Hills of Long Island

Location Avg Grade Max Grade Elev Gain Distance
Mill Hill Rd (Oyster Bay)
West Shore Rd to Oakley Ct
12%
26%
185 ft
0.28 mi
East Broadway (Port Jeff)
East Main St. to Cliff Rd
10%
18%
190 ft
0.35 mi
Snake Hill Rd (Cold Spring Harbor)
Shore Rd to 1st switchback
13%
18%
126 ft
0.18 mi
Lawrence Hill Rd (Cold Spring Harbor)
Rt 108 to top of hill
9%
18%
152 ft
0.31 mi
Moore's Hill Rd (Oyster Bay)
Rt 25A to Stewart Rd
8%
19%
100 ft
0.21 mi
Sagamore Hill Rd (Oyster Bay)
Cove Neck Rd to top of hill
5%
12%
129 ft
0.48 mi
"Little Flower" Hill (Wading River)
N. Country Rd to Terry Rd
2%
9%
160 ft
1.19 mi
"Boy Scout" Hill
Sound Av Eastbound (Descent)
9%
19%
-83 ft
0.17 mi
"Boy Scout" Hill
Sound Av Eastbound (Climb)
6%
15%
89 ft
0.25 mi
Old Post Rd (Port Jeff)
Shore Rd to top of hill
7%
16%
80 ft
0.28 mi
Old Post Rd (Port Jeff)
Crystal Brook to Puritan Path
4%
15%
142 ft
0.58 mi
Adirondack Drive
Granny Rd north to top of hill
6%
11%
195 ft
0.58 mi
Adirondack Drive
Route 25 south to Summit Place
3%
13%
220 ft
1.47 mi
Liberty Av (Port Jeff)
Main St. to top of hill
7%
17%
228 ft
0.6 mi
Cordwood Path (St James)
Shore Rd to Moriches Rd
7%
12%
171 ft
0.46 mi
River Rd (Smithtown)
Last Section up to Edgewood
6.5%
10%
95 ft
0.27 mi
Landing Av (Smithtown)
Niss. River to Edgewood Av
6.5%
11%
91 ft
0.26 mi
Kohr Rd (Kings Park)
Sunken Meadow Rd to Twin Oaks
5%
13%
202 ft
0.75 mi
Tuscarora Dr (Centerport)
Crossman Rd to Northfield Dr
8%
16%
80 ft
0.18 mi
Stillwell Rd (Woodbury)
Rt 108 to the plateau
4%
20%
157 ft
0.99 mi

Note: Percent grade is the vertical rise divided by the horizontal run multiplied by 100. A grade of 100 percent corresponds to an angle of 45 degrees.

© Art Harris, 2005 [an error occurred while processing this directive]