Porlock Hill (North Devon)
- Thread starter gavgav
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. Had heard stories about it being "rather steep", but boy it is more than that!!
Kiwiavenger
im a little tea pot
- Location
- Carclaze, St Austell
Not yet. I had planned to ride up it before but had to change route at the last minute!
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Sent from the Holodeck on my Tricorder
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
I knew a guy who lived in Porlock once. All I remember was a place selling glass and other crafts at the marina type place and a nice little path eastwards back along to the main village. I don't remember any huge hills though.
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Sent From The Bog.
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
I've never ridden up it on a bike but I take my hat off to those who have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
I thought it was Somerset?
I've not been up the big road hill but I have destroyed front MTB shocks coming down a track path the other side of the village. That was about six years ago and the shocks are still bust!
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I've not been up the big road hill but I have destroyed front MTB shocks coming down a track path the other side of the village. That was about six years ago and the shocks are still bust!
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Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Steep, ain't it?! 
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
Porlock is in Somerset!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Way back in the 60s, whilst on a family holiday, our car, a Ford Cortina, couldn't make it up that hill and overheated.
Why/how would anyone ride up it? Because it's there!?
Why/how would anyone ride up it? Because it's there!?
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gavgav
Legendary Member
I bow to your superior geographical knowledge. It's only just down the road from Devon
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coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
We're going on a ride to Porlock in September. It's flexible: the hill's there for anyone who wants to climb it. Not me, I'll be putting in extra coffee shop time instead 
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gavgav
Legendary Member
We're going on a ride to Porlock in September. It's flexible: the hill's there for anyone who wants to climb it. Not me, I'll be putting in extra coffee shop time instead
If you want a nice coffee shop to visit, with home made cakes, try the one at the top of the cliff railway in Lynton. I had the best Bakewell Tart I have ever tasted
Jefferson Meriwether
Veteran
- Location
- Worthing
Having read this thread I've now got the desire to cycle up to Porlock purely to tackle the hill. I reckon that possibly makes me either A) a keen cyclist or B) completely 
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
Of course it's on Strava, here's UP and here's DOWN
I'm a bit shocked at the speed folk have gone down!
I'm a bit shocked at the speed folk have gone down!
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Me too. 32mph isn't especially fast for a descent - though I admit I've never seen Porlock Hill so can't comment on its surface etc
