Calderdale Road Climb 50

by andy.geall79

Posted on Mar 09, 2015 at 15:48 PM

Brighouse to Queensbury

This is a basic A road climb that connects Brighouse, Hipperholme, Shelf and Queensbury. The climb covers 5.5 miles and rises 923ft with slight downhill sections throughout. With an average gradient of 3.4% you wouldn’t consider the climb steep; however some sections feature a maximum gradient of 8.8% that make it challenging for short periods. Traffic can be heavy during rush hour especially at the cross roads of Hipperholme and Queensbury. Climb status hard (Red) and (Cat 3) graded more on the distance than the severity of the climb.

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.