Calderdale Road Climb 36

by andy.geall79

Posted on Mar 06, 2015 at 14:40 PM

The Long Causeway (East)

This is Long Causeway East one of the best sections of road in the area for scenery and the pure enjoyment of road cycling, add some extreme weather to the situation and your view of this could soon change. In good weather and the wind in your favour this climb will feel more like a fast rolling link than a climb, with an average gradient of 2.8% and a maximum of 8.7% the steepest parts of the climb come at the beginning. This climb crosses the Pennine Bridleway and also passes a large wind farm. This climb covers 4.9 miles and earns a hard (Red) and (Cat 3) status.

Climb Status

Hard – Red

Hard climbs will feature a constant level of difficulty or feature a technically difficult section. Climbs of this nature are likely to feature terrain with a gradient between 5 and 10%.This type of climb will really challenge new cyclists and require regular cyclists to increase their efforts to successfully complete this type of climb.The majority of the climbs in the Calderdale area are hard – Red.