I used to bike out to High Point Road to see my doctor, and the grade on Old Sauk was a killer (not literally!) for me. I started using Stonefield Road as a detour. (But Old Sauk was really great in the other direction). I've never had problems with King St., strangely enough, but it is a classic example of a steep hill in Madison. Back in the days when our transit system consisted of horsecars, the rail company kept a horse at the bottom of the hill to add horsepower for the climb.
----- Original Message ----- From: "India Viola" <[email protected]> To: "Grant Foster" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:29:51 PM Subject: Re: [Bikies] Can anybody tell me which bike route/path/lane/boulevard has the steepest grade? Other nominees: Observatory Drive King Street from Wilson Street up to the Capitol Square And the hill leading into Blue Mounds State Park Matthew, Who are the "they" that you are talking about? Car commuters? Transportation planners? City officials? Your dialog may be different with each naysaying group. I recommend that you find a biking group in San Francisco and pose a similar question to them. You could also reach out to the League of American Bicyclists (LAB). They love data and advocating for bike commuting in the states (and beyond, I would bet). india WeAreAllMechanics.com [email protected] Stay connected- Follow WAAM on Facebook On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Grant Foster < [email protected] > wrote: Or 11.5% if you focus on the main hill: http://veloroutes.org/hillgradecalculator/?loc1=1200+edgewood+ave+MADISON+WI&loc2=1035+edgewood+ave+MADISON+WI&units=e On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Abby Davidson < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> Dave, 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 On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Dave < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> 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 <blockquote> 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: <blockquote> 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 if anybody can tell me what 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Campina Grande, Paraiba Brasil 083-8787-4929 (Brasil cell) 608-237-1596 (U.S. line) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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