Bigland Hill via Wood Heads

Bigland Hill can be cycled from 4 sides. Bigland Hill from Low Wood is the most popular side, but the summit can also be reached via Bigland Hill from Backbarrow via Bigland Brow Cottage, Bigland Hill via Wood Heads & Bigland Hill from Backbarrow via Brow Edge Road.

You don't need special gearing for Bigland Hill via Wood Heads. 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.

Bigland Hill via Wood Heads 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.

Bigland Hill via Wood Heads is 0.5 mi long.

The average gradient of Bigland Hill via Wood Heads is 4.4%.

Bigland Hill via Wood Heads has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 13.7%.

The summit of Bigland Hill via Wood Heads is at 571 ft.

At a slow pace of 5 mph, it takes about 00:06:11 to climb Bigland Hill via Wood Heads. At 7 mph the time is 00:04:22, and at 9 mph 00:03:24. For the fastest cyclists, 00:02:33 is an achievable time.

Bigland Hill via Wood Heads is located in the region Cumbria in England.