peakswalker Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bishops Court Road Meersbrook easy the steepest in sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bishops Court Road Meersbrook easy the steepest in sheffield No it isn't - Hagg Hill has the steepest gradient and thats a fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think Kent road is definitely the steepest although not many people will know it. The short stretch at the very top is far steeper than any of the others. If we are only talking a short stretch of road then I think the hairpin bend that links Rivelin Road and Cliffe Road on the way up to Walkley beats anything - with the section of Walkley Road going up to the Florist not far behind However earlier on in the thread it was proven that along the entire length then Hagg Hill is steepest - or Blake Street if you're only counting the built up area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 If we are only talking a short stretch of road then I think the hairpin bend that links Rivelin Road and Cliffe Road on the way up to Walkley beats anything - with the section of Walkley Road going up to the Florist not far behind However earlier on in the thread it was proven that along the entire length then Hagg Hill is steepest - or Blake Street if you're only counting the built up area. That is Hagg Hill isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 That is Hagg Hill isn't it? Hagg Hill is a fair bit further along Rivelin (about 300 yards before the S bend) and joins up with Bole Hill Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Drew Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 No it isn't - Hagg Hill has the steepest gradient and thats a fact Something doesn't become fact because you've said so. At least quote your sources:roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2 blade Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Gleadless Hill next to the quarry has to be a contender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Something doesn't become fact because you've said so. At least quote your sources:roll: The source will be this; http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=6993316&postcount=552 Grahame, who used to post here, did a lot of measuring. He was a bit obsessive, but usually accurate (when it came to geography). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Drew Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 The source will be this; http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=6993316&postcount=552 Grahame, who used to post here, did a lot of measuring. He was a bit obsessive, but usually accurate (when it came to geography). No mention of Kent Rd on there so it's hardly the definitive list but much more importantly he's quoting an accuracy of 2 decimal paces on a percentage gradient. This basically means he's saying he can measure to within 0.006 degrees or to within 100 millimetres over a kilometre. (That's 6 inches in a mile if you prefer old money) Not even the ordnance survey quote with that kind of accuracy and you say he was a bloke who "did a lot of measuring" I'm calling BS on Grahame and his figures. Degrees = Tan-1 (Slope Percent/100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 No mention of Kent Rd on there so it's hardly the definitive list Kent Road didn't make the top ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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