Poripori road from Tauranga
Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of 141,600. It was settled by Maori late in the 13th century, by Europeans in the early 19th century, and was constituted as a city in 1963. Tauranga is one of New Zealand’s main centres for business, international trade, culture, fashion and horticultural science. The Port of Tauranga is New Zealand’s largest port in terms of gross export tonnage and efficiency. Tauranga is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing cities, with 11% increase between the 2006 census and the 2013 census. This rapid population growth has seen Tauranga overtake Dunedin and the Napier-Hastings urban areas to become New Zealand’s fifth-largest city.
Region: Bay Of Plenty
City: Tauranga
Distance: 16.25 km
Elevation Gain: 395 m
Elevation Loss: 293 m
Difficulty: 282 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.41 FIETS
Avg Grade: 3.94 %
Max cat climb: 4
Min elevation: 17 m
Max elevation: 121 m
Ride Category: Hilly