Steepest road routes

[Mad Doug Biker]

Good luck!! What way are you going over it?

 

[ColinJ]

I believe the steepest Road Hill in North Wales lies in Harlech at a massive 40 degrees or is it percent, and it would be a winner of all hills in the UK had the local council not made it a one way street, Down Hill only.

I have a story about that hill ...!

 

[AdMaths]

Good luck!! What way are you going over it?

Steep side...LOL (From Renton)

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Steep side...LOL (From Renton)

Oooff!! Seriously good luck then!!

 

[tug benson]

Very short is this one up to Castle Campbell in Dollar its only 1km, folk say its 30% max and average of 17% but my garmin says its only a max of 26% and average of 14%. There's a good list of Scottish climbs here. :-)

Aye it`s a bugger of a wee hill...the tough bit of the logie kirk always gets me..
http://www.strava.com/segments/6567306

 

[HLaB]

Aye it`s a bugger of a wee hill...the tough bit of the logie kirk always gets me..
http://www.strava.com/segments/6567306

Logie Kirk can be pyschologically hard if you let it, just when you think its over it steepens

 

[AdMaths]

Oooff!! Seriously good luck then!!

Had a rethink due to the weather, ended up "enjoying" the SSS of Whistlefield Road, then around to the Haul Road slog , before cutting across into Glen Fruin. PRs on both climbs according to STRAVA, so not a wasted day.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I'll call off the search for your lung then!!

Well done regardless!!

 

[Stu Plows]

my local one is the horseshoe pass in llangollen....

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=llangollen&daddr=Horseshoe Pass View/A542&geocode=FZFDKAMd9J_P_ylF9ikClExlSDEWWBRf-wlVyA;FcoYKQMdzBTP_w&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&sll=53.03791,-3.195133&sspn=0.052331,0.153637&ie=UTF8&ll=53.001562,-3.175735&spn=0.104751,0.307274&t=h&z=12

Doing this in a few weeks, cannot wait!

I did Mam Tor in November, absolutely killed me, pretty steep and well worth it for the view! Back to beat my time up it in a few months.

 

[LimeBurn]

Doing this in a few weeks, cannot wait!

I did Mam Tor in November, absolutely killed me, pretty steep and well worth it for the view! Back to beat my time up it in a few months.

Mam tor is bad enough coming down

 

[KneesUp]

The hill up to Harlech Castle can still be ridden up. It used to be signed 1 in 3, but now appears to be signed 25%

I almost got up it as a 15 year old but had to stop on the hairpin because of a car coming down - and I just couldn't get the bike moving again. I've not tried since!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

The hill up to Harlech Castle can still be ridden up. It used to be signed 1 in 3, but now appears to be signed 25%

I almost got up it as a 15 year old but had to stop on the hairpin because of a car coming down - and I just couldn't get the bike moving again. I've not tried since!

I thought this was the one in Simon Warrens book: link. Signed as 40%

Edit; of course as mentioned he is cheekily directing people the wrong way up a one way street.

 

[Linford]

knackered my shoulder on this one a few months ago...not been the same since

it is the hardest thing I've done...don't bother in the damp, you can't get traction when you need to stop for a break.

7. BUSHCOMBE LANE, WOODMANCOTE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bushcombe Lane is a super tough climb in an area renowned for its hills. Snaking its way on high above the Gloucestershire countryside, the section with a 30% gradient after one of the hairpin bends is regarded by many as the toughest single stretch in the whole of the UK. With the gradient steadily increasing from the outset, it's hard to argue to the contrary. If you're a glutton for punishment there are two further climbs around Cleeve Hill for to test the legs further.

- See more at: http://leukaemialymphomaresearch.or...-your-bikeathon-training#sthash.0OO34vKc.dpuf

 

[ColinJ]

The 40% road is this one!

 

[KneesUp]

I'm going to pretend I haven't seen that.