Does anybody have an easy method (I'm mathamatically challanged) for working out height from one point to the next?
I need to know how much higher Lyme Cage in Lyme Park is from the road below it. Distance I can do aided by Cateye cycle computers, height is beyond me though.
Google was unhelpful.
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Working out height gain without a GPS (Lyme Cage if any locals know the height)
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Posted 2 years ago #
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get an OS map (multimap have them online) and count the contour lines.
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Cage Hill is 263m ASL
That's 863ft.Posted 2 years ago # -
You could draw the route into http://www.mapmyride.com and it can give you a profile, max height and height gain. It runs off Google maps so is better suited to roads rather than tracks...
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173m at the A6
263m at the cage
you do the math
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A6 is higher than the drive road but thanks anyway
I'll do the google earth/map thing later (or take Crazy Legs' - thanks James) word for it
I need to know what I'm doing when I'm doing my hill reps.
Thanks again, I love you all.Posted 2 years ago # -
Actually, is that right James? 863 feet from the road into the park (for arguements sake the pay hut) to the cage? Gosh (or similar expletives)!
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863 feet ASL - Above Sea Level. Not Above The Road
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Looking at a map will be more accurate than a gps anyhow. GPS is a poor system to measure altitude with any accuracy.
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I'm speed reading at work. I assumed they'd put an Advanced Stop Lane in at the hut or something?
Cheers IA. I'll get the map out tonight.Posted 2 years ago # -
IA - map contours are not very accurate either. They are interpolations based on visual information and some measurements, not measurements in themselves. Spot heights on maps are accurate.
WAAs on a GPS should give you better than 7m accuracy.
http://users.erols.com/dlwilson/gpswaas.htmAdmittedly, its unlikely that a map contour would be more than 7 metres out but equally 7m is supposed to be the maximum error on the WAAS GPS
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Steve,
263m at the summit.
173m on the A6 at Disley (the sharp corner).That's 90m (295ft) height difference. Admittedly you drop down a bit from the corner as you go into the park so call it a nice round 100m.
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I prefered your previous answer to be honest James
Thanks again (all).Posted 2 years ago # -
BikeRouteToaster
better import/export options.BikeHike
with OS mapsPosted 2 years ago # -
Cheers Dave
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