{"id":55,"date":"2020-01-01T09:46:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T09:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheelygood.info\/?p=55"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:56:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:56:13","slug":"prospect-hill-simon-warren-cycling-climbs-of-the-north-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wheelygood.info\/?p=55","title":{"rendered":"Prospect Hill &#8211; Simon Warren Cycling Climbs of the North East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul><li>SW Rating: 7\/10<\/li><li>Wheelygood Rating: Medium<\/li><li>Length: 1.04 miles<\/li><li>Avg. gradient: 7%<\/li><li>Strava segment: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/17847735\">https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/17847735<\/a><\/li><li>Route:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plotaroute.com\/route\/993202\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.plotaroute.com\/route\/993202<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/17847735\/embed\" width=\"960\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another staple of the local Club hillclimb scene &#8211; Muckle CC in this case and, I believe, Blaydon CC use it as well.  It&#8217;s a good test of &#8216;steady&#8217; hill climbing ability in that there are no stupidly steep ramps, for example like the Ryals, so it&#8217;s one where a measured approach works well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole thing zigzags up the side of the hill and, in some ways, is &#8216;just&#8217; a more vicious version of ZigZag hill in Shropshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the initial few yards, you&#8217;re pretty much straight into battle with a nice right handler that rolls into a 14% ramp.  For ease, it&#8217;s probably worth keeping to the outside of the bends if you can, although this is a public, two way, road and the visibility around the left handlers isn&#8217;t great, so please be careful with your road positioning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The road isn&#8217;t wide and you do have to take care in case of oncoming.  It&#8217;s also a reasonably popular hill for people out walking, although I&#8217;ve no ideas what the attraction might be.  There are some decent views along the Tyne valley, but you&#8217;ll have other things to worry about on the bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of swings around and you reach the middle &#8216;plateau&#8217;.  It does ease off, although you are still climbing in the 5-7% range.  Make the most of it, because there&#8217;s another 10%+ section coming which builds as you go around the left handed.  I&#8217;d also advise paying attention to the road surface around here as it&#8217;s not the greatest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One last bend and you can see the top.  Sprint if you&#8217;ve got the legs, winch if you don&#8217;t.  Either way, the crossroads which marks the top isn&#8217;t far away and, if you&#8217;ve made it this far without putting a food down, then you&#8217;ll get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another one ticked off &#8211; good job!<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Prospect Hill - Simon Warren Cycling Climbs of the North East\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_gU0GrbHtx18\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gU0GrbHtx18\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gU0GrbHtx18\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT8M34S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-12-30T17:30:01.000Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_gU0GrbHtx18\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gU0GrbHtx18\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Prospect Hill - Simon Warren Cycling Climbs of the North East<\/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\/gU0GrbHtx18\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gU0GrbHtx18\/0.jpg?resize=640%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prospect Hill - Simon Warren Cycling Climbs of the North East\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Simon Warren Cycling Climbs of the North East https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/17847735 SW Rating: 7\/10 Wheelygood Rating: Medium Length: 1.04 miles Avg. gradient: 7%\"><\/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=55\"\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>One of the better known, and slightly feared, climbs of the North East.  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