CDRC (Capital District Road Climbs): Sickle Hill Road

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Sickle Hill Road

Distance: 1.5 miles

Climbing: 860 feet

Sickle Hill Road, affectionately dubbed "Sick Hill" Road due to its savage elevation profile, is located off Switzkill Road, in the hills southwest of the town of Berne. With over 850 feet of elevation gain in 1.5 miles, one local rider said Sickle Hill was "the hardest climb he had ever done- around here." If you ride it, keep in mind that there is plenty of climbing to be done just to get to the climb. As the Haitian saying goes- "Beyond the mountains there are more mountains."

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