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Howth Hill - right of church

DD Mikasa · 2013-04-02 14:57:23

Did this climb for the first time today and it was a nice way to taste your own lungs. Thank God the really steep bit doesnt go on further or the legs and brain would have been having an argument. Does anyone know what the gradient is up there?

02-04-2013 2:57pm

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DD Mikasa

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Did this climb for the first time today and it was a nice way to taste your own lungs. Thank God the really steep bit doesnt go on further or the legs and brain would have been having an argument.

Does anyone know what the gradient is up there?

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#2 02-04-2013 3:13pm

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Strava says 11.6% average, up to 19% in places:

http://app.strava.com/segments/1782510

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#3 02-04-2013 3:16pm

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My garmin was saying 18% the last time I was up it. Strava says it tops out at 20%.:eek:

http://app.strava.com/segments/1782510

Thank god it doesn't go on much further than it does!

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#4 02-04-2013 3:20pm

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Wimps !!!. Come down here to Cork and I'll show you Temple Hill. Now that's a REAL hill.

http://www.strava.com/segments/temple-hill-699323

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#5 02-04-2013 3:22pm

DD Mikasa

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Cheers for the responses lads. Am happy with that. If ye had told me it was a max of 10% I'd have hung head in shame.

It didnt help that just after the really acute corner I cycled right over a few bumps (shoddy tarring job) in the middle of the road (head was down so didnt see them til I was on them). You dont need speed bumps going up a 19/20% gradient!!

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#6 02-04-2013 3:22pm

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youtheman wrote: »

Wimps !!!. Come down here to Cork and I'll show you Temple Hill. Now that's a REAL hill.

http://www.strava.com/segments/temple-hill-699323

Strava says part of that climb has a grade of 45% :eek::eek::eek:

Might need a few sticky bottles to get up that!

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#7 02-04-2013 3:29pm

DD Mikasa

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Ah jasus!

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#8 02-04-2013 3:31pm

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Raam kindly posted some graphics of the gradient about 18 months ago.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73918244

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