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Climbs around Rochdale,Manchester?

jamieleungjamieleung Posts: 49
edited April 2009 in Training, fitness and health
Hey guys,

Does anyone know of some long climbs around or near Rochdale, Manchester?

Jamie

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  • Moomin23Moomin23 Posts: 77
    Try the Rake in Haslingden, National Hill Climb Champs venue then if that's not enough to do you in, go over the Grane Road towards Blackburn. Failing that, through Edenfield, through Bolton and up Sheephouses in to Darwen, should be enough to keep you busy!!
    I want to come back as Niki Gudex's seat
  • jamieleungjamieleung Posts: 49
    cheers bud, Just moved up north you see so very new to the area just scouting about for places to ride lack of hills down south :P cheers dude
  • ColinJColinJ Posts: 2,218
    The most obvious one is the climb from Mytholmroyd through Cragg Vale to Blackstone Edge.

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    The climb from Hebden Bridge towards Keighley is about 4 miles long.

    A similar question was asked in this thread recently. We listed lots of good climbs there.
  • BhimaBhima Posts: 2,145
    The Peak District is just round the corner! Just went over to Holmfirth the other week, where they film "Last of the summer wine" and there's a few good climbs round there.

    Interesting route: http://tinyurl.com/dxhp8c
  • ColinJColinJ Posts: 2,218
    Bhima wrote:
    Just went over to Holmfirth the other week, where they film "Last of the summer wine" and there's a few good climbs round there.
    I will be doing them on the Brian Robinson Challenge in about 7 hours time!
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