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Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest

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Elevation profile Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest

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Difficulty points 12
Length 2.1 km
Average gradient 2%
Steepest 100 metres 4.3%
Total ascent 42 m
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Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest is a climb in the region Buckinghamshire. It is 2.1 km long and bridges 42 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 12. The top of the ascent is located at 171 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 0 photos.

Road name: Tring Road

3.0 by SteveL
This always feels like the fast approach to Ivinghoe Beacon. The climb actually starts further along the B489 to the north east, but for practical purposes we take it from The Traveller's Rest because of the multiple approaches to that point. It's a nice road, you get views up towards Gallows Hill (on the eastern spur from Ivinghoe Beacon), and down into one or two small valleys below the road. Once you get over the initial brow things get fast, and when the gradient does increase, tow... read more

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This always feels like the fast approach to Ivinghoe Beacon. The climb actually starts further along the B489 to the north east, but for practical purposes we take it from The Traveller's Rest because of the multiple approaches to that point. It's a nice road, you get views up towards Gallows Hill (on the eastern spur from Ivinghoe Beacon), and down into one or two small valleys below the road. Once you get over the initial brow things get fast, and when the gradient does increase, towards the shoulder of the Beacon, you feel you have to keep pushing and hold your speed over the top.
This isn't the classical approach to the Ivinghoe Beacon climb, but turning right once over the brow to go all the way up is always good. There's a local hilly time trial, the Sid Latchford, that does just this, having already been up Bison.
However any traverse of the B489 over the side of Ivinghoe Beacon, and beyond, is great.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:18:15
11 km/h 00:11:37
15 km/h 00:08:31
19 km/h 00:06:43

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Frequently Asked Questions

Beacon Hill can be cycled from 2 sides. Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest is the most popular side, but the summit can also be reached via Beacon Hill from Ivinghoe.

You don't need special gearing for Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest. The slope isn't long or steep enough to require much shifting down. You can conquer this climb on power alone. However, a compact gearing system with a smallest front chainring of 34 and largest rear sprocket of 28 or 30 is always nice if you enjoy cycling uphill. This helps maintain a smooth cadence.

Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest is not tough enough to be assigned a mountain category. This means that even untrained cyclists can reach the top without any problems on this climb.

Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest is 2.1 km long.

The average gradient of Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest is 2%.

Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 4.3%.

The summit of Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest is at 171 m.

At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 00:18:15 to climb Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest. At 11 km/h the time is 00:11:37, and at 15 km/h 00:08:31. For the fastest cyclists, 00:06:43 is an achievable time.

Beacon Hill from The Traveller's Rest is located in the region Buckinghamshire in England.

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