Calderdale Road Climb 42

by andy.geall79

Posted on Mar 09, 2015 at 11:08 AM

Widdop Rd to Ridehalgh Lane

This is a fantastic bit of road for those who love rural cycling; if you have made it to this point by bike you will have probably conquered a few local climbs already. Covering 3.5 miles this climb passes the unique Packhorse Inn and Widdop Reservoir before turning into singletrack road and nothing but open moorland. The average gradient of this climb is only 2.8% although the 10.3% maximum gradient provides a challenge. Climb status hard (Red) and (Cat 4).

Climb Status

Hard – Red

Hard climbs will feature a constant level of difficulty or feature a technically difficult section. Climbs of this nature are likely to feature terrain with a gradient between 5 and 10%. This type of climb will really challenge new cyclists and require regular cyclists to increase their efforts to successfully complete this type of climb. The majority of the climbs in the Calderdale area are hard – Red.