8 The Esplanade, Sidmouth EX10 8BE, UK
Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth EX10 0NY, UK
1.2km, ave 13%, max 20%.
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Salcombe Hill
Slightly confusingly, this Salcombe Hill isn’t in the famous town of Salcombe itself, but climbs of the seaside town of Sidmouth instead towards Salcombe Regis. Although, it’s less of a climb and more a wall in our opinion.
The start of the climb belies the coming difficulty, registering as a false flat for the first 200m. That’s the case, even though the total climb length is only 1.2km and it averages a leg-burning 13 per cent.
As you rise up the road that curves left to follow the southerly coastline, the gradient only gets tougher, gradually getting steeper to the tune of 20 per cent. It’s a power climb, this one, and only eases slightly as you near the summit – but it’s not enough to take any respite, so it’s full gas to the top.
https://roadcyclinguk.com/sportive/ten-best-cycling-climbs-devon-cornwall.html
Portions of this video are actual Strava segments
Pos. | Username | Chrono | Date |
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1 | 00:03:48 | 5/6/2022 | |
2 | 00:04:24 | 2/9/2022 | |
3 | 00:04:48 | 5/29/2021 | |
4 | 00:05:29 | 1/5/2021 | |
5 | 00:05:47 | 4/8/2021 |
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