9.7
PDI
5.5 mi
DISTANCE
1,764 ft
GAINED
5.8 %
AVG. GRADE
FULL CLIMB STATS
Page Contributor(s): Nigel Brockton (Dr. BulletSki) Fairfax, VA, USA
INTRO
"The east side of Route 135 starts out moderate but once out of the small town of Bloomington, MD you encounter stout grade for the next 1.5 miles. A moderate mile follows and then a short descent appears. Climbing resumes over moderate grade until a flat which leads to one more stretch of shallow climbing up to climb end at the giant warning signs that alert drivers of the downhill to come. The descent of the east side of Route 135 is pretty quick." (This quote provided with the approval of John Summerson from his book, The Complete Guide to Climbing (by Bike), 2nd Edition, pg. 90.)
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DustinStory
A long (for MD) climb with plenty of relief gradients. The shoulder is awesome and the road was perfectly smooth. Very little traffic on top of that. The road feels extremely straight, and the views don't vary much.
I followed this up descending Kitzmiller, up to Elk Garden and back. Then down Swanton/Spring Lick/Savage River Rd which was a GLORIOUS descent along the river. 10/10 recommend looping down that way. My ride got 3 of the Maryland top 10 climbs (and a WV) done, which certainly makes this worth the drive.
DrBullet
We started this climb into an horrendous headwind but at least in sunshine...but it quickly turned to cold rain. The lower third starts fairly gradually then steepens. There is a decent shoulder and traffic was not a problem despite our extremely slow progress. I wish I had paid more attention to the profile tool because I was really not certain when the climb was finished (although it turned out that my Garmin did know all along!). The views may be better on a nicer day but I would not call this part of our route "scenic"...although it does lead to more scenic roads if you make a loop of it. The middle third feels like it should deliver you to the top and I kept looking around wondering how there could possibly be another ~600ft of elevation gain when there didn't seem to be any higher ground! However, the final "summit" is only reach after ~1mile of flat and a final 1/3mile ramp. Without the wind, this would not have been too bad; against the wind and rain, it was a soggy grind.
