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Longdown Hill from Chequers

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2 reviews | Elevation profile | 3 photos
Longdown Hill from Chequers
Longdown Hill from Chequers
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Elevation profile Longdown Hill from Chequers

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Difficulty points 24
Length 1.1 km
Average gradient 4%
Steepest 100 metres 8.4%
Total ascent 45 m
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Longdown Hill from Chequers is a climb in the region The Chilterns. It is 1.1 km long and bridges 45 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 24. The top of the ascent is located at 214 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road name: Longdown Hill

2.0 by SteveL
The climb up the back of Longdown Hill is not worth a special visit, but it sometimes works with routes that approach from the Great Missenden direction, and it's very pleasant. Big ring territory, but still pleasant. The main benefit of climbing this way is the descent down the other side, which feels as hairy as hell as you approach the pub turning on a blind bend at 60+ km/h.... read more

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SteveL
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3 Mo 2.0

The climb up the back of Longdown Hill is not worth a special visit, but it sometimes works with routes that approach from the Great Missenden direction, and it's very pleasant. Big ring territory, but still pleasant. The main benefit of climbing this way is the descent down the other side, which feels as hairy as hell as you approach the pub turning on a blind bend at 60+ km/h.

Longdown Hill from Chequers
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YetiJ
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7 Mo 3.0 via the Climbfinder app

A pleasant false flat through the woods. A bit of a cut through for traffic, but not too busy.

Longdown Hill from Chequers
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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:09:37
11 km/h 00:06:07
15 km/h 00:04:29
19 km/h 00:03:32

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Frequently Asked Questions

Longdown Hill can be cycled from 2 sides. Longdown Hill from Askett is the most popular side, but the summit can also be reached via Longdown Hill from Chequers.

You don't need special gearing for Longdown Hill from Chequers. 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.

Longdown Hill from Chequers 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.

Longdown Hill from Chequers is 1.1 km long.

The average gradient of Longdown Hill from Chequers is 4%.

Longdown Hill from Chequers has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 8.4%.

The summit of Longdown Hill from Chequers is at 214 m.

At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 00:09:37 to climb Longdown Hill from Chequers. At 11 km/h the time is 00:06:07, and at 15 km/h 00:04:29. For the fastest cyclists, 00:03:32 is an achievable time.

Longdown Hill from Chequers is located in the region Buckinghamshire in England.

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