Hebden Bridge climbs

Team Banana Spokesman

can someone point out on a map where these are? :shock:

I wanna do em asap!!

ColinJ

Your wish is my command!

The first two photographs are of 'The Buttress', a steep cobbled path which for reasons best known to the powers-that-be has been included on the route of the Pennine Cycleway, NCN 68. It is (clearly) extremely steep and very few people can ride up it (I haven't even tried yet!).

You are probably out of luck for 2009 because at this time of year it can be extremely slippery with wet leaves and/or moss and/or mud and/or ice. Good luck trying to climb it. NB - I honestly wouldn't recommend trying to descend it! In the dry it is dangerous; currently it is potentially lethal

I've marked the position where the first photograph was taken here.

The third photograph is taken at the top of the Heptonstall Road, as it enters the village. Once you got to the top of the Buttress (by whatever means! ) turn left, then immediately right up the hill. Heptonstall is up there above you.

While you are over here, you might also like to have a go at these local beauties...

Church Lane up to Mytholm Steeps (click HERE for map)

(New Road) Horsehold Road (click HERE for map)

Spencer Lane to Old Chamber (click HERE for map) (access via Wood Top Road)

Also worth a go while you are here - Birchcliffe Road/Wadsworth Lane (click HERE for map),

skyd0g

:shock:

Team Banana Spokesman

:shock: indeed!

Thanks mate!

on a related note does anyone know where these are in holmfirth?

http://www.outwoodcommunityvideo.co.uk/ ... HOTOS.html

(see the 2 cobbled climb photos)

Bhima

:shock:

Woah!

:shock:

I'm going to have to add these to the cobble database!

volvicspar

TBS I'm pretty sure those Holmfirth photos are right in the town center!

Looks like it from what I've seen the few times I've been there!

ColinJ

You also might like Trooper Lane in Halifax. It ramps up steeply from behind the Nestlé Factory near the railway station and has a lengthy cobbled section.

johnesmond

Trooper lane is a beauty! If you want pain, this is the hill. The cobbles have big ruts between em making it extremely difficult not to stop. Taken me 2 years to get up there without stopping!!

simonaspinall

Quite mental around there - My inner tube melted on the descent in!

mrushton

You won't find any difficulty in finding climbs in either the Holmfirth or H-Bridge areas. They are either v.steep/cobbled or less steep and longer. Holmfirth sits in the bottom of a valley and everyway out is uphill with the sideroads eing v.uphill.Look at an OS map for the areas and you'll see the roads/contours

northernneil

love it

Soni

ColinJ wrote:

Your wish is my command!

The first two photographs are of 'The Buttress', a steep cobbled path which for reasons best known to the powers-that-be has been included on the route of the Pennine Cycleway, NCN 68. It is (clearly) extremely steep and very few people can ride up it (I haven't even tried yet!).

You are probably out of luck for 2009 because at this time of year it can be extremely slippery with wet leaves and/or moss and/or mud and/or ice. Good luck trying to climb it. NB - I honestly wouldn't recommend trying to descend it! In the dry it is dangerous; currently it is potentially lethal

I've marked the position where the first photograph was taken here.

The third photograph is taken at the top of the Heptonstall Road, as it enters the village. Once you got to the top of the Buttress (by whatever means! ) turn left, then immediately right up the hill. Heptonstall is up there above you.

While you are over here, you might also like to have a go at these local beauties...

Church Lane up to Mytholm Steeps (click HERE for map)

(New Road) Horsehold Road (click HERE for map)

Spencer Lane to Old Chamber (click HERE for map) (access via Wood Top Road)

Also worth a go while you are here - Birchcliffe Road/Wadsworth Lane (click HERE for map),

What an informative and helpful post/reply.

Nice when people go out of their way to help others.....

I shall not be trying these though, i shall stick with Vigo Hill

Chris James

volvicspar wrote:

TBS I'm pretty sure those Holmfirth photos are right in the town center!

Looks like it from what I've seen the few times I've been there!

Yeah, they just look like cobbled back alleys.

As far as climbs out of Holmfirth are concerned. Cenetry Road and Cartworth Road leading up to Snailsden res is a good climb. Or head to Hinchliffe Mill and pick up Dobb Lane then Woodhouse Lane, which I believe is a local hill climb route.

Or you could head over to New Mill, Jackson Bridge and do the hill climb up there.

Dunford Road is long and exposed, although never too steep.

There are loads of good climbs out of Holmfirth.

Clarion

Good places for ridiculous climbs. Up to Todmorden Edge out of Tod can be a bit of a beast.

Loads round there, though.

Skeltron

Try Old Lane in Luddenden village.

Not Another Hill

You might like to try the climb from Jackson Bridge (Nr New Mill, Holmfirth) that's used by our club in the Open Hill Climb event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KiDcIw3EcU

You can watch some of the pain unfold here.

We did the hill that goes up to Bank Top from the Matalan store at Halifax. That was painful! Cobbles at the last section as it ramped up.

redjeepǃ

I spent an afternoon about this time last year with my brother going up Church Lane and New Road and we did another 70 mile loop all around the area (in the pouring rain). We didn't make it all the way up Church Lane.

They are hard ! I think my legs have just recovered

Not bad though when you consider we're both in our late 40's.

edjo

rode NCN68 from Derby to Berwick last year with bike trailer with camping kit and travel gear. the only bit walked was The Buttress - walked being approximate. it had rained on the morning and the cobbles were slick with moss and leaves, so proving it difficult to even walk that day. the Clown that though this was a good idea for NCN68 really does need to have their thoughts corrected. :evil:

ColinJ

edjo wrote:

rode NCN68 from Derby to Berwick last year with bike trailer with camping kit and travel gear. the only bit walked was The Buttress - walked being approximate. it had rained on the morning and the cobbles were slick with moss and leaves, so proving it difficult to even walk that day. the Clown that though this was a good idea for NCN68 really does need to have their thoughts corrected. :evil:

Especially when there is a viable alternative! Moss Lane is about 300 yards from The Buttress. It is very steep, but it is at least (potentially!) rideable except for the last 20 yards of it which is a steep push up a little 'snicket' to the road above.



The most sensible route is to pass straight through the town and use the turning circle to come back to the traffic lights and head off up the Heptonstall Road which 'only' averages 10%. There is the choice of going straight up through the village or taking the longer but easier route through Lee Wood.

pj.hall

Stupidly,I tried the Buttress today (note the date!). There's only about 2ft of cobbles in the middle that aren't covered in leaves.Stray off this and it's wheelspin and standstill.Getting started again is like a Laurel and Hardy sketch!
Eventually forced to a halt 30yds from the top.It's a killer,worse than Trooper lane,which has also taken me 2 years of attempts to climb non-stop.
I'll be back!! javascript:emoticon(':oops:')

ColinJ

pj.hall wrote:

Stupidly,I tried the Buttress today (note the date!). There's only about 2ft of cobbles in the middle that aren't covered in leaves.Stray off this and it's wheelspin and standstill.Getting started again is like a Laurel and Hardy sketch!
Eventually forced to a halt 30yds from the top.It's a killer,worse than Trooper lane,which has also taken me 2 years of attempts to climb non-stop.
I'll be back!! javascript:emoticon(':oops:')

I still haven't tried it (going up that is - my one attempt to ride down it almost killed me so I won't be doing that again). One summer day when I'm fit and it is dry and there are no leaves lying about., I'll give it a go.

You definitely don't want to try it when it is like this...

Mike Healey

ColinJ - " Once you got to the top of the Buttress (by whatever means! )"

A buttress is what your ar*e sleeps on