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It's a bit lumpy around here, so anything that doesn't have the word Bealach in it. 🙂
Sometimes I have to bump up kerbs that haven't been lowered by the council.
What's your point caller? Is that hilly or not?
Sorry, I don't class it as hilly, just normal riding - certainly wouldn't want much less and anything under 1000ft/10miles would definitely be too flat for my liking
My last five full-day rides fall consistently in the range 17 to 22 miles distance.
Ascent in feet / distance in miles:
5000 / 18 = St Sunday & Helvellyn
5000 / 17 = 4 Passes
7000 / 22 = Helvellyn twice
6000 / 21 = Whiteless Pike & Red Pike
4000 / 21 = Rossett, Grains Gill, Stake Pass (inc loads of flat stuff on road bringing the average down)
so, about 275 feet per mile = hilly
I live between the Quantocks and Exmoor, 500m (1600ft) per 10 miles is normal for a road ride for me.
Just checked and I averaged 128ft per mile last year.
Mine are MTB ft/miles btw
Did a ride in Skåne a few years ago. About 70 km. Give or take.
I think it was about 25-30m of climbing (don't have the GPS log anymore to check) No bridges. No motorway overpasses. No nothing. Most boring ride ever. And I've lived in the fens. Briefly.
@malvernride
How dare you say the Severn vale is flat.... I know of some really steep level crossings. 😉
Not had a willy waving thread in [i]ages[/i]... 😀
Nobeerinthefridge - Member
Not had a willy waving thread in ages...
Not for about 5 months ..... oh, right, as you were.
But if we're reopening this, my mid week ride as Alps prep has been running at 5 miles and 1500ft climbing recently and I classify that as really **** hilly (and with 4 loops up the same road climb a bit repetitive).