O‘ahu Hill Climb Challenge (OHCC)
8 Climbs in 8 weeks, can you do it?
Segments include: Tantalus, Round Top, Pineapple, Pupukea, Sierra, Auloa, Pacific Palisades, and Nuuanu Pali Drive.
Auloa Road
– 326’ of climbing
– 1.25 miles
– Average Grade 4.7%
– Maximum Grade 16.2%
– Maunawili, off Pali Highway on the right when going to Kailua from town
Nuuanu Pali Drive
o 499’ of climbing
o 1.75 miles
o Average Grade 5.4%
o Maximum Grade 21.2%
o Nuuanu, the Old Pali Road, off Pali Highway through the neighborhood
Pacific Palisades
– 732’ of climbing
– 2.5 miles
– Average Grade 5.5%
– Maximum Grade 39.3%
– Pearl City, from the “dip” to end of Komo Mai via Aumakua
Pineapple Hill
– 892’ of climbing
– 4.71 miles
– Average Grade 3.6%
– Maximum Grade 14.2%
– Haleiwa towards Wahiawa on Kamehameha Highway
Pupukea Road
– 939’ of climbing
– 275 miles
– Average Grade 6.3%
– Maximum Grade 28.1%
– North Shore, from behind Pupukea Foodland towards Boy Scout Camp
Round Top – to the Manoa Cliffs Trail Head
– 1,120’ of climbing
– 4.3 miles
– Average Grade 5.4%
– Maximum Grade 20.7%
– Honolulu, the right side of the loop past the lookouts up to the hiking parking
Sierra Drive
– 738’ of climbing
– 2.2 miles
– Average Grade 6.3%
– Maximum Grade 20.8%
– Kaimuki, the heights mauka of the top of Waialae through the neighborhood
Tantalus
– 1,332’ of climbing
– 4.4 miles
– Average Grade 5.8%
– Maximum Grade 20%
– Honolulu, the left side of the loop
SIMPLE TO SIGN UP:
- Setup a free Strava account – if you don’t already have one at https:// www.strava.com.
- Register at www.OHCC.xyz to give permission to harvest your times on these (8) segments.
- Ride the eight Oahu Hill Climb Challenge segments as many times as you want.
- Your best time will be shown on the leaderboard and will be updated every time you post a better time. (allow up to 15 minutes for the leaderboards to refresh
REMEMBER:
- Ride Safely at all times and follow traffic control laws.
- This is not a race. This is a virtual challenge, no start times, just do it when you like in between 1/1/26 and 2/28/26.
- We designed the segments to be all uphill to create challenging and hassle-free courses.
- Share the road safely with other riders, pedestrians, and other vehicles.
- Be especially cautious coming down these hills after riding the segment, watch for driveways and cross-traffic – we’re going through a lot of neighborhoods, check your speed and avoid a crash.
SPREAD THE WORD:
- Tell your friends!
- Send it out on your social media accounts.
- Get your riding buddies & team mates to go do the segments with you – to push you faster
- Ride hard, better your times, have fun, and be safe!
SCHEDULE:
Hawai‘i Bicycling League will be out there in January and February supporting the O‘ahu racing scene on these dates:
1/24/26 Free Aid Station at the parking lot at the top of Tantalus from 8am – 10am
2/14/26 Free Aid Station at the parking lot at the top of Tantalus from 8am – 10am
2/22/26 Supporting the Pineapple Sprint Road Race Sprint
* Get your fastest Pineapple Hill time by signing up for the Pineapple Sprint Road Race.
Presented by the Tradewind Cycling Team & Hawai‘i Bicycling League for the benefit of the cycling community. Sponsored by HIDrate Electrolytes. You can find HIdrate at select retail shops around the islands or online or use the code HIDRATECYCLING for free shipping on your online order at hidrate808.com
