Holme Moss

[Niv]

Can anyone give me details of exactly where the famous Holme Moss climb is please. I know it's near
Holmfirth. I intend a 1 or 2 day visit later this month as part of a weeks hol elsewhere, but I
thought I may as well half kill myself up some tough hill somewhere! (Are all us roadies
masochists?)

Anyway, all (reasonably sensible) advice welcome; best/easiest way, road numbers/names etc.

TIA, Niv.

[W K]

"Niv" <niv@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:2qDQa.1055$2c1.66702@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> Can anyone give me details of exactly where the famous Holme Moss climb is please. I know it's
> near Holmfirth. I intend a 1 or 2 day visit later
this
> month as part of a weeks hol elsewhere, but I thought I may as well half kill myself up some tough
> hill somewhere! (Are all us roadies
masochists?)
>
> Anyway, all (reasonably sensible) advice welcome; best/easiest way, road numbers/names etc.

The woodhead side is rather a busy road. Where are you coming from? An extra hour up the M6 could
get you many nasty hills.

easy to find on streetmap! http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=409710&Y=403675&A=Y&Z=4

[Simon Mason]

"Niv" <niv@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:2qDQa.1055$2c1.66702@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> Can anyone give me details of exactly where the famous Holme Moss climb is please. I know it's
> near Holmfirth. I intend a 1 or 2 day visit later
this
> month as part of a weeks hol elsewhere, but I thought I may as well half kill myself up some tough
> hill somewhere! (Are all us roadies
masochists?)
>
> Anyway, all (reasonably sensible) advice welcome; best/easiest way, road numbers/names etc.

Just head for this structure. You can't miss it ;-)

http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/holmemoss/holme-moss.asp

Simon

[Pete Whelan]

Simon Mason wrote:
> "Niv" <niv@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:2qDQa.1055$2c1.66702@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
>
>>Can anyone give me details of exactly where the famous Holme Moss climb is please. I know it's
>>near Holmfirth. I intend a 1 or 2 day visit later
>
> this
>
>>month as part of a weeks hol elsewhere, but I thought I may as well half kill myself up some tough
>>hill somewhere! (Are all us roadies
>
> masochists?)
>
>>Anyway, all (reasonably sensible) advice welcome; best/easiest way, road numbers/names etc.
>
>
> Just head for this structure. You can't miss it ;-)
>
> http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/holmemoss/holme-moss.asp
>
> Simon
>
>

did that on my Brompton, from Holmfirth, earlier this year

--
Pete

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[Peter B]

"Niv" <niv@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:2qDQa.1055$2c1.66702@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> Can anyone give me details of exactly where the famous Holme Moss climb is please. I know it's
> near Holmfirth.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=409500&y=404500&z=3&sv=409500,404500
&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

Leave Holmfirth on the A6024. The junction with the A628 isn't nice if you're making a right turn.
But if you do go right after about a couple of miles turn left on the B6105 toward Glossop. Then
either get the A57 toward sheffield or go on the 624 to Hayfield and enjoy the delights of Winats
Pass. In either case you can turn north before Sheefield through the Bradfields and back to
Holmfirth. These are some of the roads used in the CTC "Phil and Friends" ride Aug 17 www.ctc.org.uk

Pete

[M Series]

The other replies give you some details of how to find it. The Yorkshire side is harder than the
Derbyshire but I clocked 49mph on the descent of the Derbyshire side many years ago. The road was
closed in between ascents of the Leeds Classic.

From where I live to Huddersfield, Holmefirth over Woodhead and back home is a nice if not hard 60
mile round trip, I may even do it this weekend.

"Niv" <niv@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:2qDQa.1055$2c1.66702@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> Can anyone give me details of exactly where the famous Holme Moss climb is please. I know it's
> near Holmfirth. I intend a 1 or 2 day visit later
this
> month as part of a weeks hol elsewhere, but I thought I may as well half kill myself up some tough
> hill somewhere! (Are all us roadies
masochists?)
>
> Anyway, all (reasonably sensible) advice welcome; best/easiest way, road numbers/names etc.
>
> TIA, Niv.