100 Greatest cycling climbs list

100 climbs100 greatest cycling climbs is a list of some of the hardest climbs in the UK from Constitution Hill to Kirkstone Pass and Ditchling Beacon. Over the years, I’ve sought to climb as many hills as possible. This is a list of all 200 climbs feature in 100 Greatest cycling climbs and also the sequel ‘Another 100 Climbs’ I’m aiming to do all (or at least most of the accessible climbs) and write a blog entry about each one. See also: 100climbs.co.uk

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List of – 100 Climbs

Climb Height
Gain		 Av.
Gr		 Length Max Gr
1. Cheddar Gorge 150m 5% 3.5 km 16%
2. Weston Hill 165m 9% 1.8 km 18%
3. Crowcombe Combe 188m 15% 1.2 km 25%
4. Porlock 372m 12% 4.9 km 25%
5. Dunkery Beacon 326m 10% 3.2 km 17%
6. Exmoor Forest 406m 4% 11 km 12%
7. Challacombe 166m 11% 1.5 km 25%
8. Dartmeet 125m 11% 1.1 km 18%
9. Haytor Vale 335m 6% 5.4 km 12%
10. Widecombe 163m 12% 1.4 km 16%
11. Rundelstone 346m 4% 9.0 km 15%
12. Salcombe Hill 159m 13% 1.2 km 20%
13. Dovers Hill 145m 10% 1.7 km 14%
14. Box Hill 130m 5% 2.5 km 6%
15. York’s Hill 92m 14% 0.6 km 20%
16. White Lane 79m 13% 0.7 km 22%
17. Leith Hill 145m 7% 2.1 km 16%
18. White Downs 112m 6% 1.9 km 20%
19. The Wall 125m 9% 1.4 km 17%
20. Toys Hill 170m 6% 2.7 km 18%
21. Steyning Bostal 123m 8% 1.6 km 17%
22. Ditchling Beacon 142m 10% 1.4 km 17%
23. Whiteleaf 127m 9% 1.4 km 16%
24. Streatley Hill 120m 11% 1.0 km 18%
25. Combe Gibbet 83m 10% 0.8 km 18%
26. Mott Street 78m 5% 1.4 km 12%
27. Swains Lane 71m 8% 0.9 km 20%
28. Michaelgate 31m 12% 0.3 km 17%
29. Terrace Hill 76m 8% 0.9 km 15%
30. Monsal Head 57m 12% 0.5 km 17%
31. Bank Road 115m 10% 1.1 km 20%
32. Riber 162m 9% 1.8 km 25%
33. Winnats Pass 198m 12% 1.7 km 20%
34. Rowsley Bar 140m 13% 1.1 km 25%
35. Curbar Edge 175m 10% 1.8 km 16%
36. Mow Cop 170m 11% 1.5 km 25%
37. Peaslows 172m 11% 1.6 km 12%
38. Jiggers Bank 125m 5% 2.6 km 10%
39. The Burway 290m 10% 3.0 km 20%
40. Shibden Wall 133m 15% 0.9 km 25%
41. Pea Royd Lane 145m 12% 1.1 km 20%
42. Jackson Bridge 161m 10% 1.5 km 20%
43. Holme Moss 204m 9% 2.2 km 12%
44. Halifax Lane 185m 11% 1.6 km 20%
45. Park Rash 238m 10% 2.1 km 25%
46. Oxnop Scar 243m 6% 3.8 km 25%
47. Malham Cove 199m 6% 3.4 km 20%
48. Langcliffe Scar 170m 10% 2.3 km 20%
49. Buttertubs 223m 9% 3.6 km 25%
50. Fleet Moss 323m 6% 5.3 km 20%
51. Tan Hill 206m 2% 9.9 km 12%
52. Greenhow Hill 282m 10% 4.0 km 18%
53. Norwood Edge 169m 11% 1.9 km 18%
54. Boltby Bank 162m 13% 1.3 km 20%
55. Rosedale Chimney 179m 14% 1.4 km 33%
56. White Horse Bank 175m 10% 1.6 km 25%
57. The Stang 241m 7% 3.8 km 17%
58. Carlton Bank 202m 10% 2.0 km 30%
59. Crawleyside 274m 4% 6.2 km 20%
60. Peth Bank 141m 8% 1.8 km 20%
61. Winter’s Gibbet 153m 4% 3.7 km 10%
62. Chapel Fell 323m 8% 4.1 km 16%
63, Mennock Pass 318m 3% 9.9 km 10%
64. Cairn O’ Mount 313m 10% 3.3 km 14%
65. The Cairnwell 323m 4% 8.5 km 12%
66. The Lecht 245m 8% 3.0 km 20%
67. Cairn Gorm 300m 5% 5.4 km 10%
68. Rest + be Thankful 253m 6% 4.4 km 16%
69. Bealach-Na-Ba 623m 7% 8.9 km 20%
70. Cat and Fiddle 381m 3% 11.2 km 5%
71. Swiss Hill 69m 13% 0.5 km 17%
72. The Rake 101m 12% 0.95 km 23%
73. Garsdale Head 222m 6% 3.6 km 20%
74. Nick O’ Pendle 145m 11% 1.3 km 14%
75. Trough of Bowland 144m 6% 2.2 km 16%
76. Jubilee Tower 230m 6% 4.1 km 16%
77. Hartside Fell 396m 5% 7.6 km 7%
78. Lamps Moss 302m 8% 4.0 km 17%
79. Cross of Greet 182m 6% 2.9 km 13%
80. Honister Pass 239m 7% 3.7 km 25%
81. Newlands House 205m 11% 1.9 km 25%
82. Whinlatter Pass 231m 7% 3.3 km 15%
83. Kirkstone Pass 292m 6% 5.3 km 16%
84. Hardknott Pass 298m 13% 2.2 km 33%
85. Wrynose Pass 278m 11% 2.5 km 25%
86. The Shelf 262m 5% 5.1 km 12%
87. Moel Arthur 220m 10% 2.2 km 20%
88. Penbarras 258m 11% 2.3 km 25%
89. The Road to Hell 353m 3% 11 km 20%
90. Horseshoe Pass 317m 7% 6.1 km 20%
91. Bwlch Y Groes 385m 11% 3.5 km 25%
92. Ffordd Penllech 61m 20% 0.3 km 40%
93. Devil’s Staircase 151m 12% 1.3 km 25%
94. Llangynidr Mt 397m 7% 5.6 km 14%
95. Black Mountain 378m 5% 7.1 km 8%
96. Bryn Du 270m 5% 5.5 km 22%
97. The Tumble 399m 8% 5.1 km 16%
98. Rhigos 268m 4% 6.2 km 7%
99. The Bwlch 340m 6% 5.8 km 22%
100. Constitution Hill 59m 20% 0.3 km 22%
Total climbing: 21,293m over 322.75km. Average gradient: 6.5%

Another 100 Greatest Cycling hills

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Another 100 climbs include:

  • Longest Hill Climb Cragg Vale – The longest continuous ascent in England – 9.1 km. Height gain 286m
  • Steepest Hill Climb – Vale Street in Bristol. Short residential street.
  • Hardest Hill Climb – Great Dun Fell – A radar station in Knock Cumbria. Height gain 638 Metres. Length 7.4Km

Another 100 hill climbs list

Climb Height
Gain		 Length Av. grade Max
101. Gold Hill 24m 0.2 km 16% 21%
102. Zig Zag Hill 93m 2.0 km 4% 6%
103 Park Hill 127 m 1.7 km 7% 10%
104. Frocester Hill 203m 2.1 km 9% 11%
105. Bushcombe Lane 167m 1.5 km 12% 25%
106. Haresfield Beacon 200m 2.2 km 9% 18%
107. Symonds Yat 116m 1.7 km 7% 20%
108. Shaft Road 106m 0.8 km 9% 18%
109. Vale Street 17m 0.2km 25% 33%
110 Countisbury Hill 284m 3.1 km 9% 20%
111 Millook 100m 1.0 km 10% 30%
112 Clovelly 80m 0.5 km 17% 30%
113 Bishop’s Wood 47m 0.3 km 14% 28%
114 Talland Hill 99m 1.0 km 10% 20%
115 Ashdown Forest 174m 7.5 km 2% 12%
116 Combe Ln 108m 1.8 km 6% 18%
117 Chalkpit Lane 140m 1.6 km 9% 20%
118 Coldharbour Ln 145m 3.3 km 4% 18%
119 Quell Lane 88m 1.1 km 8% 22%
120 Barhatch Lane 156m 2.5 km 6% 23%
121 Dragon Hill Rd 95m 1.0 km 9% 17%
122 Kingston Hill 99m 1.2 km 9% 17%
123 Down Lane 98m 1.4 km 7% 25%
124 Watson’s Hill 32m 0.6 km 6% 11%
125 Beacon Hill 68m 1.2 km 5%
126 Mam Tor 205m 2.1 km 10% 18%
127 Beeley Moor 225m 3.9 km 6% 10%
128 Burbage Moor 263m 3.7 km 7%
129 Slack Hill 129m 1.4 km 9%
130 Axe Edge 162m 3.8 km 4% 10%
131 Larkstone Lane 135m 1.9 km 7%
132 Gun Hill 151m 2.4 km 6%
133 The Wrekin 102m 1.6 km 6%
134 Asterton Bank 163m 1.0 km 17%
135 Clee Hill 185m 3.3 km 5% 15%
136 Edge Hill 105m 1.1 km 9.5%
137 Ewdin Bank 107m 1.0 km 11%
138 Cragg Vale 298m 8.3 km 3% 7%
139 Mytholm Steeps 225m 3.3 km 6.7% 25%
140 Thwaites Brow 125m 1.2 km 10% 20%
141 Hainworth Lane 147m 1.5 km 10% 20%
142 Turf Moor 190m 3.3 km 6% 17%
143 Bowland Knotts 299m 7.3 km 4% 10%
144 Greets Moss 282m 4.2 km 7% 12%
145 Trapping Hill 259m 3.2 km 8% 19%
146 Nought Bank Rd 207m 2.3 km 9% 18%
147 Sleights Moor 250m 3.3 km 7.5%
148 Blakey Bank 232m 1.8 km 13% 20%
149 Caper Hill 188m 1.4 km 13% 25%
150 Egton High Moor 279m 6.7 km 4% 14%
151 Hanging Grimston 150m 1.6 km 9% 16%
152 Yad Moss 312m 15.7 km 2%
153 Cuthbert’s Hill 160m 2.7 km 6%
154 Peat Hill 259m 3.6 km 7%
155 Unthank Bank 195m 2.9 km 7%
156 High Knowes 194m 3.8 km 5%
157 Cragpit hill 198m 5.3 km 4%
158 Ryal’s Hill 112m 2.8 km 4%
159 Silverhills 115m 2.3 km 5%
160 Devil’s Beef Tub 310m 10.0 km 3%
161 Crow Road 237m 3.8 km 6%
162 Duke’s Pass 225m 4.0 km 5.6%
163 Bealach Main 299m 3.7 km 8%
164 Glen Finart 145m 2.4 km 6%
165 Glen Quaich 248m 2.7 km 9%
166 Bealach Feith 331m 4.6 km 7.2%
167 Ben Lawers 348m 7.1 km 5%
168 Glen Coe 304m 13.6 km 2%
169 Bealach Ratagan 334m 4.5 km 7%
170 Quiraing 217m 3.8 km 6%
171 Pym Chiar 157m 1.5 km 10%
172 Knott Hill Lane 133m 1.8 km 7%
173 Chew Road 250m 2.6 km 9.6%
174 Crown Point 147m 3.0 km 5%
175 Whalley Nab 122m 1.3 km 9%
176 Newton Fell 223m 3.6 km 6%
177 White Shaw Moss 221m 2.2 km 10%
178 Bank House Moor 223m 2.2 km 10%
179 Kiln Bank Cross 177m 1.8 km 10%
180 Burn Edge 167m 3.8 km 4.4%
181 The Struggle 396m 4.8 km 8% 24%
182 Blea Tarn 127m 1.2 km 11%
183 Shot Moss 264m 6.1 km 4%
184 Dowgang Hush 160m 1.4 km 11%
185 Killhope Cross 266m 5.2 km 5%
186 Great Dun Fell 635 m 7.4 km 8% 20%
187 Long Mountain 277m 2.9 km 9%
188 Melin Y Wig 100m 1.3 km 8%
189 Llanberis Pass 247m 4.9 km 5%
190 Prenteg 171m 1.4 km 12%
191 Hirnant Pass 153m 1.8 km 8%
192 Dyfi Forest 215m 5.0 km 4%
193 Heol Senni 188m 1.8 km 10%
194 Gospel Pass 280m 4.5 km 6%
195 Gamallt 67m 0.9 km 7% 25%
196 Caerphilly Mt 135m 1.4 km 10%
197 Rhiwr Road 208m 1.7 km 6%
198 Bungalow 283m 4.5 km 6%
199 Injerbreck Hill 305m 5.4 km 6%
200 Snaefell Mt 418m 12.5 km 3%

Other memorable climbs in UK

  • Kidstones Pass – North Yorkshire. Buckden to Aysgarth, used in le Tour
  • Robin Hood Climb – Silsden , Yorkshire – 0.8 miles, 10% average – 23% max.
  • Snake Pass – Glossop, – 3.3 miles, 328m – 6% average.
  • Long Hill, – Whaley Bridge, Buxton – 4.4 miles 195m height gain – 3% – Used in 2011 National HC.
  • West close hill – Weston sub Mendips – 1.2 miles, 168m height gain – 9% average gradient. Used in 2000 National HC
  • Saintbury – Gloucestershire – 1.2 miles, 9% average. Used in 1951 and 1960 national hill climb.
  • Cow and Calf, Ilkley, West Yorks – 1.1 miles, 9% average
  • Kop Hill – Princes Risborough – 1.1 miles, 9% average
  • Chinnor Hill – Chilterns – 1.1 miles, 9% average
  • Trooper Lane – Halifax – 1 mile – 12% average – cobbled max 25% – one of hardest hills.
  • Grinton Moor – Reeth, North Yorks. 1.9 miles, 7%
  • Burrington Combe – near Bristol 2.2 miles 6%
  • Old Shoe out of Llangolen – 1 mile at 12.5% near Horseshoe Pass, North Wales. Venue of 2022 National Hill CLimb

Steepest Hills in Britain / UK

  • Ffordd Penllech, Harlech, Gwynedd Wales – 40% on steepest part of hairpin!
  • Rosedale Chimney, North York Moors – 33% (1 in 3)
  • Constitution Hill, Wales – 30%
  • Hardknott Pass, Lake District – up to 30%
  • Trooper Lane

Some other 25% Climbs

  • The Rake, Ramsbottom – 25%
  • Honister Pass – 25%
  • Shibden Wall, Halifax – 25%
  • Buttertubs, Yorks – 25%
  • Mow Cop – 25%
  • Porlock Hill, Somerset – 25%

Longest continual ascent in England

Cragg Vale claims to be the longest continual ascent in England. It is certainly the longest hill climb of constant uphill. However, there is actually a slightly longer continual ascent from Henley to Pishill of 7.2 miles in the Chilterns. Perhaps, even longer if you go from Henley to Pishill and turn right towards Christmas Common (via different roads). However, at the bottom, it barely feels like a hill, with a gradient of around 0.5%- 1%. But, on a technicality of continual uphill, Pishill could claim the crown. 100 climbs of the Tour de France

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  27. Old Wyche Rd Malvern.
    Beyond evil. One way down hill .. horrible going down ..
    I was arranging a hill climb up there a few years ago but life got in the way.
    Maybe in the future. It’s one of the steepest hills in the UK . Morgan used to race cars up it years ago.

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  30. Hubbards hill in Weald (near sevenoaks, kent) was an unwelcome surprise! 7% average gradient with 13% max for 1.7 km

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  31. Disputed information.
    The “Rest and be Thankful ” segment marked is actually the Hell’s Glen climb which finishes at 298m, higher than the RabT. It climbs steadily from Pole Farm,Glen Goil below 20m.
    The RabT is the old military road parallel to the A83. Recently resurfaced but the gates currently padlocked although used as a diversion for construction on the A83.

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