Adelaides great Climbs
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:58 am
After many discussions, I'd thought I'd put up some details of some of the better climbs found in Adelaide (the ones that I frequent anyway) to give visitors an idea of what is here.
The best thing for us Adeladians, is thta it is so easy to do a Hills ride or a coast ride without a mojor commute or via some really bad/high traffic roads.
Here goes my list (Climb name, length, Avg gradient and Total ascent) in no particular order ...
Belair Road : 3.75km (AT) 5.48%, 205m
Old Belair Rd : 2.08km (AT) 10.48%, 193m
Belair Rd via Lynton fire trail : 4.45km (AT) 5.60%, 249m (some really steep pitches at 15 - 20%)
Eagle on the Hill to Bollards : 9.00km (AT) 4.67%, 420m
Mt Lofty via EoH : 12.49km (AT) 4.44%, 554m
Greenhill Rd to Bus stop : 7.32km (AT) 6.20%, 454m (pretty constant all the way)
Mt Lofty via Greenhill Rd : 10.44km (AT) 5.36%, 560m
Norton Summit Rd : 7.34km (AT) 4.25%, 312m
Old Norton Summit : 5.46km (AT) 5.64%, 308m
Corkscrew Rd : 2.48km (AT) 9.43%, 233m
Kensington Rd to Lookout : 1.25km (AT) 12.66%, 157m
Mt Osmond via Thirkell Rd : 2.15km (AT) 9.58%, 206m
Mt Osmond (Fwy side) : 1.20km (AT) 7.75%, 93m
Acland Hill (Black Rd t/off) : 2.53km (AT) 5.53%, 140m
Some extra's (from Daccordi Rider and You cant be sirrius) :
Montacute Rd : 3.6km (AT) 6.10%, 220m
Montacute (St bernhards Rd to Marble Hill ruins) : 13.2km (AT) 3.29%, 434m
Coachhouse Rd/Woodland Way : 2.70km (AT) 10.2% , 280m
For the out of towners ....
Saddlebags Rd, Kangarilla : 2.20km (AT) 7.55%, 169m
I know there are others, and please feel free to add them in your post below, and if you can follow the same format, that would be great.
My favourite descent is Greenhill Rd, but love going up to Mt Lofty via Norton Summit and Woods Hill Rd. I love Adelaide
The best thing for us Adeladians, is thta it is so easy to do a Hills ride or a coast ride without a mojor commute or via some really bad/high traffic roads.
Here goes my list (Climb name, length, Avg gradient and Total ascent) in no particular order ...
Belair Road : 3.75km (AT) 5.48%, 205m
Old Belair Rd : 2.08km (AT) 10.48%, 193m
Belair Rd via Lynton fire trail : 4.45km (AT) 5.60%, 249m (some really steep pitches at 15 - 20%)
Eagle on the Hill to Bollards : 9.00km (AT) 4.67%, 420m
Mt Lofty via EoH : 12.49km (AT) 4.44%, 554m
Greenhill Rd to Bus stop : 7.32km (AT) 6.20%, 454m (pretty constant all the way)
Mt Lofty via Greenhill Rd : 10.44km (AT) 5.36%, 560m
Norton Summit Rd : 7.34km (AT) 4.25%, 312m
Old Norton Summit : 5.46km (AT) 5.64%, 308m
Corkscrew Rd : 2.48km (AT) 9.43%, 233m
Kensington Rd to Lookout : 1.25km (AT) 12.66%, 157m
Mt Osmond via Thirkell Rd : 2.15km (AT) 9.58%, 206m
Mt Osmond (Fwy side) : 1.20km (AT) 7.75%, 93m
Acland Hill (Black Rd t/off) : 2.53km (AT) 5.53%, 140m
Some extra's (from Daccordi Rider and You cant be sirrius) :
Montacute Rd : 3.6km (AT) 6.10%, 220m
Montacute (St bernhards Rd to Marble Hill ruins) : 13.2km (AT) 3.29%, 434m
Coachhouse Rd/Woodland Way : 2.70km (AT) 10.2% , 280m
For the out of towners ....
Saddlebags Rd, Kangarilla : 2.20km (AT) 7.55%, 169m
I know there are others, and please feel free to add them in your post below, and if you can follow the same format, that would be great.
My favourite descent is Greenhill Rd, but love going up to Mt Lofty via Norton Summit and Woods Hill Rd. I love Adelaide