Steepest hills thread??

[dirtypot]

Don't do it if you suffer from vertigo...

 

What gearing did you use? The 42x36 on the gravel bike hurt.

 

46 on the back 34 on the front.

It's a deceptive hill - the end looks so close but takes so long to get to.

[Long Wheel Base]

Nothing wrong with silver

Nothing wrong with the SA champ colours he has either.

[Spinnekop]

I think it might be this one

 

Hans se Kop

Ride Segment Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa

• 4.2km

  Distance

• 12%

  Avg Grade

• 625m

  Lowest Elev

• 1,133m

  Highest Elev

• 508m

  Elev Difference

• Climb Category

  24 Attempts By 22 People

 

According to my master sheet this is the "hardest" climb in SA.....

 

Nice find.

 

No strava entries for 2018 though..........locked up?

[JA-Q001]

 I'm bored, sick, and injured so I thought I'd try revive an old thread

 

I rode this little grade earlier this year: https://www.strava.com/segments/14962904

 

Its not long but with a lot of it being in the +20% gradient its an energy sapper. It had me standing, in 52x28t, at a cadence of about 50. You think it will relent around the bend but nope, it just keeps going.

 

I need inspiration for things to attack when I can finally get back on a bike again!

 

What I can say is that its a crap challenge. My brother said he will not ride it again, after he was able to ride it to the top once. I stopped halfway up the first 2 times I tried it. Only having an 39(f)-25® also does not help.

[Furbz]

i think someone needs to make a summary of the climbs with info:

i'm in JHB and would love to know more climbs to challenge me

 

CAPETOWN

 

Du Toits kloof (13.5km , 4.8% , Cat 1 )

Bainskloof ( 11.4 km, 3.7% , Cat 2)

Smitswinkel ( 1.5 km , 5.5% Cat 4 )

Chappies NH ( 1.7 km , 4.8% Cat 4 )

Constantia Neck ( 1.6 km , 7.3% Cat 4 )

Suikerbossie HB ( 2.3 km , 5.3 % Cat 4 )

Chappies HB ( 5.1 km , 3.6 % Cat 3)

Suikerbossie CB ( 4.0 , 3.3 % Cat 4 )

Ou Kaapse Weg Tokai ( 3.3km , 7.0 % Cat 3 )

Ou Kaapse Weg NH ( 6.6 km , 4.3 % Cat 3 ) Full climb

Ou Kaapse Weg NH ( 3.9 km , 5.3 % Cat 4 ) Silvermine rd to top

99er finish hill ( 1.2 km , 7.0 % Cat 4 )

Vissershok climb ( 1.1 km , 13.3 % Cat 4 )

Helshoogte Stellies side ( 4.8 km , 5% Cat 3 )

Franschoek pass ( 7.2 km , 6.3 % Cat 2 )

Lambrechts road ( 7.3 km , 5.2 %, Cat 2 )

Hells Pniel side ( 1.9 km , 5.6 % , Cat 4 ) 

Viljoen's Pasn( 2.7 km , 5.4 % , Cat 4 )

Kloofnek ( 1.9 km , 9.3 % , Cat 3 )

Ou Kaapse weg Tokai ( 3.3 km , 7.0 % , Cat 3 )

The Glen ( 2.1 km , 8.4 % , Cat 3 )

Canterbury drive ( 2.5 km , 4.4 % , Cat 4 )

Botmaskloof ( 3.9 km , 4.9 % , Cat 3 )

Botmaskloof pumphouse to top ( 2.0 km , 6.9 % , Cat 4 )

R324 Tradouw pass ( 1.6 km , 6.5 % , Cat 4 )

Op de Tradouw pass ( 5.0 km , 5.9 % ,Cat 3 )

Black Hill, Sun Valley ( 2 km , 4.7 %. , Cat 4 )

Black Hill, Glencairn ( 2.4 km , 4.7 % , Cat 4 )

Constantia Neck, Constantia ( 3.7 km , 4.3 % , Cat 4 )

Ou Helshogte ( 6 km , 4.1 % , Cat 3 ) 

 

etc

 

JHB

 

Suikerbosrand??

 

Krugersdorp Hill??

 

etc

 

 

 

DURBAN

 

etc

[JA-Q001]

I still want to go try this, but will have to change my gearing I guess.

 

https://www.strava.com/segments/16835233

 

• 1.02kmDistance
• 15%Avg Grade
• 1,297mLowest Elev
• 1,452mHighest Elev
• 155mElev Difference

Edited June 8, 2018 by JA-Q001

[Spinnekop]

Couple of guys on an overseas forum came up with a formula to compare climbs in general.

I have added this formula to a couple of climbs here local.  

 

 

Climbs.xlsx

[dirtypot]

According to my master sheet this is the "hardest" climb in SA.....

 

Nice find.

 

No strava entries for 2018 though..........locked up?

 

I did Hans se Kop last year.  It's not an easy ride, but by no means the hardest either.  Even considered doing an Everest attempt on it.  

['Dale]

I did Hans se Kop last year. It's not an easy ride, but by no means the hardest either. Even considered doing an Everest attempt on it.

 

Achievable? - yes

Hardest no? - just go faster ????????????

[Fat Boab]

Couple of guys on an overseas forum came up with a formula to compare climbs in general.

I have added this formula to a couple of climbs here local.  

 

Which Kromdraai climb are you referring to in this sheet?

[Andrew_Smith]

The steepest hill I tackled thus far, was Kloofnek.

 

Sho, that was the hardest climb of my life... I honestly almost got off my bike to walk the last few meters.

 

Average HR was 190bpm.

 

Gearing though was 39/25. 

 

Couldn't feel my legs afterwards.

[Nancy Drew]

i think someone needs to make a summary of the climbs with info:

i'm in JHB and would love to know more climbs to challenge me

 

CAPETOWN

 

Du Toits kloof (13.5km , 4.8% , Cat 1 )

 

Bainskloof ( 11.4 km, 3.7% , Cat 2)

 

Smitswinkel ( 1.5 km , 5.5% Cat 4 )

 

Chappies NH ( 1.7 km , 4.8% Cat 4 )

 

Constantia Neck ( 1.6 km , 7.3% Cat 4 )

 

Suikerbossie HB ( 2.3 km , 5.3 % Cat 4 )

 

Chappies HB ( 5.1 km , 3.6 % Cat 3)

 

Suikerbossie CB ( 4.0 , 3.3 % Cat 4 )

 

Ou Kaapse Weg Tokai ( 3.3km , 7.0 % Cat 3 )

 

Ou Kaapse Weg NH ( 6.6 km , 4.3 % Cat 3 ) Full climb

 

Ou Kaapse Weg NH ( 3.9 km , 5.3 % Cat 4 ) Silvermine rd to top

 

99er finish hill ( 1.2 km , 7.0 % Cat 4 )

 

Vissershok climb ( 1.1 km , 13.3 % Cat 4 )

 

Helshoogte Stellies side ( 4.8 km , 5% Cat 3 )

 

Franschoek pass ( 7.2 km , 6.3 % Cat 2 )

 

Lambrechts road ( 7.3 km , 5.2 %, Cat 2 )

 

Hells Pniel side ( 1.9 km , 5.6 % , Cat 4 ) 

 

Viljoen's Pasn( 2.7 km , 5.4 % , Cat 4 )

 

Kloofnek ( 1.9 km , 9.3 % , Cat 3 )

 

Ou Kaapse weg Tokai ( 3.3 km , 7.0 % , Cat 3 )

 

The Glen ( 2.1 km , 8.4 % , Cat 3 )

 

Canterbury drive ( 2.5 km , 4.4 % , Cat 4 )

 

Botmaskloof ( 3.9 km , 4.9 % , Cat 3 )

 

Botmaskloof pumphouse to top ( 2.0 km , 6.9 % , Cat 4 )

 

R324 Tradouw pass ( 1.6 km , 6.5 % , Cat 4 )

 

Op de Tradouw pass ( 5.0 km , 5.9 % ,Cat 3 )

 

Black Hill, Sun Valley ( 2 km , 4.7 %. , Cat 4 )

 

Black Hill, Glencairn ( 2.4 km , 4.7 % , Cat 4 )

 

Constantia Neck, Constantia ( 3.7 km , 4.3 % , Cat 4 )

 

Ou Helshogte ( 6 km , 4.1 % , Cat 3 ) 

 

etc

 

JHB

 

Suikerbosrand??

 

Krugersdorp Hill??

 

Rudd Street Krugersdorp

4th Road Greymont

4th Ave Melville

Frederick Drive (from Beyers Naude)

 

 

 

 

 

DURBAN

 

etc

 

Some that come to mind...

[Opc_danny]

I must say Nelspruit has some stingers - long tom - boulders - sabie and kaapsehoep

 

Mother trucker there is no end to those climbs lol

[Skubarra]

Just putting this hidden gem out there, very similar setup to Hans se Kop I would think but 1.5km longer

 

 

Hans se Kop 
Ride Segment Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa

• 4.2km
  Distance
• 12%
  Avg Grade

Hek tot by die Galg

Ride Segment Western Cape, South Africa

• 5.70kmDistance
• 11%Avg Grade

 

 

 

 

Galgeberg climb near McGregor, tar road from the gate to the top at the mast

 

What makes it brutal is that it is literally the same gradient all the way up, just relentless, there are no easier bits to catch a breather.

 

Pretty decent view from the mast as well - you get a 360 view from Caledon in the south as well as Ashton, Robertson to the outskirts of Worcester in the west.

 

Certainly one of the toughest climbs I have ever done but Ouberg near Sutherland still the big mamma in my books.

Edited June 8, 2018 by Skubarra

[Spinnekop]

Which Kromdraai climb are you referring to in this sheet?

This one

https://www.strava.com/segments/644943

 

Purely added as reference for myself as I have done an Everesting on it.  

[Kranswurm]

The steepest hill I tackled thus far, was Kloofnek.

 

Sho, that was the hardest climb of my life... I honestly almost got off my bike to walk the last few meters.

 

Average HR was 190bpm.

 

Gearing though was 39/25. 

 

Couldn't feel my legs afterwards.

I owned a flat in Oranjezight in Culver Street for a number of years and to get to Kloofnek Rd I would take Belleview Street.Short but a killer.

There was a bike race that used to start at Camps Bay Sports fields and go around the Peninsula clockwise.They made us turn right into Ave Fresnaye.That was also pretty steep up to Ocean View Drive.Again short but killer