Hill Training in the UK - ??????

Karl2010

Where do you all do you hill training?

Hailing from Merseyside, I recently discoverd Vale Royal Borough, fantastic place to ride around by Delemere, Kelsal, Helsby. (wirral/chesire) Loads of hills, some around 14% Grade.

I also find Parbold Hill is a good one.

Thats it realy. Most of the better hills are in Wales and havnt had a chance to venture up there yet.

So what about you lot where are your favorite hills to ride?

LittleB0b

is wales not down from you?

freehub

The peak district and Yorkshire dales. Simples.

softlad

outside my front door - 'simples'...

Karl2010

Little bob: Everything is up mate. It the optimist in me. Up=positive. Down=negitive. Its generaly quite flat around here. I have to do a few good miles before an decent hills. Vale Royal is the best ive found so far. (in my location)

Wanting it to warm up a bit more before i had off to Wales. Ive got a plan to go to Snake Pass (or is it horse shoe pass?) in Llangollen (spelling) when the weather improves. It'll be a good 100+ mile round trip from here i reacon. Also wanting to go to Ryder (spelling) and Bewts I Coed.

Appologies for the poor spelling of these places.

steve_pushbiker

It's horseshoe pass.

Yeh from Liverpool, unless you take the ferry it's a bummer to get over to Wales without driving. If you're on the Wirral there are some great hills in easy reach.

Vale Royal is great for lots of short sharp hills (on my doorstep too). For more hills I head to Minera/Brymbo/Ruthin in North Wales.... Alternatively and as has been suggested I get over to the peaks for Cat & Fiddle, Mow Cop etc for punishment. Again these are quite a ride away for you, but it's doable.

Radioactiveman

Plenty of hills up the lake district

http://www.fredwhittonchallenge.org.uk/routemap.php

Would mean a trip out in the car or on the train.

starlet_gt

The black mountains is only about 16 miles from me, I think that gets upto about 15% at some points on the way to it, other than that everywhere I go is a bloody hill. Damn Wales.

fastercyclist

At my front door? Helps living at the blackdown hills.

markos1963

Norfolk

meanredspider

I'm another of the lucky ones with steep hills and quiet roads on my commute - the Highlands being the Highlands

Chris James

steve_pushbiker wrote:

For more hills I head to Minera/Brymbo/Ruthin in North Wales.... .

World's End then Horsehoe Pass was always a good run form Chester as a kid.

I now live near Huddersfield and have no need to search out hills! I just can't find any flat.

In fact I live on the route of the Brian Robinson Challenge and regularly ride all those roads, and many that are steeper (see the current thread in Sprtives for how hilly people thought it was!)

mikeh2000

I live in North Dorset and I've got ZIg Zag hill, which although not steep, is like a mini Alp Du'ez.

There are plenty of steep hills in the area though, and it's nigh on impossible to have an 'easy' ride, as I live at the top of one!

crumbschief

Rede,Hawstead area and around Burthorpe are good ones for me around Suffolk.

galatzo

Matlock - It's just uphill everywhere round there.

Ands

Karl2010 wrote:

Where do you all do you hill training?

Hailing from Merseyside, I recently discoverd Vale Royal Borough, fantastic place to ride around by Delemere, Kelsal, Helsby. (wirral/chesire) Loads of hills, some around 14% Grade.
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I rode up Frodsham hill today - that's signposted as being 16% on one section.

hopper1

markos1963 wrote:

Norfolk

A much overlooked training ground....

You lot are lucky, a days ride to include some hills...

We have a good days drive, to find any hills!