UK's flattest city?
bd12mz
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Bristol is a city of a lot of hills
is there a generally flat area of the UK?
is there a generally flat area of the UK?
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Norwich or Cambridge.0
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bd12mz wrote:Bristol is a city of a lot of hills
is there a generally flat area of the UK?0 -
Norwich definitely isn't the flattest - there's some steep hills in the city!
I'd say somewhere like Peterborough, got to be in the top ten at least.0 -
Manchester is pretty much flat - not many hills around Leeds either. Sheffield is more like Bristol.Ribble Gran Fondo
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'not many hills around Leeds either'
i can tell you from first hand experience - there are a lot of hills around Leeds.0 -
Is there a nice free way to find out how much ascent/descent on a route (without me having to go and ride the bugger). I am sort of tempted to try a route that doesn't involve Archway Hill, but am not keen on Muswell Hill :-)0
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Avanti Roman wrote:Manchester is pretty much flat - not many hills around Leeds either. Sheffield is more like Bristol.
Manchester is flat, Just happens to be surrounded by some big stuff0 -
redddraggon wrote:Avanti Roman wrote:Manchester is pretty much flat - not many hills around Leeds either. Sheffield is more like Bristol.
Manchester is flat, Just happens to be surrounded by some big stuff
Ditto for Portsmouth. In the city, the nearest thing to climbs are a couple of railway bridges. Go a mile or so north and it's a bit different....Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
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WesternWay wrote:Is there a nice free way to find out how much ascent/descent on a route (without me having to go and ride the bugger). I am sort of tempted to try a route that doesn't involve Archway Hill, but am not keen on Muswell Hill :-)
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topher9 wrote:'not many hills around Leeds either'
i can tell you from first hand experience - there are a lot of hills around Leeds.
There may be plenty of hills surrounding Leeds but I can tell you from experience having lived there for several yoears there aren't many big hills in the city itself.Ribble Gran Fondo
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it isn't edinburgh thats for sure.Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.
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SE London has got quite a few hills from zone 2 and 3 outwards....Do not write below this line. Office use only.0
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I thought this thread was about the UK's FATTEST city! :oops:0
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redddraggon wrote:
I remember driving past that & thinking - 'wow I can't believe it, a hill in Manchester!'Ribble Gran Fondo
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I would think that Peterborough certainly comes high on the list. The steepest slope I encounter on my daily commute is a foot bridge over the ring road. I do have to ride up a bit of an incline from the side of the river up to a housing estate. It's probably a 100m long stretch with a 15-20m elevation.
Otherwise, I can't think of many other slopes. It's even more flat when you get out to the East of the city. Just have a look at Google Street View for proof: http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&hq=&h ... 81.97,,0,6
Actually, my parents live at the top of a hill in Peterborough. This street view shows the steep bit:
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&hq=&h ... .23,,0,4.10 -
WesternWay wrote:Is there a nice free way to find out how much ascent/descent on a route (without me having to go and ride the bugger). I am sort of tempted to try a route that doesn't involve Archway Hill, but am not keen on Muswell Hill :-)
MapMyRide will display n altitude profile for a given route, plus total climb and descent.
Thing is, where the countryside is flat, the cities tend to be built on the hilly bits to keep them out of flood plains/marshland. Conversely, where the landscape is hilly, cities tend to be built on the flat bits, as it's easier, but then spread out into the hills (Bristol)1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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lastant wrote:Norwich definitely isn't the flattest - there's some steep hills in the city!
Once you get out into Norfolk, it's fairly pancake-like, but there are some serious gradients around the city.N00b commuter with delusions of competence
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I'd have to agree with Cambridge or Peterborough. I've only been through bits of Peterborough but didn't encounter any noticeable changes in elevation.
Cambridge really only has one noteworthy incline, known as 'Castle Hill', which peaks at about 4-5%, with an elevation change of about 15m. Amazingly you still hear people moaning about having cycle up it. The only other significant gradients in the city are bridges.0 -
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Manchester sounds good - thanks y'all0
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cambridge is flatter then norwich.
Norwich has a few short sharp climbs, a few small hills around ringland and some more climbs in the river yare vally around whitlingham broad.
For cambridge it stopps being flat around 10 miles south towards saffron walden.
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hamstrich wrote:I'd have to agree with Cambridge or Peterborough. I've only been through bits of Peterborough but didn't encounter any noticeable changes in elevation.
Cambridge really only has one noteworthy incline, known as 'Castle Hill', which peaks at about 4-5%, with an elevation change of about 15m. Amazingly you still hear people moaning about having cycle up it. The only other significant gradients in the city are bridges.
Was waiting till someone would mention castle hill...
Beyond the fact it has a university it's hardly a proper city though. A good hard 15 minute ride and you can go from one side of Cambridge through to the other, even with traffic lights.0