great dun fell

bulldicker

anyone riden the road up to the radar station on great dun fell near appleby in cumbria apparently this is britains highest road at 848m, going for a recce this afternoon anyone fancy having a go sometime. the road is private, i think it is owned by the civil aviation authority.

Anonymous

This was the 'killer climb' in the comic a few months ago...its one srious hill....think its the biggest on road climb in the UK...something like 650meters ascent...it just beats the Bealach Na Ba...the Bealach takes 9kms to get up 626 meters, Great Dunfell does 650meters in 7km!...think its got some real steep sections...I was going to do a 70 mile cicruit around Alston/hartside etc then finish with the climb up to Great Dunfell...but can't fit everything into one year....maybe next year?

P.s I would love to do this on a real clear day...reckon from up ther at around 800 odd meters you would be able to see the whole of Cumbria and the York dales...

nmcgann

I rode it last August. See here:

http://bikereader.com/forum/index.php?topic=19639.0

I have lost 3st of lard and got much fitter since then, I'd be interested to see what I made of it now.

Neil

bulldicker

thanks guys, think il have a crack at it on sunday weather permiting, like you say richy it will have to be clear day to get the most fromthe view. its going to be an quite a hard ride from home taking breatherdale head (A6 shap), great dun fell ullswater and then kirkstone from heartsop should be a good day out its been a while since i targeted a climb on a ride.

vermooten

I drove past it yesterday on the way back from the Cumberland Challenge, gonna give it a go next week methinks.

Do you have to get permission from somebody to go up?

Dave L

vermooten wrote:

Do you have to get permission from somebody to go up?

No. (It's actually a bridleway)