Our route grading scheme

We use a terrain and duration code to grade each ride.

Terrain:

  1. Severe. Route has extreme elevation change, with both short and longer sustained climbs (e.g. Duncton Hill).
  2. Very hilly. Route has major elevation change, with longer sustained climbs (e.g. Harting Hill from the south).
  3. Hilly. Route is undulating with a number of short climbs involved (e.g. Havant to Bishop's Waltham).
  4. Gentle. Route has minor elevation change on gentle slopes (e.g. south coast cycle route to Chichester).
  5. Flat. Route has little or no elevation change (e.g. Portsea Island).

Duration:

am: Morning only
pm: Afternoon only
d: All day
ev: Evening
d+: Multi-day