What >20% Hills in The Midlands?

Berk Bonebonce

I ride the road up to Riber (near Matlock, Derbys) maybe once a week, which I think is described as 22%.

Any other steep hills in the Midlands?

priory

I wonder how they work these % out.It seems to me that on the inside bends it'swell over 30% for a few yards now and then.

actually I thought you meant Rowsley Bar.

Berk Bonebonce

I suppose you would describe it as the road up to Riber Castle. Come off the A6 at Cromford, go past Cromford Mill and church both on left, take first proper left hand turing after bridge ... road goes downwards a little after first part of climb, go past pub on right, take right at the crest of the next little hill .... road doubles back a little before twisting climb upwards to Riber Castle.

Any hill less than 20% is cissy.

BruceyboyNotts

This ones not bad. Chesterfield Road from the Chatsworth Road end.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=chester ... 69351&z=16

(Hopefully the link works)

BruceyboyNotts

Forgot to say, it starts at around 10 - 12% , then through the switchbacks it goes between 20 - 25% for a decent lenght.......

Tom Butcher

I doubt you'll get steeper than Riber - harder yes but nothing steeper than the short sections of Riber.

If you want some more steep ones nearby then Rowsley Bar that has already been mentioned is harder than Riber imo, Hinderstich Lane on the left off the road from Whatstandwell to Crich is steepish too and worth mentioning as it's local. There are some others up near Wessington? I think and some up round Stanton Moor which are in the same sort of area.

priory

nab end to oldgate nick is an entertaining ride
toot hill
riber bar

a day of repetitions of butterton/grindon/ wetton circuit should improve your quads

priory

nab end to oldgate nick is an entertaining ride
toot hill
riber bar

a day of repetitions of butterton/grindon/ wetton circuit should improve your quads

sheffsimon

BruceyboyNotts wrote:

This ones not bad. Chesterfield Road from the Chatsworth Road end.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=chester ... 69351&z=16

(Hopefully the link works)

The road out of Rowsley up towards Stanton nips a bit as well, though its a while since I rode up there. No more Elton caff at the end of it

derbygrimpeur

SheffSimon wrote:

BruceyboyNotts wrote:

This ones not bad. Chesterfield Road from the Chatsworth Road end.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=chester ... 69351&z=16

(Hopefully the link works)

The road out of Rowsley up towards Stanton nips a bit as well, though its a while since I rode up there. No more Elton caff at the end of it

+1

Not quite sure of the actual % of these, but the're tough climbs

Sydnope Hill from Two Dales
Bank Road in Matlock
The hill from Monsal Dale through Cressbook towards Tideswell
Crowdecote Bank
Cromford Hill
Lea Bridge to Holloway (nr Cromford) then turn left to High Lane
Barnsley Lane (off Wirksworth Road) up to Alport Heights
The Pinch/Oxclose Lane (nr Stanhope)
Mawstone Lane, Youlgreave
Ilam Moor Lane (from Ilam)
Winnats Pass, Castleton
Siggate Hill, Castleton

OffTheBackAdam

There's a few steep ones further south. Rylah Hill going from the A617/M1 junction 29 to Palterton's a killer, Castle Hill up to Bolsover.
It's been a few years since I've ridden them, OK, A FEW DECADES! but hellishly steep in my memory.
Blackbank near Stanfree's a pig too, must be near 1/5 at its steepest!

mroli

Mow Cop?

I'm doing the 100 greatest cycling climbs book by Simon Warren in a year for charity - and a lot of the midland climbs are already up on my blog - www.100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.com - there is some video there and some garmin data too so you can locate them!

Cheers

M

sheffsimon

derbygrimpeur wrote:

SheffSimon wrote:

BruceyboyNotts wrote:

This ones not bad. Chesterfield Road from the Chatsworth Road end.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=chester ... 69351&z=16

(Hopefully the link works)

The road out of Rowsley up towards Stanton nips a bit as well, though its a while since I rode up there. No more Elton caff at the end of it

+1

Not quite sure of the actual % of these, but the're tough climbs

Sydnope Hill from Two Dales
Bank Road in Matlock
The hill from Monsal Dale through Cressbook towards Tideswell
Crowdecote Bank
Cromford Hill
Lea Bridge to Holloway (nr Cromford) then turn left to High Lane
Barnsley Lane (off Wirksworth Road) up to Alport Heights
The Pinch/Oxclose Lane (nr Stanhope)
Mawstone Lane, Youlgreave
Ilam Moor Lane (from Ilam)
Winnats Pass, Castleton
Siggate Hill, Castleton

Out of Monsal towards Tideswell is indeed a pig of a climb, as is Siggate out of Castleton.

Winnats is horrible, too many cars.