Probably the dumbest question of the day!!!

[alpinerabbit]

there are bike computers that tell you. They measure elevation and put it in relation to your distance.
DBF has that function and I sometimes ask to know why exactly I'm suffering.

rise over run = meters/meters by the way. feet and miles, don't think that works????

the low tech version is a sort of spirit level you strap onto your handlebar.

[Susan126]

Measuring Hilliness of Routes

[ibcycling]

there are bike computers that tell you. They measure elevation and put it in relation to your distance.
DBF has that function and I sometimes ask to know why exactly I'm suffering.

rise over run = meters/meters by the way. feet and miles, don't think that works????

the low tech version is a sort of spirit level you strap onto your handlebar.

Feet/feet works just fine, so would miles/miles. Just have to keep the measurement type the same.

There's a route mapping site that tells you the average grade and steepest grade of hills but I can't remember which one it is.

[Jiffer]

I have a Garmin bike computer that tells me grade percentage and how many feet I've ascended and descended. Today I climbed 2,550 feet during my 55 mile ride. I wish I would have looked at the grade of a particularly steep hill I climbed, but sometimes it's better to just not know! I used to look all the time, but lately I just ignore it and climb the best I can. But it's nice to have an idea what people are talking about when they say 7% or whatever.

[cmac77354]

Thanks for the replies, very helpful.