| Hidden gem |
| #2 toughest climb of West Midlands |
| #4 average steepest climb of West Midlands |
Abdon Burf / Brown Clee Hill from Park Gate is a climb in the region West Midlands. It is 1.8km long and bridges 207 vertical meters with an average gradient of 11.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 356. The top of the ascent is located at 532 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.
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Traffic-free route beyond a 5-bar gate, but not for the faint-hearted. I've done a lot of steep climbs, but the first half of this must rank among the hardest challenges I've done. Dead straight line makes it worse? My legs continued to ache for the of the day, despite only doing a short ride. The summit view is absolutely gorgeous, over rolling hills of Shropshire.
You'll have to hop over a farm gate to access this climb. The first few hundred metres are on a dead straight, relentlessly steep concrete ramp, and there's little do but (metaphorically) bite the bars and push the pedals. This is as much a mental battle as a physical one, and neither are easy. After a cattle grid the gradient ease and the road wends round to the trig point on Brown Clee. Watch out for sheep (and good luck avoiding their droppings).
| 7 km/h | 00:15:02 |
| 11 km/h | 00:09:34 |
| 15 km/h | 00:07:00 |
| 19 km/h | 00:05:32 |
