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Cragg Vale – England’s Longest Continuous Climb

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Cragg Vale – England’s Longest Continuous Climb

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Location: Hebden Royd, Calderdale, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Cragg Vale – England’s Longest Continuous Climb

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1. Cragg Vale double with a Calderdale loop from Hebden Bridge

67.2km

03:36

1,220m

Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Cragg Vale & Turf Moor loop from Burnley

71.7km

03:37

1,060m

Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Hebden Bridge Canal Basin – Hollingworth Lake loop from Smithy Bridge

43.5km

02:05

470m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Roadie Steve 🚴‍♂️

September 4, 2018

At around 5.4 miles and at an average gradient of 3%, Cragg Vale is England's longest climb. Although not particularly steep (maxing out at around 10% and not for very long), it is worth a look.

VeloElle

June 17, 2020

Steady up the Cragg, it's not a difficult climb as the gradient is pretty shallow but it is a long 'un. It's a bit exposed once you're up on the tops and it's almost always a prevailing westerly, so don't be surprised if you're pedalling into a headwind.

Cracking, swooping descent down Blackstone Edge from the top though with great views over Rochdale and greater Manchester.

Joe Trickett

June 27, 2019

A real steady climb, no big gradients but it keeps on going!!!

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Distance 8.79 km

Uphill 290 m

Downhill 0 m

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Location: Hebden Royd, Calderdale, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

Cragg Vale – England’s Longest Continuous Climb

1. Cragg Vale double with a Calderdale loop from Hebden Bridge

2. Cragg Vale & Turf Moor loop from Burnley

3. Hebden Bridge Canal Basin – Hollingworth Lake loop from Smithy Bridge

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