Porters Pass (East side) virtual cycling route
New_Zealand Porters Pass (East side)
Distance: 29.92 km
Elevation Gain: 650 m
Elevation Loss: 274 m
Difficulty: 508 (Moderate)
FIETS Index: 1.69 FIETS
Avg Grade: 2.92 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 371 m
Max elevation: 948 m
Ride Category: Hilly

Porters Pass is a mountain pass in the Canterbury region of New Zealandโ€™s South Island. It is near Lake Lyndon and is located within Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park. State Highway 73 travels through the pass on its route from Springfield to Cass, and it is the last mountain pass on the route eastwards from Westland to Christchurch. It is also the third-highest point on the South Islandโ€™s state highway network after the Lindis Pass and the Milford Road (though it is just one metre lower). Although Arthurโ€™s Pass is better known, Porters Pass is actually a few metres higher, and it affords views of the Canterbury Plains. The pass was named in 1858 by the Porter brothers who were farming nearby.

Rank Rider Date Time Power W/kg Speed
🥇 Michiel Vaal Nov 30, 2023 00:57:46 256 W 5.69 w/kg 31.10 km/h
🥈 Tom Smeets Dec 16, 2025 00:59:44 301 W 4.12 w/kg 30.08 km/h
🥉 Tigo Star May 09, 2023 01:01:53 278 W 3.88 w/kg 29.03 km/h
4 Chris Dec 02, 2023 01:02:57 272 W 3.64 w/kg 28.54 km/h
5 Douglas Forer Dec 08, 2023 01:03:16 303 W 3.65 w/kg 28.40 km/h
6 Silvano Turati Nov 22, 2023 01:03:35 210 W 4.29 w/kg 28.25 km/h
7 D Speelman Nov 10, 2023 01:04:28 270 W 3.55 w/kg 27.87 km/h
8 Юрий Ермолаев Dec 20, 2023 01:07:23 239 W 3.32 w/kg 26.66 km/h
9 filip degryse Nov 23, 2023 01:10:37 248 W 2.95 w/kg 25.44 km/h
10 Martin Budd Apr 01, 2023 01:12:07 211 W 2.94 w/kg 24.91 km/h
11 Indalecio Lekerika Nov 04, 2023 01:12:09 184 W 3.47 w/kg 24.90 km/h
12 SandstormBRVR May 18, 2024 01:12:13 214 W 3.22 w/kg 24.88 km/h
13 Valentin Lahaye Aug 24, 2024 01:12:29 191 W 3.18 w/kg 24.79 km/h
14 Gunnar Tojren Dec 19, 2023 01:12:50 208 W 2.77 w/kg 24.67 km/h
15 Ron Bregman Jan 02, 2024 01:13:45 199 W 2.69 w/kg 24.36 km/h
16 Fabio Zanirato Nov 20, 2023 01:15:14 167 W 2.93 w/kg 23.88 km/h
17 Rene van Leeuwen Oct 07, 2025 01:15:33 216 W 2.60 w/kg 23.78 km/h
18 jerome limosin Nov 04, 2023 01:17:14 178 W 2.51 w/kg 23.26 km/h
19 Thomas Beich Nov 23, 2023 01:17:30 195 W 2.57 w/kg 23.18 km/h
20 Fred Gaidies Dec 16, 2023 01:18:29 202 W 2.53 w/kg 22.89 km/h
21 Jörg Schädlich Nov 04, 2023 01:19:31 167 W 2.35 w/kg 22.59 km/h
22 J F Nov 26, 2023 01:20:31 200 W 2.27 w/kg 22.31 km/h
23 Jan Theron Dec 20, 2023 01:21:14 172 W 2.46 w/kg 22.12 km/h
24 JJosef Kluson Nov 06, 2023 01:22:12 171 W 2.28 w/kg 21.86 km/h
25 Mike 8008 Dec 04, 2023 01:22:47 195 W 2.32 w/kg 21.70 km/h
26 Mark Rose Nov 27, 2023 01:24:07 190 W 2.21 w/kg 21.36 km/h
27 Mesozoid Feb 07, 2024 01:26:39 164 W 2.31 w/kg 20.73 km/h
28 Manfred Schwarz Jan 07, 2024 01:26:48 151 W 2.29 w/kg 20.70 km/h
29 Markus Geiger Nov 05, 2023 01:26:58 174 W 2.23 w/kg 20.66 km/h
30 Hans Petiet Mar 27, 2023 01:27:47 140 W 2.06 w/kg 20.47 km/h
31 rudi willen Dec 31, 2024 01:28:46 186 W 1.90 w/kg 20.24 km/h
32 Jamie B Jan 07, 2024 01:29:51 159 W 2.12 w/kg 19.99 km/h
33 Ron Keshtacher Nov 04, 2023 01:29:53 171 W 1.99 w/kg 19.99 km/h
34 Thijs Pit Jan 29, 2025 01:30:01 161 W 1.99 w/kg 19.96 km/h
35 Frederik Vanrietvelde Dec 03, 2023 01:33:44 135 W 1.93 w/kg 19.17 km/h
36 Maurizio Gaudino Jan 23, 2024 01:35:26 155 W 1.82 w/kg 18.83 km/h
37 Joseph Jan 09, 2024 01:37:33 138 W 1.89 w/kg 18.42 km/h
38 W van Koetsveld Jan 10, 2026 01:40:11 131 W 1.75 w/kg 17.93 km/h
39 Frantxoa A Nov 26, 2023 01:41:42 143 W 1.86 w/kg 17.67 km/h

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