Running adjacent to the M25, just south east of Biggin Hill, is a ridge which offers a serious challenge for road cyclists. You'll certainly be blowing by then. South-North (Toys Hill) As it is, it has to settle for a spot amongst the nearly-men. The examples show round numbers in one or more of the notations and some documented and reasonably well known instances. Average gradient: 10.4% Maximum gradient: 15.9% Elevation gain: 76 m Elevation change: 76 m Min elevation: 144 m Max elevation: 221 m KOM athletes: n/a KOM elapsed time: 02:07 KOM moving time: 02:07 KOM speed: 20.8 km/h KOM VAM: n/a KOM relative power: n/a QOM athletes: n/a QOM elapsed time: 02:56 QOM moving time: 02:56 QOM speed: 15.0 km/h Full article: Uphill sprinting load- and force-velocity profiling Hotham, for example, is a 30.8km long climb with an average gradient of 4.2%. This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. Brasted Hill Running adjacent to the M25, just south east of Biggin Hill, is a ridge which offers a serious challenge for road cyclists. 4) take the 4th root of the value obtained in step #3. The North Downs actually start in Surrey, but are a range of hills which run through the heart of Kent, characterised by the white chalk made famous by the White Cliffs of Dover at their eastern tip. http://app.strava.com/segments/626723 good one. Billy, no, it is not a linear relationship. Obviously if you go the other way, down Hesiers, then you can do Beddlestead. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. A simple way to find the gradient of any ride youre thinking about doing is to map the route on google maps then paste the link into the look up elevations section of gps visualizer . However, its then that the real challenge starts, and once its buttered you up and given you a false sense of security, it slaps you in the face as you cross the Pilgrims Way, with ramps nearing 20 per cent for the next 500m, before the gradient levels out for the final 100m. With the roots of the trees by the side of the road exposed, Birling reminded me of some of the climbs in the Surrey Pyrenees. Ten of the best cycling climbs in Kent - Road Cyclin Brasted is 6 km west of Sevenoaks town. I came across something called BikeRoll but not very useful in this context. That said, heres a rough guide to how various gradients might feel: In the next part in this series, well look at ways of objectively measuring how hard various gradients are and what effect a riders weight has on climbing speed. A larger number indicates higher or steeper degree of "tilt". You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Everyone has their favourite, which one's yours? To make hill repeats effective you need to go very hard. I've always wondered how gradients of a hill were worked out. It's about 10km away from the No9 on the list, Boxley, so both could be done on the same ride. Researching for my physics project. At Trottiscliffe, take a left on to Taylors Lane, which gently lulls you into a false sense of security as it slowly rises up. This cookie is used for load balancing services provded by Amazon inorder to optimize the user experience. The start of the climb is gentle enough but then it brings the hurt - a middle section that will have you out of the saddle at close to 20%. Often slope is calculated as a ratio of "rise" to "run", or as a fraction ("rise over run") in which run is the horizontal distance (not the distance along the slope) and rise is the vertical distance. Hope that explains it? Distance: 2.4km Curve round to the left and ka-boom, Vigo hits you straight between the eyes. Is it linear? Botley Hill Farmhouse (pub open Sunday from 9:30 am) 15. At the crossroads at the top of Layhams Road, take a left, head down Jewels and get those legs spinning for Saltbox. Its worth getting yourself to the top of Devils Kneading Trough for the spectacular views of the Romney Marsh and Weald. The Strava segment is 1.3km long, and while things start off relatively shallow for the first 300m, its a steady and unforgiving pitch from then on like many of the North Downs ascents. When it comes to downing ale, there's no contest. There are some nice views out to your left as well, if you're not too out of breath. As Martin Kerans says in the comments section, this Riverhill is similar to Westerham in that it's busy with traffic and just distinctly unpleasant as you head towards Sevenoaks. Average gradient: 4.9% Maximum gradient: 15.4% Elevation gain: 142 m Elevation change: 142 m Min elevation: 88 m Max elevation: 230 m KOM athletes: n/a KOM elapsed time: 07:19 KOM moving time: 07:19 KOM speed: 23.9 km/h KOM VAM: 1,162 m/h KOM relative power: 4.67 W/kg QOM athletes: n/a QOM elapsed time: 08:53 QOM moving time: 08:53 QOM speed: These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Distance: 1.3km Is it easier to do that climb in reverse for instance? Perhaps it's the need to live up to Broleur's moniker 'The Mountain Goat'. Since designers like round figures, the method of expression can affect the gradients selected. By the time you reach the sign for the village, you think you've conquered it, but it keeps going and going. (average gradient 1-7). Once you've bypassed the field of onlooking sheep, it eases off and you can take a moment to get your breath back.