Tour of Waikato, Stage 10 (Kaimai Range)
The Kaimai Range is a mountain range in the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of a series of ranges, with the Coromandel Range to the north and the Mamaku Ranges to the south. The Kaimai Range separates the Waikato in the west from the Bay of Plenty in the east. The Kaimai Range is the result of a fault that uplifted primarily andesitic rocks from long-extinct volcanoes. This fault has not been active for about 140,000 years and started more than a million years ago. The highest point of the range is Mount Te Aroha (952 m), at the foot of which is the town of Te Aroha. The range’s terrain is rough, and only two roads pass over it: State Highway 2, across the northern end of the range through Karangahake Gorge, and State Highway 29 from Tauranga to Hamilton. Mt Te Aroha can be described as the northern head peak of the Kaimai Range.
Region: Waikato
City: Morrinsville
Distance: 59.66 km
Elevation Gain: 258 m
Elevation Loss: 208 m
Difficulty: 243 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.04 FIETS
Avg Grade: 0.31 %
Max cat climb: 4
Min elevation: 11 m
Max elevation: 130 m
Ride Category: Flat