Help with Gradients please

[funkylyn]

Could anyone please either find me the gradients of this proposed ride or tell me how to find it ?

I am looking on google earth and cant seem to find out how to do it.

My proposed ride is from these co ordinates 39 24'34.34" N 7 20'10.50" W

To 39 23'40.80" N 7 22'40.83" W

I am looking up at Marvao now from the campsite and frightening myself a bit, because it looks very steep from here.....and I know my dear dad always used to tell me
"never let it be said your father bred a jibber ".......but I seem to remember he was referring to drinking whisky not cycling up mountains

If anyone can help I'll be very grateful .......

Lynda

 

[eddieo]

not a clue I am afraid but in the 3 years I have been at this I have discovered that the foreboding is often worse then the experience....I have worried myself sick sometimes to only discover that I went up relatively easy. Only time I came unstuck was at Interlaken 2 years ago and a climb defeated me...I walked and pushed the bike up...

mind you my philosophy is simple I would rather ride around the long way then up if it can be avoided

 

[indalo]

Can't see what the problem might be. After all, it is a Tonaro!

Indalo

 

[funkylyn]

Can't see what the problem might be. After all, it is a Tonaro!

Indalo

Touche'.....

Lynda

 

[eddieo]

Can't see what the problem might be. After all, it is a Tonaro!

Indalo

Indeed........Et tu, Brute?

Beware the ides of March...(Lynda back then)

D)

 

[funkylyn]

Indeed........Et tu, Brute?

Beware the ides of March...(Lynda back then)

D)

LOL.....you been drinking already Eddie ?

Beware the ides of January actually......Lynda back 28th......

 

[jhruk]

Could anyone please either find me the gradients of this proposed ride or tell me how to find it ?

I am looking on google earth and cant seem to find out how to do it.

My proposed ride is from these co ordinates 39 24'34.34" N 7 20'10.50" W

To 39 23'40.80" N 7 22'40.83" W

I am looking up at Marvao now from the campsite and frightening myself a bit, because it looks very steep from here.....and I know my dear dad always used to tell me
"never let it be said your father bred a jibber ".......but I seem to remember he was referring to drinking whisky not cycling up mountains

If anyone can help I'll be very grateful .......

Lynda

To get a gradient profile in GE you must first create a path along the route you wish to follow. Name it and save it. It will then appear in the ‘Places’ box on the left. To get an elevation profile select it, right click, and select ‘Show elevation profile’ It should then appear bottom screen.

A problem is that the elevation data on much of GE is rather course so it might not show all the ups & downs – but at least it will give you some idea.

 

[10mph]

Following jhruk's instructions here is the route I choose - along the main road and the elevation profile.


I was a bit hurried tracking the road, so those vertical steps are not real, but probably where I went off the road! Not sure if I took the right road through the town at the top.

It looks like a good main road with an average gradient of 6.6% but there is a stretch of about 599m between 6 and 7 Km where the slope looks around 10%.

Hope your bike makes it. I think my 3 speed Agattu would make it ok but I am sure I would be ready for a nice cool drink at the top. Stop and rest for five minutes where you can get a good view before you tackle that steepest part.

 

[funkylyn]

Following jhruk's instructions here is the route I choose - along the main road and the elevation profile.

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I was a bit hurried tracking the road, so those vertical steps are not real, but probably where I went off the road! Not sure if I took the right road through the town at the top.

It looks like a good main road with an average gradient of 6.6% but there is a stretch of about 599m between 6 and 7 Km where the slope looks around 10%.

Hope your bike makes it. I think my 3 speed Agattu would make it ok but I am sure I would be ready for a nice cool drink at the top. Stop and rest for five minutes where you can get a good view before you tackle that steepest part.

First thankyou so much jhruk for the instructions which I have been trying to follow for the last hour but making a right mess of it......

So....10mph.....thankyou for saving my sanity...well done that doesnt look as horrendous as I was thinking
so now I have NO excuses......tomorrow I give it a go

I have a feeling that the bike might well be willing....but my flesh might not......

Many thanks for all your help

Lynda

 

[Miles]

Lynda,

This route-planning site makes things a bit easier:
bikehike.co.uk - Course Creator

Miles

 

[funkylyn]

Lynda,

This route-planning site makes things a bit easier:
bikehike.co.uk - Course Creator

Miles

Miles.....thankyou.....that is miles simpler

Lynda

 

[johnc461165]

Hi Lynda, go to google earth and find directions put in your departure point and then your destination click on Edit then scroll down to Elevation profile click on that, at the bottom of your screen you will see a graph of your proposed ride

 

[funkylyn]

Hi Lynda, go to google earth and find directions put in your departure point and then your destination click on Edit then scroll down to Elevation profile click on that, at the bottom of your screen you will see a graph of your proposed ride

Thankyou so much John.....that was so straightforward.....I will write down your instructions for future use......mind you, it looks even more frightening now when it talks of an elevation gain of 353m and a maximum slope of 31.5% !!
I am more used to the Somerset Levels LOL
But I will have to do it now after everyones help with the route/elevation finding ......deep breath.....

Lynda