Arlington’s toughest hills list

[Brcire]

This is gonna be awesome!

And you are right! Having done a version with you a few weeks ago and my own variations of it, there are going to be more turns than feet of elevation! Maybe the new name should be Turn Bill Turn!

[Dirt]

Yup. The original Kill Bill had around 150 turns. New versions have almost doubled that.

[skreaminquadz]

Looking forward to joining you on one of these upcoming KB rides!

[Dirt]

@skreaminquadz 3000 wrote:

Looking forward to joining you on one of these upcoming KB rides!

I suggest you jump in before V7 goes live. My guess is that one might require harnesses and ropes…. or at least a parachute.

[JimF22003]

I don’t wanna get lost , but if somebody leads the ride I’d love to try it.

Around Lake Barcroft is where I do my hill repeats. They aren’t long, but they’re plenty steep (Whispering Lane, Jay Miller Dr, Bent Branch, up Sleepy Hollow etc. I can do 100 ft. per mile over 20 miles just in that area alone. That does require repeating sections though.

[Mark Blacknell]

@Jim – the cool thing about this is that – for all the miles it entails – it’s about impossible to get lost in the sense of getting dropped and having no idea where you are (not that this is the dropping sort of group). So if you decided to bail, the furthest away you’re going to be from home is probably only 5-10 miles.

[Dirt]

We also keep the group together pretty well. We lost Sean once… he was leading the ride though, so that doesn’t count.

[Brendan von Buckingham]

From the Bluemont vicinity, take Edison south from Carlin Spring (lots of hills), at 50 cross to Columbus. Columbus south to trail entrance and cut back north. Then kill yourself on the climb out of the trail up to Harrison Street in Glen Carlin.

If you survive then go have fun around Lake Barcroft.

[Dirt]

That is another great neighborhood to add in. Thanks.

[vvill]

Bookmarking this thread! I love climbing.

Also I found a link to the Kill Bill ride.
http://web.archive.org/web/20081121183412/http://www.bikepptc.org/system/files/killbill.pdf

[vvill]

@Brcire 286 wrote:

So far I’ve collected:

• Monroe Street – short and steep, enter from Lorcom Lane
• 24th Street N. to Upton – Off Taylor Street, across from Woodlawn, long and very steep out of the saddle grind.
• 41st Street – Under GW Parkway
• Lorraine Ave – enter from Kirby. Short steep climb, then some good narrow road riding, minimum traffic

Appreciate what you can add.

Went through the list, and eliminated the four climbs I already know well That 31st/26th climb is steeep if you come from Military Rd. Might try that Monroe Street one tomorrow, it’s only a short detour to my regular commute home on Lorcom Lane.

Not in Arlington, but going SE on Old Dominion (309) from where it meets Kirby until it hits 120 is a decently long climb, but it has a lot of traffic… might as well do the Lorraine Ave one you mentioned (which is also not wholly in Arlington). Any of those parallel street (e.g. Powhatan) will give you a good climb + descent.

What I’d really like is a long tough hill but I haven’t found one yet (that’s relatively traffic free). Otherwise just taking 29 outbound from DC until it hits 309 is a decent climb.

Two short steeper climbs to add:
1 – Lee Hwy junction with Military/Quincy/Old Dominion going west til it hits Upton
2 – After crossing Chain Bridge from MD/DC, go up the bike lane/driveway that goes up 41st to N Randolph. Super steep climb, but short. Some days I commute home via the Capital Crescent Trail just so I can do this climb.

[americancyclo]

I was hoping some of these might be closer to DC so I could get in a quick hill ride during lunch. I managed to find some small hills over in Rosslyn, but would appreciate any more tips leaving from Capitol Hill
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/45600606

[DaveK]

@americancyclo 7021 wrote:

I was hoping some of these might be closer to DC so I could get in a quick hill ride during lunch. I managed to find some small hills over in Rosslyn, but would appreciate any more tips leaving from Capitol Hill
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/45600606

There are some rolling hills east of the river that might be good if you strung them together, and it’s a much quicker ride over there than it is to Arlington.

[americancyclo]

@DaveK 7026 wrote:

There are some rolling hills east of the river that might be good if you strung them together, and it’s a much quicker ride over there than it is to Arlington.

Any ones in particular you’d recommend?

[Brendan von Buckingham]

@americancyclo 7021 wrote:

I was hoping some of these might be closer to DC so I could get in a quick hill ride during lunch. I managed to find some small hills over in Rosslyn, but would appreciate any more tips leaving from Capitol Hill
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/45600606

Pennsylvania eastbound over Anacostia. Minnesota northbound. Massachusetts eastbound. Long steady climb up to 200 feet (pretty much same as Courthouse in Arlington). Enter Fort Dupont Park for some rolling hills. Return. Massachusetts on the return is long and straight so you can really bomb down the hill, which is good for getting back to the office.

The bridge and Pennsylvania/Minnesota intersection are little hairy, but Mass Ave is low traffic with bike lanes and Fort Dupont is quiet, shaded and very low traffic.

If you want more urban, a great climb is Morris Rd from MLK up to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Your rewarded with one of the best view of the city from one of the least known overlooks.

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