Post Hill (Pudsey, Leeds)

[Bush Tucker Man]

Browsing around 'Secret Leeds' again..........

I've done mountain bike races in the early 90's at Post Hill

It was also apparantly used for tank-testing in WW2

Imagine it as a hill-climb challenge now;
The inclined length of the hill is 527ft and rises 200ft.
The steepest gradient is 1 in 1.6


We used to have to cut across parts of it during the race, & I've seen idiots, sorry brave people ride MTBs down it :o


It still belongs to West Leeds Motorcycle Club, as far as I know

That's a nice old picture on the thread too

[Tommo]

now im asking a stupid question, but dya reckkon with enough run up you could drive a land rover up it???  I cant really picture it in me head so i couldnt say myself. I suspect a low slung V8 trialler would do it but i was thinking somthing a little more conventional.

[Bush Tucker Man]

now im asking a stupid question, but dya reckkon with enough run up you could drive a land rover up it???  I cant really picture it in me head so i couldnt say myself. I suspect a low slung V8 trialler would do it but i was thinking somthing a little more conventional.

No way 'on Gods green earth', if it was wet, or even slightly damp.
If the front end started to slide sideways, you'd barrel-roll down.
It's that steep

I can't answer for the state of it now, as it's probably 15 years since I was there, the cobbled surface was coming away even then

Besides the owning West Leeds MC jealously guard it, if they're around.
The entrance had a gate made (basically) of girders, & it's only legal access is footpaths, as far as I can see

Multi-Map

[Tommo]

dont worry i wasnt thinking of doing it. i guess a fiesta would go up with enough run up but it would be good to have a bash in me landy. if you lost traction then reversing down would be rock hard and thats if you dont tip over backwards!

[Bush Tucker Man]

i guess a fiesta would go up with enough run up

It'd have to be a damned long run-up!!!

[BK]

I used to live a half a mile away from it,no chance of getting a 4x4 any where near it  as BTM says theres a gate and a stile to climb over,I used to go up on my MTB when I was a kid and trust me,you need balls of steel to ride down it and a seriously low gear to ride up it,there is a cobbled bit on the steep bit and you just wouldnt get any traction at all,we used to send a lad down it on his MTB and unhook his back brake  without him knowing before he rode down,and then watch him fall off :lol:

[marjan]

we used to send a lad down it on his MTB and unhook his back brake  without him knowing before he rode down,and then watch him fall off :lol:

Sounds about right for you Rich  :D :D :D :D :D

[Bush Tucker Man]

we used to send a lad down it on his MTB and unhook his back brake  without him knowing before he rode down,and then watch him fall off :lol:

Sounds about right for you Rich  :D :D :D :D :D

I've ridden diagonally across sections of it & through the woods to either side, & it's a scary thought losing grip at either end

I believe I've got some pictures taken at the time on the site (90-92??). I'll see if I can find them, scan them & add them to the 'www'