Quick Question

Ardennes1944

can anyone here find out what slope the airport hill in cork from the kinsale roundabout to the airport rbout is and how long it is also please?

Chips Lovell

http://www.toporoute.com/

Ardennes1944

about 1.6 miles and a mean grade of 3.7%. doesnt sound hard atal does it

2 Wheels Good

Try Temple hill out near the Anglers Rest, around 600m and avg 12%

Ardennes1944

will do

langdang

Forge hill from Togher up to the Bull McCabes pub halfway up the airport hill - steeper option than coming from roundabout.

studiorat

I do a 1.5 mile with an average 2.6% every day. It's enough thanks very much!

EDIT> Actually it's 4.8% !! I didn't account for the run in to it.

Funkyzeit

2 Wheels Good wrote: »

Try Temple hill out near the Anglers Rest, around 600m and avg 12%

Killer that hill. Might have a bounce of that this week. Did it in September and was way harder that Paddy's Hill....

studiorat

2 Wheels Good wrote: »

Try Temple hill out near the Anglers Rest, around 600m and avg 12%

12%!! Patricks Hill I thought was an 8%. How steep is 12% ffs?

Had to cycle up Richmond hill yesterday I nearly died!

2 Wheels Good

This steep

And it's all like this

studiorat

Ok, Directions please, I'm gonna give it a try. :eek:

Ardennes1944

As studio rat said, it's enough:D I'd prefer a shorter steep one though, the airport hill is a long drag. It's about 2mins from my house though so it's the handiest

2 Wheels Good

It's at the end of the Carrigrohane straight out towards Ballincollig. You turn right at the lights, past the Anglers Rest about 150m keeping on the main road - its the 3rd right after the pub, it's a right turn upwards. Good test for the lungs

langdang

2 Wheels Good wrote: »

It's at the end of the Carrigrohane straight out towards Ballincollig. You turn right at the lights, past the Anglers Rest about 150m keeping on the main road - its the 3rd right after the pub, it's a right turn upwards. Good test for the lungs

Yup, Edelweiss B&B is at the bottom of it (is/was? couldn't say if it's still open or not, been a while)

on_the_nickel

Funkyzeit wrote: »

Killer that hill. Might have a bounce of that this week. Did it in September and was way harder that Paddy's Hill....

Give me a shout when you're doing it Pat. Went out that way a couple of weeks ago but "couldn't find it"

Plastik

Temple Hill and then there's also Killahora for a bit of a craic too !

petethedrummer

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

As studio rat said, it's enough:D I'd prefer a shorter steep one though, the airport hill is a long drag. It's about 2mins from my house though so it's the handiest

You could try going up it in one gear harder than you normally do. That will make it harder and quicker at the same time. Don't wimp out and change up half way, stick with it till the top.

Plastik

Plenty nice hills out around the airport though - De Ronde van Cork

studiorat

Plastik wrote: »

Temple Hill and then there's also Killahora for a bit of a craic too !

Thanks, I'll give it a go.

I guess I could do ****** Hill for a warm up!
Fagg0t Hill it's a real place!!

Ardennes1944

petethedrummer wrote: »

You could try going up it in one gear harder than you normally do. That will make it harder and quicker at the same time. Don't wimp out and change up half way, stick with it till the top.

I did this the last time, increased my average kph by a fair bit but I was pretty ****led at the top!

petethedrummer

Then it did you some good:D
Do it till your comfortable in that gear and then move down again.

Ardennes1944

Plus I did it with my tyres at 63psi instead of the 120 theyshould be at, no clip in shoes or bib shorts!:D

studiorat

Well went out to try it and got lost!

Ended up on Waterfall hill turned right at Sraleigh. 17 Miles 970 Feet climbed hardest climb 8.5%.

Straight after work Jeans and a t-shirt, on my MTB!