Steepest street in Leeds?

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Talc
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Oxford Drive in Kippax going down towards Billy woods beck, that is one steep Hill.
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Talc wrote: Oxford Drive in Kippax going down towards Billy woods beck, that is one steep Hill. I that the steep hill that lies between the Swimming baths and Cross Hills ??
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Thats the one, could get up all the hills as a nipper on my bike but that one on Oxford Drive was a no go.
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Not quite Leeds, but what the ....Beat that then ....
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buffaloskinner wrote: Not quite Leeds, but what the ....Beat that then .... That looks fun. I might be able to manage that, but not the Ice Cube rink that is in Millennium Square.
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Talc wrote: Thats the one, could get up all the hills as a nipper on my bike but that one on Oxford Drive was a no go. Thanks Talc - it certainly is a steep hill. I'll try not to bore with my transport hobby/career, but in the early 1960s I was once travelling on a West Riding Guy Arab bus with a full load one evening - the Arabs were very powerful double deckers but on that occasion it was struggling badly towards the summit and the driver had to drop down into first gear - a very difficult gearchange on such models - and he did it magnificently to our delight. In more recent times I've driven on those routes myself , 163 -166 nicknamed the "Valium route" because of the tight timetable, and the modern buses sail up the hill effortlessly with their fully automatic gearboxes - how times have changed.
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That's a nice SAAB 96 in Phills opening pic!!
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I that the steep hill that lies between the Swimming baths and Cross Hills ??The hill between the swimming baths and Cross Hills is called Butt Hill. Leeds Road at the other side of Cross Hills is a steep one too.
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slw wrote: I that the steep hill that lies between the Swimming baths and Cross Hills ?? The hill between the swimming baths and Cross Hills is called Butt Hill. Leeds Road at the other side of Cross Hills is a steep one too. Yes indeed slw, that one is very steep too, but without a sharp bend and not as long as Butt Hill.
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Claro Avenue at Woodhouse? Leodis even calls it 'Steep Street'.http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... 6_60523623
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