Which is the steepest road in Sheffield?

[choogling]

Bishops court road meersbrook was THE road to test out a new bike when we were kids .I had a Dawes Windrush fifteen gears and could just get up by tacking in the lowest gear -32 front 28 rear.

[0742Sheff]

Hagg Hill (not old Sheffield) gradient 17.1%.

 

Victoria Street, Stocksbridge (not old Sheffield) gradient 14.85%.

 

Blake Street, gradient, 12.79%.

 

Wellfield Road, gradient 12.5%.

 

Fir Street, gradient 11.26%.

 

Cobnar Road (top part) gradient 11.25%.

 

Upperthorpe, gradient 11%.

 

Winnats Pass Derbyshire (between the two Mam Tor roads) (not Sheffield) gradient 10.91%.

 

West Hill Rotherham (from Droppingwell Rd to Poucher St) (not Sheffield) gradient 10.4%.

 

Jenkin Road (From Tyler St/Holywell Rd to the highest part just past Forthill Road) gradient 10%.

 

Just found that online. I'd have to say the last bend near the top of Hagg Hill takes some beating. Although the hardest climb i have ever done would have to be Winnats pass (i know it's not Sheffield). I've not climbed that many times

[manofstrad]

Ecclesall Road can be a steep at times, I wouldn't shop anywhere else though.

[choogling]

Just found that online. I'd have to say the last bend near the top of Hagg Hill takes some beating. Although the hardest climb i have ever done would have to be Winnats pass (i know it's not Sheffield). I've not climbed that many times

 

I would say from memory that bisops court road is steeper than winnets pass also shorter.

[manofstrad]

I would say from memory that bisops court road is steeper than winnets pass also shorter.

 

There is a lane that rises from the Strines res' on the folley side, not sure what it's called buit it is well steep.

[choogling]

just out of interest

 

Steepest British road

The steepest motorable road in the British Isles is the unclassified Chimney Bank at Rosedale Abbey, N Yorks, which is signposted ``1 in 3''. The county surveyor states that it is ``not quite'' a 33% gradient.

An unclassified road at Ffordd Penllech, Harlech, UK, officially described as not suitable for motor vehicles, is 1 in 2.91 at its steepest point.

[Ziggylicious]

Thankyou for your reply, but I already know the gradients in %, I wish to know in degrees. I will be getting a mobility scooter after Xmas and I need the gradients in degrees, not % as the information about the scooter doesn't tell me in both degrees and %, the steepest it will climb. Many thanks!

[Nagel]

Thankyou for your reply, but I already know the gradients in %, I wish to know in degrees. I will be getting a mobility scooter after Xmas and I need the gradients in degrees, not % as the information about the scooter doesn't tell me in both degrees and %, the steepest it will climb. Many thanks!

 

Why aren't gradients in degrees? I never understood that.

 

And what does the percentage mean?

[Fudbeer]

Just found that online. I'd have to say the last bend near the top of Hagg Hill takes some beating. Although the hardest climb i have ever done would have to be Winnats pass (i know it's not Sheffield). I've not climbed that many times

 

From a bike point of view I would definatly agree winnats is the toughest and I have been up most listed on here.

 

The extreme bit goes on for way longer than most which is what makes it such a killer especially with the wind against you.

 

The only steeper hill I have been up in the uk is wrynose and hardknott in the Lake District.

[Obelix]

Why aren't gradients in degrees? I never understood that.

 

And what does the percentage mean?

 

It means the percentage height you climb for the distance you go forwards.

 

A 25% hill means that say if you go forwards 4 meters, you climb up 1 meter (25% of 4m is 1m etc) Also called a 1 in 4

 

33% means if you go forwards 4 meters, you climb 1.333 meters, (33% of 4m is 1.333m) 1 in 3

 

50%, go forwards 4 meters, climb 2 meters etc.

 

Once you know the percentage you can convert to degrees easily just by using simple trig.