{"id":315,"date":"2020-03-09T13:21:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheelygood.info\/?p=315"},"modified":"2020-03-12T17:05:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T17:05:04","slug":"hagg-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wheelygood.info\/?p=315","title":{"rendered":"Hagg Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul><li>Wheelygood Rating: Easy<\/li><li>Length: 0.20 miles<\/li><li>Avg. gradient: 9%<\/li><li>Strava Segment: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/1722610\">https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/1722610<\/a><\/li><li>Parking: There are a few spots, none of which are ideal for a long stay: there is a get-in right at the bottom of the climb and also at the junction half way up the other side, but you always run the risk of being in someone else&#8217;s way.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"405\" width=\"960\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/1722610\/embed\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>What you see is pretty much what you get here, at least it is once you&#8217;ve made it onto the climb itself.  The approach is a slightly tricky descent including a blind hairpin where the oncoming traffic <em>will<\/em> be cutting the corner towards you, because there really isn&#8217;t enough space for them to do anything else!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can, it&#8217;s worth using the bottom part of the descent to carry some momentum into the climb, not that you&#8217;ll find it lasts very long.  You also have a choice in method here: leave the bike in a reasonable gear and absolutely hammer it from the bottom knowing that it&#8217;ll all be over in about a minute, or stick it in the loest cog you&#8217;ve got, flail your feet around at the start and then wait for the climb to come to you (it doesn&#8217;t take long) and then spin your way up the rest of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first section over the A695 is quite steep, but pretty steady.  Once over this, though, the hill ups the ante to about 18% before relenting around the corner &#8211; nothing for it but to just keep turning the pedals!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once up t he main section, there&#8217;s a very short, shallower, pull up to the final corner at which point you can relax and try to make yourself look presentable before you have to ride into the housing estate\u2026good job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there are any other road climbs you&#8217;d like me to take on, the more ridiculous the better, then please send me a message on my FaceBook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wheelygoodcycling\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wheelygoodcycling\/<\/a> or email me on <a href=\"mailto:wheelygoodmail@gmail.com\">wheelygoodmail@gmail.com<\/a> and let me know\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hagg Bank\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_tIKnNoNvQdE\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tIKnNoNvQdE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tIKnNoNvQdE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-02-07T14:45:11.000Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_tIKnNoNvQdE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tIKnNoNvQdE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hagg Bank<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tIKnNoNvQdE\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tIKnNoNvQdE\/0.jpg?resize=640%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hagg Bank\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Nasty little pull into West Wylam - more information here: https:\/\/wheelygood.info\/ Strava Segment: https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/1722610 Wheelygood Rating: Easy Length: 0.20 miles Avg. gradient: 9%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/wheelygood.info\/?p=315\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short and sharp.  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