Australia Kensington Road Lookout
Kensington Road Lookout Bike Climb - PJAMM Cycling

5.1
PDI
0.9 mi
DISTANCE
545 ft
GAINED
12.3 %
AVG. GRADE
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This 0.9 mile bike climb is located in South Australia, Australia. The average gradient is 12.3% and there is a total elevation gain of 545 ft, finishing at 1,073 ft.

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CLIMB SUMMARY

bike parked against stone wall reading "100 years of Anzac Lookout, 100 years of Anzac"

Cycling Kensington Road Lookout, Wattle Park, Australia

Ride 1.4 kilometers gaining 176 meters at 13.1% average grade.

At only 1.4 kilometers, Kensington Road is the sixth hardest bike climb in the Adelaide Hills, and for good reason!  It has the steepest gradient of any climb in the area at 13.1%.  

The climb is located in Wattle Park, a public park maintained by Parks Victoria and located in the Melbourne suburb of Burwood.  Wattle park is known for having 12,000 wattle trees.

photo collage shows street sign for Kensington Road; views overlooking city below; bike parked next to street sign reading "Road Ends Next 50 m"

Climb summary by PJAMM’s Brad Butterfield.

The climb starts just beyond a traffic circle off a main route through town, and begins fairly mellow but continues to ramp up towards the top, so the average gradient is a bit deceiving. This is a very high-end neighborhood and the climb is lined with extremely nice homes that all look relatively newly constructed. At the summit lookout you have great views of Adelaide, the surrounding townships, and even the coastline way off in the distance.

bike parked at climb beginning, at intersection of Penfold and Kensington Roads

Climb begins at the intersection of Penfold and Kensington Roads.

The steepest 500-meter segment of this climb is at 15.8%, which begins as we pass Crompton Drive on the right at 400 meters.

photos show only hairpin on the Kensington Road Lookout climb

One lone hairpin on this one right at the 1 kilometer mark.

view from climb summit, looking down, west toward Adelaide

Top of the climb - view west toward Adelaide.