Hill gradients - A datebase or book?

[Angelfishsolo]

Hi peeps.

As the title suggests I am looking for a pointer towards either an on-line database or a book which lists the gradients of given roads, hills, etc.

I guess I am asking too much, but if anyone is aware of such a think please let me know.

Dave S :-)

 

[bonj2]

don't think it exists.
get an ordnance survey map and plot your intended ride out on that, this will give you a pretty good indication of the altitude profile you're likely to face.

then start such a database yourself for others benefit maybe?

 

[HLaB]

I tend to work mine out from an online site (like bikely or bikehike) or its recorded by my Garmin gps but it would be useful to know if there's an actual site.

 

[Dave5N]

Just use a map? Or does Bikely do this a swell?

 

[Crackle]

There's this

http://ciclismo.sitiasp.it/motore.aspx?quanti=20&ID=0&da=lm&come=af&lingua=eng&commenti=False

 

[Will1985]

http://www.cyclingcols.com/
http://www.salite.ch

Not sure anything comprehensive exists for the UK.

 

[purplepolly]

You can draw your route in here and it'll give a hill profile and distance. There's also an option to give the gradient as %, but if you want to do this, draw the route in short sections because when it calculates the gradient it just looks at the start and end of the section
http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html

 

[Angelfishsolo]

This is great, thanks very much indeed :-)

You can draw your route in here and it'll give a hill profile and distance. There's also an option to give the gradient as %, but if you want to do this, draw the route in short sections because when it calculates the gradient it just looks at the start and end of the section
http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html

 

[jimboalee]

Try here,

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/38625/an/0/page/0

 

[jayce]

hi fella i live over the mountain from you done a ride over aberdare mountain that made my legs work , looking to start on brecon wen the weather breaks, its a fair old hill on the way home though

 

[Cubist]

Mapmyride.com has an option to show the gradient of any given route. Plot it out and it then gives you a profile from start to finish of the route.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Hi mate. Oddly enough that was the climb I did yesterday. I made it from Maerdy to the first lay-by at the top of the hill in 12mins 10 seconds and to the start of the descent into Aberdare in 16mins 50secs. Brecon is a great cycle ride but the assent back through Libinus is a killer

hi fella i live over the mountain from you done a ride over aberdare mountain that made my legs work , looking to start on brecon wen the weather breaks, its a fair old hill on the way home though

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Thanks very much for that mate. Looks like a very good site :-)

Mapmyride.com has an option to show the gradient of any given route. Plot it out and it then gives you a profile from start to finish of the route.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Very much appreciated. Thank you :-)

Try here,

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/38625/an/0/page/0