I hope you enjoy trying these hills and that you then spread the word about cycling being one of the best pastimes one can experience.

— Richard Facey

The climbs

There's also map showing all the climbs.
  1. No 1 - Deep Lane, Milnsbridge - 0.4 miles, 240ft, 11%
  2. No 2 - Scar Lane, Milnsbridge - 2.5 miles, 782ft, 6%
  3. No 3 - Cowlersley Lane, Cowlersley - 1.8 miles, 380ft, 6%
  4. No 4 - Hoyle Ing & Tommy Lane, Linthwaite - 0.3 miles, 228ft, 14%
  5. No 5 - Lowestwood Lane, Linthwaite/Copley Bank, Bolster Moor - 1.0 miles, 506ft, 14%
  6. No 6 - Hoyle House/Causeway Side, Linthwaite - 0.4 miles, 214ft, 10%
  7. No 7 - Chapel Hill/Stones Lane/Upper Clough - 0.9 miles, 328ft, 7%
  8. No 8 - Linfit Lane-High House Edge - 1.1 miles, 330ft, 5.5%
  9. No 9 - Varley Road, Slaithwaite - 1.0 miles, 342ft, 6.4%
  10. No 10 - Yew Tree Lane and Dowry Rd/Delves Gate, Slaithwaite - 0.9 miles, 347ft, 7.2%
  11. No 11 - Lingards Road, Slaithwaite - 0.8 miles, 381ft, 9%
  12. No 12 - Clough Road/Slaithwaite Gate, Slaithwaite - 1.4 miles, 645ft, 8.7%
  13. No 13 - Meal Hill Lane, Slaithwaite - 0.8 miles, 472ft, 11.1%
  14. No 14 - Bank Gate/Longlands Rd/Heys Lane/Tiding Fields Ln/Pole Gate, Slaitwaite to Scammonden - 1.8 miles, 663ft, 6.9%
  15. No 15 - Holme Lane, Slaithwaite - 1.2 miles, 493ft, 7.7%
  16. No 16 - White Hill/Shaw Field Lane, West Slaithwaite - 0.6 miles, 369ft, 11.6%
  17. No 17 - Marsden Lane, West Slaithwaite - 1.3 miles, 379ft, 5.5%
  18. No 18 - Mount Road, Marsden - 1.3 miles, 546ft, 8%
  19. No 19 - Old Mount Road, Marsden - 1.1 miles, 465ft, 8%
  20. No 20 - Manchester Road, Marsden - 3 miles, 674ft, 4.2%
  21. No 21 - Lockwood Scar/Jackroyd Lane, Lockwood to Castle Hill - 1.7 miles, 553ft, 6.1%
  22. No 22 - Lady House Lane, Berry Brow - 1.1 miles, 312ft, 5.3%
  23. No 23 - Robin Hood Hill/Park Lane, Berry Brow - 0.8 miles, 344ft, 8.1%
  24. No 24 - Station Road/Northgate, Honley - 1.0 miles, 353ft, 6.6%
  25. No 25 - Gynn Lane/Hall Ing Lane, Honley - 1.5 miles, 563ft, 7.1%
  26. No 26 - Brockholes Lane, Brockholes - 1.2 miles, 506ft, 7.2%
  27. No 27 - Thurstonland Bank, Thurstonland - 0.8 miles, 367ft, 8.6%
  28. No 28 - Cold Hill Lane/Halstead Lane, New Mill - 1.5 miles, 358ft, 6.4%
  29. No 29 - Sude Hill/Horn Lane, New Mill - 1.0 miles, 348ft, 6.6%
  30. No 30 - Penistone Road A635, New Mill - 1.4 miles, 493ft, 6.6%
  31. No 31 - Sheffield Road, New Mill - 2.8 miles, 618ft, 4.1%
  32. No 32 - V9912 Jackson Bridge Hill Climb, South View/Staley Royd Lane, Jackson Bridge - 1.0 miles, 515ft, 9.7%
  33. No 33 - Butt Lane/ Dean Lane, Jackson Bridge to Flight Hill - 2.3 miles, 703ft, 5.8%
  34. No 34 - Thong Lane/Giles Lane/Miry Lane, Netherthong - 1.0 miles, 352ft, 6.6%
  35. No 35 - South Lane/Cinderhills Rd, Holmfirth - 0.7 miles, 301ft, 8%
  36. No 36 - Dunford Road, Holmfirth - 1.5 miles, 538ft, 6.8%
  37. No 37 - Rotcher Road/Cemetery Road - National Cycle route 68 - 3.0 miles, 895ft, 5.6%
  38. No 38 - Upperthong Lane, Holmfirth - 0.9 miles, 421ft, 8.9%
  39. No 39 - Greenfield Road, A635 Holmfirth - 4.1 miles, 955ft, 4.4%
  40. No 40 - Woodside View/Shaw Lane/Booth House Lane, Burnlee, Holmfirth - 1.2 miles, 412ft, 6.5%
  41. No 41 - Yew Tree Lane/Flush House Lane, Burnlee - 1.9 miles, 602ft, 5.6%
  42. No 42 - Dobb Lane/Woodhouse Lane, Hinchliffe Mill - 0.9 miles, 471ft, 9.9%
  43. No 43 - Field End Lane, via Digley reservoir, Holmbridge - 1.3 miles, 495ft, 7.2%
  44. No 44 - Holme Moss, Holmbridge - 3.0 miles, 1102ft, 7%
  45. No 45 - Bradshaw Road, Honley - 1.2 miles, 490ft, 7.7%
  46. No 46 - Knowle Lane, Meltham Mills - 0.3 Miles, 193ft, 12%
  47. No 47 - Acre Lane/Thick Hollins Road, Meltham Mills - 1.6 miles, 549ft, 6.5%
  48. No 48 - Wessenden Head Road, Meltham - 2.2 miles, 906ft, 7.8%
  49. No 49 - Slaithwaite Road, Meltham - 1.2 miles, 387ft, 6.1%
  50. No 50 - Meltham Road/Church Lane, Netherton - 1.2 miles, 352ft, 5.5%

Total Mileage of the climbs is 67.9 miles and 24,088 feet of climbing.

All the climbs can be found on the Ordnance Survey Landranger map 110 (Sheffield and Huddersfield area) or Huddersfield A to Z street atlas. The grid reference given is for the start of each climb. Alternately use OpenStreetMap. It’s also worth checking the Kirklees Council Website for details of any roadworks.