Bicycling in Heleakala National Park from the road 365 to the intersection of Hana. Maui. Hawaii. This is the world famous "Cycl
Bicycling in Heleakala National Park from the road 365 to the intersection of Hana. Maui. Hawaii. This is the world famous "Cycle To The Sun" a 10,000ft/3048m climb over 36mi/58k that takes you from Maui's North shore Pa'ia (Pah-ee-ah) town through Makawao (mah-kah-wow) town then up to Kula (koo-lah) and finally on to the famous "ribbon road" to Haleakala (Hah-leh-ah-kah-lah) summit. Don' be fooled, it is no easy ride. The gradient is an average of 5% with many corners reaching 8-10% and one short steep climb of 10% for 1/4mi/.4k just out of Makawao. The hardest leg is the last kick to the summit where you are just below 10k and you are faced with another 10% at the summit when you have the least amount of oxygen and your legs are like lead, full of lactic acid. The weather always rolls in around noon so if it looks clear in the morning there is a 50% chance it will be cloudy on the descent or half way up. Make sure you have enough electrolytes and emergency food (gels), if you don't normally cramp you will on this ride! Fastest time up is 2:30 that is a blistering 14 pace that very few can sustain. The average time up is 5hr (with water breaks) and the average ride down is Plan on this being an all day ride, if you are renting odds are you will not be able to return your bike by the time the shop closes so plan accordingly.
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