Great Dun Fell is one mighty road climb heading up onto the Pennines and summiting at 2,900 feet (895 m), with an average gradient of 9% ramping up to a maximum gradient of 20% for the 4.5 mile (7 km) duration. Ouch!

Cycling Jonesy

March 14, 2022

Make sure you are on a good leg day, hardest climb I've ever done. Beautiful scenery, no traffic and a good road surface. Well worth the effort and a bucket list climb being the highest tarmac road in Britain

Luke

August 11, 2025

Can't see all the small changes in gradients on here - the ramp up at the beginning and end are significantly steeper, maxing out at 24% for both

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Distance 7.53 km

Uphill 640 m

Downhill 10 m

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