Calderdale Road Climb 29

by andy.geall79

Posted on Mar 06, 2015 at 12:18 PM

Doghouse Lane (Todmorden to Tower Causeway)

Welcome to 1.2 miles of pure effort, this is probably the toughest climb in the Todmorden area with an average gradient of 9.7% and a seriously steep maximum gradient of 18.5%. The start of the climb is kind for about 200m until you hit a wall of tarmac in the form of Doghouse Lane, the gradient decreases as you hug the top of Eawood and Buckley Woods. After that point there is a short rest period before kicking up again to Tower Causeway. Climb status very hard (Double Black) and (Cat 3).

Climb Status

Very Hard – Double Black

A Very Hard – Double Black climb will feature super technical difficulty and really challenge amateur and profession cyclists alike. Climbs of this nature are likely to have an average gradient over 10% and sections over 15% gradient make these climbs seriously tough. Calderdale has a number of road and mountain bike climbs that sit in
this category.