Kaloko drive (Hualalai volcano)
Relatively unknown, this is a murderous climb out of Kona up the slopes of Hualalai volcano, ending not far from Caldera. Ranked as Nr 5 climb in USA, 52 in the World - 11.6 miles at 8.7% average, frequently going into double digit grades - exact same difficulty as Mortirolo (extreme, 1590), so we’ll call it ’The Mortirolo of the Pacific’ !
Region: Hawaii
City: Kailua-Kona
Distance: 18.37 km
Elevation Gain: 1491 m
Elevation Loss: 0 m
Difficulty: 1590 (Extreme)
FIETS Index: 12.11 FIETS
Avg Grade: 8.12 %
Max cat climb: HC
Min elevation: 30 m
Max elevation: 1521 m
Ride Category: Epic Climb