Veloroutes is very cool and easy to use! The limitation seems to be you have to
go from one corner to another.
Mapmyride allows you to track any stretch of road. I just used it to confirm
that a piece of Timber Lane just south of Maurer climbs rapidly, at about
20-22%, if not more, for at least 100 feet. The steepest part of Edgewood, from
Vilas to Jefferson, is about 15-16% for 100 feet. The steepest part of Seminole
south of the Beltline is about 8-9%, but I think the curve and the traffic
makes it harder! The little stretch of Hillcrest going east from Midvale is
about 17%. A portion of Topping Road in Shorewood is 12-15%.
Dave
>________________________________
> From: Abby Davidson <[email protected]>
>To: Dave <[email protected]>
>Cc: Dorothy Krause <[email protected]>; Dave Minden
><[email protected]>; Mark Clear <[email protected]>;
>[email protected]
>Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [Bikies] Can anybody tell me which bike route/path/lane/boulevard
>has the steepest grade?
>
>
>
>Dave,
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>
>That's a part of my daily route and I recalled that veloroutes has a tool for
>that:
>
>http://veloroutes.org/hillgradecalculator/?loc1=EDGEWOOD+AVE+AND+VILAS+PARK+DR+MADISON+WI&loc2=2153+MONROE+ST+MADISON+WI&units=e
>
>
>
>It's a lot of work for only a 3.9% grade!
>
>
>Abby
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>
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>
>On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Edgewood Ave. coming out of Vilas Park up to Monroe street..
>>
>>From:[email protected]
>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dorothy Krause
>>Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 11:55 AM
>>To: 'Dave Minden'; 'Mark Clear'; [email protected]
>>
>>Subject: Re: [Bikies] Can anybody tell me which bike
>>route/path/lane/boulevard has the steepest grade?
>>
>>What’s the grade coming up Seminole Highway south of the beltline?
>>
>>Dorothy Krause
>>Dane County Board of Supervisors
>>Fitchburg Common Council
>>[email protected]
>>608-271-7532
>>http://friendsofdorothykrause.com
>>
>>
>>From:[email protected]
>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Minden
>>Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 11:52 AM
>>To: Mark Clear; [email protected]
>>Subject: Re: [Bikies] Can anybody tell me which bike
>>route/path/lane/boulevard has the steepest grade?
>>
>>If you count the surrounding area (ridden by many cyclists in Madison) my
>>GPS-bike computer registered highest on Timber Lane just south of Mauer Road,
>>at 21% grade. This is the highest I've seen, including my riding on Forest
>>Service roads in the North Cascades, OR!
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>>
>>>________________________________
>>>
>>>From:Mark Clear <[email protected]>
>>>To: [email protected]
>>>Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2014 11:35 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Bikies] Can anybody tell me which bike
>>>route/path/lane/boulevard has the steepest grade?
>>>
>>>Don't know whether it's the steepest grade in the city, but Old Sauk Road
>>>between Old Middleton and Ozark Trail is about 12%. And I curse it every day.
>>>
>>>Mark C.
>>>On 2/6/2014 11:15 AM Matthew Berigan wrote:
>>>Hi!
>>>>
>>>>The city I live in is going through a mobility crisis as the economy here
>>>>has resulted in a bumper crop of cars on streets designed in the early
>>>>1900s.
>>>>
>>>>There ARE a lot of bikers but usually those involved in public policy are
>>>>leisure/sport bikers and the large mass of commuters is mostly untapped for
>>>>their views.
>>>>
>>>>I believe in data being used to determine best solutions for creating
>>>>routes. I'd like to know ifanybody can tell mewhat bike
>>>>route/path/lane/boulevard has the steepest grade in Madison (what is the
>>>>grade and street name/numbers so I can streetview it)?
>>>>
>>>>They say our streets are too steep for people to consider commuting (and
>>>>there are some steep places but there are also ways/routes to deal with
>>>>that). They also say it gets too hot here (avg 68ºF-88ºF). I know.....
>>>>
>>>>I'd also like to know if folks have any preferred tools for
>>>>measuring/mapping gradient. I've been playing with Google's My Tracks app
>>>>but it won't work on my phone - only my tablet:
>>>>MyTracks site http://www.google.com/mobile/mytracks/
>>>>An example from here (if you click on the end point -lower right- you can
>>>>see the data)
>>>>https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212638913161739896841.0004ed42fb622ebc15c44&msa=0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Matthew (Mateus) Berigan
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>>>>Campina Grande, Paraiba Brasil
>>>>083-8787-4929 (Brasil cell)
>>>>608-237-1596 (U.S. line)
>>>>[email protected]
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