Which is the steepest road in Sheffield?

[Grahame]

victoria rd stocksbridge. not sure of the gradient percentage but its in the late 30's to early 40's! the steepest in big sheff.. trust!

 

I know Victoria Rd but at the bottom it is 217 metres above sea level and at the top it is 222 metres. It is 236 Metres long which when worked out;

 

(222-217)/236*100=2.1 % gradient. Trust.

 

Now if you mean Victoria Street then that is a different matter altogether. The figures are, (203-173)/202*100=14.85% gradient.

 

Whose a clever boy then? Blake Street is 12.4%.

 

Shame it's not in old Sheffield.

Edited December 6, 2010 by Grahame

[mumsy]

I know Victoria Rd but at the bottom it is 217 metres above sea level and at the top it is 222 metres. It is 236 Metres long which when worked out;

 

(222-217)/236*100=2.1 % gradient. Trust.

 

Now if you mean Victoria Street then that is a different matter altogether. The figures are, (203-173)/202*100=14.85% gradient.

 

Whose a clever boy then? Blake Street is 12.4%.

 

Shame it's not in old Sheffield.

 

How about Shore Lane-this always seemed very steep when having to do cross country at school-can you help on this one Grahame?

Thankyou-mumsy

[Grahame]

How about Shore Lane-this always seemed very steep when having to do cross country at school-can you help on this one Grahame?

Thankyou-mumsy

 

That's not bad. Shore Lane is 443 metres long it has a climb of 43 metres which works out at 43/443*100=9.7% gradient.

Edited December 6, 2010 by Grahame

[mumsy]

That's not bad. Shore Lane is 443 metres long it has a climb of 43 metres which works out at 43/443*100=9.7% gradient.

 

Thankyou for that-how about Lydgate Lane?

mumsy

[jemson]

Cobnor Road in Woodseats.

[mumsy]

I think we need to employ Grahame and get him doing all the roads for us!!

mumsy

 

Bole Hill Road/Springvale Rd also!!

xx

[Grahame]

Cobnor Road in Woodseats.

 

The top part of Cobnar through the woods is the steepest with a 11.25% gradient.

 

The bottom part is 9.5%.

[Grahame]

Thankyou for that-how about Lydgate Lane?

mumsy

 

Lydgate Lane from the Crookes main road to the children's playground, with what used to be Mount Zion on the other side of the road has a 7.1% gradient.

 

It rises 43 metres over 604 metres (approx)

[Gordonb]

Highcliffe road maybe?

[Grahame]

I think we need to employ Grahame and get him doing all the roads for us!!

mumsy

 

Bole Hill Road/Springvale Rd also!!

xx

 

I thought Bole Hill Road was steeper than that, but from Crookes down to the Tinker Lane bus terminus it only comes out with a graident of 2.6%. You have to remember that as far as Cocked Hat Cottages it is fairly flat. (The cottages get their name from the road that used to be called Cocked Hat Lane. It has nothing to do with sailors hats like people think.)

 

Springvale Road is steeper at 8.7%.

 

No one has asked about Heavygate. Heavy used to mean steep (heavy going) and was on the old packhorse route (Racker Way) from Stannington to Sheffield town, hence the Inn.

Edited December 6, 2010 by Grahame