi Valley) 0.52 154 9.03 17 Aupupu (Keolu Hills) 0.50 151 9.20 13 Kumuone-Kumu-Kumukoa (Manoa) 0.50 177 10.79 18 Hahaione St 0.44 176 12.19 18 Ualakaa St. (Round Top) 0.44 163 11.29 18 Kumu St (Manoa) 0.43 135 9.57 18 Kealahou (Kalama Valley) 0.41 146 10.85 15 Carlos Long (Palolo Valley) 0.40 160 12.19 18 Frank St (St Louis) 0.40 189 14.4 20 Ala Mahamoe/Ala Wai'opua (Moanalua) 0.38 100 8.02 16 Kealakai (Kamehameha Heights) 0.34 100 9.06 13 Kalawahine Pl (Makiki) 0.34 164 14.70 17 Mikahala Way (Maunalani Heights) 0.32 145 13.81 15 Kilauea (Kahala side) 0.30 117 11.89 18 Kuikele 0.30 125 12.70 19 Kualono (Alewa Heights) 0.28 148 16.11 23 Lai Way (Maunalani Heights) 0.26 158 18.17 21 Valley View (Kalihi) 0.24 111 14.1 17 Hanapepe (Aina Haina) 0.23 120 15.90 21 Kakela (lower Manoa) 0.21 95 13.8 17 Melemele Pl. (Manoa) 0.19 128 20.53 24? Anoai (Manoa) 0.15 100 20.3 24 Ragsdale Pl (Nuuanu Valley) 0.15 82 16.67 17.5 Huali St. (Punchbowl) 0.105 76 22.01 |
| 2009-08-26 10:22 PM in reply to: #2372820 |
| 50 | Subject: RE: Oahu's Hills Yeah, that's been on HBL's website for quite sometime. I recently started checking off the hills one by one... I live within a mile of Wilhemina Rise and Halekoa Drive, and I can tell you, that when I recently made it to the top of each one while RUNNING... I was SUPER PROUD of myself. I've never seen anyone take these hills on a bike... and I've been asking around... I can't find anyone who has done it either. =) My best climb recently has been Kilauae Ave behind Kapiolani CC, top grade 18%, avg 12%, but only 3/10th of a mile. =) My next goal would be the Koko Head climb. Longer, steeper... but, I believe, somewhat illegal according to the the fence/signs banning you from the trail. |
| 2010-06-02 8:23 AM in reply to: #2373178 |
| 2 | Subject: RE: Oahu's Hills I live *ON* Halekoa Drive (near the top), and I *never* see anyone running it, but I do see about 3 cyclists per week making it up the hill. |
| 2010-06-02 3:44 PM in reply to: #2372820 |
New user 1 Hawaii | Subject: RE: Oahu's Hills When I lived on Oahu in the 80's I loved Tantalus! Now lived on the Big Island for last 20 years. Saddle road up to the Mauna Kea summit is the most challenging. Bring an oxygen tank along for this ride. |
| 2010-06-18 11:42 PM in reply to: #2896090 |
| 2 | Subject: RE: Oahu's Hills gonzopancho - 2010-06-02 8:23 AM I live *ON* Halekoa Drive (near the top), and I *never* see anyone running it, but I do see about 3 cyclists per week making it up the hill. I also live on Halekoa Drive (near the bottom) and run up once every few weeks. Takes me about 20-24mins up and 10-14 down. Strange you have never seen me. Not like I move that fast. Edited by brianpressman 2010-06-18 11:49 PM |
| 2010-07-14 11:15 AM in reply to: #2373178 |
Regular 209 Flagstaff | Subject: RE: Oahu's Hills I live on (well, just off) Wilhemina. I've done sections of it on the bike, but never the whole thing in one shot. My fiance has done Pualele on her mountain bike, but she's got a lot lower gears than I do on either of my road bikes - I can't granny down far enough to get all the way up Pualele. |
| 2010-07-15 6:56 PM in reply to: #2980305 |
| 2 | Subject: RE: Oahu's Hills bschorr - 2010-07-14 11:15 AM I live on (well, just off) Wilhemina. I've done sections of it on the bike, but never the whole thing in one shot. My fiance has done Pualele on her mountain bike, but she's got a lot lower gears than I do on either of my road bikes - I can't granny down far enough to get all the way up Pualele. I ran up Wilhemina for the first time a few weeks ago. It took me a little under 15mins to get to the top. That was hard one. |
| 2011-01-25 7:32 PM in reply to: #2372820 |
| Subject: RE: Oahu's Hills I was just going back to look at this list for some climbs. I then noticed that Thomas Novikoff compiled this list. I've never met Thomas, but he recently passed this month after what I heard was a due to incurable cancer. His funeral service was a couple Saturday's ago at the top of tantlus, since it was his favorite place to ride. |
| 2011-02-12 5:53 AM in reply to: #2931389 |
| 2 | Subject: RE: Oahu's Hills brianpressman - 2010-06-18 6:42 PM gonzopancho - 2010-06-02 8:23 AM I live *ON* Halekoa Drive (near the top), and I *never* see anyone running it, but I do see about 3 cyclists per week making it up the hill. I also live on Halekoa Drive (near the bottom) and run up once every few weeks. Takes me about 20-24mins up and 10-14 down. Strange you have never seen me. Not like I move that fast. I walk my dogs down, (to the stop sign) then back up the hill to the top, around the loop and back home nearly every night. Down takes us 22-25 minutes, depending on how hard I push it. Up (walking), takes us 35-38 minutes (again, depending on how hard I push it.) Just look for the pair of huskies. |
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