# What is the steepest slope you have unicycled down? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [June 22, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787 "2025-06-22T13:05:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Luderart](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/luderart/32/2427_2.png) [@Luderart](https://unicyclist.com/u/Luderart)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/1 "2025-06-22T13:05:46Z")
Two days ago I found a pretty steep slope and successfully unicycled down it. It was several meters of what I guess was a 33 degrees slope. How about you? ![P6209267Crop2](https://unicyclist.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/1/61150a1fce766868ecc3da15518dec332d223175.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![haskinsc](https://unicyclist.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@haskinsc](https://unicyclist.com/u/haskinsc)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/2 "2025-06-22T15:18:37Z")
I’ve done about the same as you - 63% grade (~32 degrees): [Under the Overpass](https://vimeo.com/364669651?share=copy) The trickiest (and scariest) part for me was mounting cleanly. ---
**Author:** ![Elias](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/elias/32/94431_2.png) [@Elias](https://unicyclist.com/u/Elias)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/3 "2025-06-22T16:43:28Z")
Believe it or not, my steepest ride was also a 33 degree slope: [![](https://unicyclist.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/e/dec874fe9e73477fb7f07084a7e37f7a7dcc8da6.jpeg "Riding the Block U") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qzk5MROE7I) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelou](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/wheelou/32/104878_2.png) [@Wheelou](https://unicyclist.com/u/Wheelou)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/4 "2025-06-22T18:12:47Z")
What‘s that U good for? Nice vid, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Ulkicycling](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/ulkicycling/32/3824_2.png) [@Ulkicycling](https://unicyclist.com/u/Ulkicycling)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/5 "2025-06-22T18:18:36Z")
> [@Wheelou](#): > > What‘s that U good for? **U** nicycling ---
**Author:** ![Wheelou](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/wheelou/32/104878_2.png) [@Wheelou](https://unicyclist.com/u/Wheelou)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/6 "2025-06-22T18:31:29Z")
😆 Hmmm, my gut feeling is they put it there for a different reason… ---
**Author:** ![Setonix](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/setonix/32/3879_2.png) [@Setonix](https://unicyclist.com/u/Setonix)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/7 "2025-06-22T19:00:45Z")
Very impressive ---
**Author:** ![GizmoDuck](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/gizmoduck/32/78_2.png) [@GizmoDuck](https://unicyclist.com/u/GizmoDuck)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 3:33am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/8 "2025-06-23T03:33:15Z")
Up and down this one, 34.8% gradient ![39121077554_1d2e3ba85f_w](https://unicyclist.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/0/a0fdbeb3cb9a55173a265836f8b72c7171bce6ac.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![finnspin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/finnspin/32/97649_2.png) [@finnspin](https://unicyclist.com/u/finnspin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 6:34am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/9 "2025-06-23T06:34:33Z")
> **[Finn Harwege on Instagram: "I don't quite understand how the tire maintains...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C893TVnMlJQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=N2J1YTRkMjNidmll)** > > 117 likes, 8 comments - finnspin\_unicycles on July 3, 2024: "I don't quite understand how the tire maintains this much grip on this almost vertical wall, but it does. 🤷🏼‍♂️ > > Thanks to @muni\_queckus for filming. > > @quaxunicycles #unicycle #unicycling... How long does the slope have to be to count? ---
**Author:** ![Setonix](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/setonix/32/3879_2.png) [@Setonix](https://unicyclist.com/u/Setonix)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/10 "2025-06-23T13:13:25Z")
it should be higher than you can jump in one go, so a kerb won’t count. ---
**Author:** ![Maxence](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/maxence/32/108164_2.png) [@Maxence](https://unicyclist.com/u/Maxence)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/11 "2025-06-23T14:05:48Z")
It should be more than 5 meters, then: ![](https://unicyclist.com/uploads/default/optimized/3X/3/b/3b8a2f3a1a05779bf13b5ae5bed093bf12f84cca_2_690x388.jpeg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/kp42ZFfr0x4?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&start=30 😁 ---
**Author:** ![PedalSprell](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/pedalsprell/32/106923_2.png) [@PedalSprell](https://unicyclist.com/u/PedalSprell)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/12 "2025-06-23T14:36:44Z")
Maybe not a hill, but it was the steepest part I have ever ridden. It must have been like 45 degrees or something. The brakes could not hold properly back so I just had to “ride along”! 😅 I am still proud of nailing that after soo many attempts on different occasions. After that challenge, no (relevant) hill really seems that steep anymore, and I can more or less squeeze the brake and just go for it. 🤩 ---
**Author:** ![Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/canapin/32/2_2.png) [@Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/u/Canapin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/13 "2025-06-23T15:06:23Z")
17% on top of my shape on about 150m, up and down (sometimes on quite uneven ground that made things even more difficult). I can’t fathom how climbing 35% is possible. > **[Bevor Sie zu Google Maps weitergehen](https://consent.google.com/ml?continue=https:%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fmaps%2Fplace%2FRue%2Bde%2Bla%2BCueille%2BAigu%25C3%25AB,%2B86000%2BPoitiers%2F@46.5842875,0.3553553,3a,75y,9.11h,79.92t%2Fdata%3D%213m8%211e1%213m6%211sQX1J5fd0gShheOsvjEA_Hw%212e0%215s20210101T000000%216shttps:%252F%252Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%252Fv1%252Fthumbnail%253Fcb_client%253Dmaps_sv.tactile%2526w%253D900%2526h%253D600%2526pitch%253D10.079102381761246%2526panoid%253DQX1J5fd0gShheOsvjEA_Hw%2526yaw%253D9.114666169922724%217i16384%218i8192%214m6%213m5%211s0x47fdbe877a37e559:0x7c92e531505a8c4e%218m2%213d46.5860552%214d0.3563422%2116s%252Fg%252F1vlqpksl?entry%3Dttu%26g_ep%3DEgoyMDI1MDYxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%253D%253D&gl=DE&m=0&pc=m&uxe=eomtm&cm=2&hl=de&src=1)** The end is very hard and I always had to dismount when climbing (I was riding a 24"). > **[Bevor Sie zu Google Maps weitergehen](https://consent.google.com/ml?continue=https:%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fmaps%2Fplace%2FRue%2Bdes%2BDunes,%2B86000%2BPoitiers%2F@46.576164,0.3538819,3a,75y,41.95h,76.81t%2Fdata%3D%213m7%211e1%213m5%211sjAd9C-xm_YwLlUIjXucb7g%212e0%216shttps:%252F%252Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%252Fv1%252Fthumbnail%253Fcb_client%253Dmaps_sv.tactile%2526w%253D900%2526h%253D600%2526pitch%253D13.186244952483918%2526panoid%253DjAd9C-xm_YwLlUIjXucb7g%2526yaw%253D41.94620805404149%217i16384%218i8192%214m6%213m5%211s0x47fdbe61ba758703:0x68ff6d073b1f1ea0%218m2%213d46.5763445%214d0.3546065%2116s%252Fg%252F1tlbnj2d?entry%3Dttu%26g_ep%3DEgoyMDI1MDYxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%253D%253D&gl=DE&m=0&pc=m&uxe=eomtm&cm=2&hl=de&src=1)** This one is a bit longer, less uneven and I was able to fully climb it up and down (riding a 27.5"). Also 12% for 200m, only up, increasingly harder, never tried down. Uneven road as well, and I never could make the last few meters as the slope gets way harder. > **[Google Earth](https://earth.google.com/web/search/Rue+de+la+Cueille+Aigu%c3%ab,+Poitiers/@46.57127058,0.32810994,71.08543598a,76.74129802d,35y,51.55406204h,66.78247783t,0r/data=CpEBGmMSXQolMHg0N2ZkYmU4NzdhMzdlNTU5OjB4N2M5MmU1MzE1MDVhOGM0ZRlL01bbA0tHQCH70cuDT87WPyoiUnVlIGRlIGxhIEN1ZWlsbGUgQWlndcOrLCBQb2l0aWVycxgBIAEiJgokCeCL29jySkdAEQTPGf2jSkdAGWhoqy0U79Y_IdgePl2-mNY_QgIIAToDCgEwQgIIAEoNCP ___________ wEQAA)** “Chemin de la Cagouillère” People from a park above (top arrow) could see me riding up (down arrow), and everyone applauded me from the heights when I reached the top, even if I had to dismount in the end. ![image](https://unicyclist.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/d/fdf1208d3b6cb637c7b7473e362c851dca753685.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Maxence](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/maxence/32/108164_2.png) [@Maxence](https://unicyclist.com/u/Maxence)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/14 "2025-06-23T15:12:15Z")
> [@Canapin](#): > > I can’t fathom how climbing 35% is possible. “Put as much force as you’re dumb” and this should work out. If this fails, then you’re not dumb enough and should try again later on 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/canapin/32/2_2.png) [@Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/u/Canapin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/15 "2025-06-23T15:14:57Z")
> [@Maxence](#): > > “Put as much force as you’re dumb” I was given this advice when I was practicing rock climbing. Alas, I probably am way smarter than I could imagine 🙄f-wobble: ---
**Author:** ![Setonix](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/setonix/32/3879_2.png) [@Setonix](https://unicyclist.com/u/Setonix)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/16 "2025-06-23T15:40:56Z")
Funny, I also put my arms in the air when I succeed in something with the uni’s ---
**Author:** ![Setonix](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/setonix/32/3879_2.png) [@Setonix](https://unicyclist.com/u/Setonix)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/17 "2025-06-23T17:05:23Z")
How do you know the climb percentages of these roads. We do have some acending sections, but in NL peeps dont bother stating how steep roads are. ---
**Author:** ![Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/canapin/32/2_2.png) [@Canapin](https://unicyclist.com/u/Canapin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/18 "2025-06-23T17:27:43Z")
Google maps lets you draw a path and returns length and elevation ---
**Author:** ![Wheelou](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/wheelou/32/104878_2.png) [@Wheelou](https://unicyclist.com/u/Wheelou)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/19 "2025-06-23T17:55:48Z")
> [@Setonix](#): > > How do you know the climb percentages of these roads. We do have some acending sections, but in NL peeps dont bother stating how steep roads are. …because the NL are cluttered with hills and mountains, so it‘s nothing special 😆 PS: on my 36er I‘ve mounted a water level that indicates the percentage - but only if I dismount and put the bar ends on the ground. Plus, they shouldn‘t be out of alignment (which usually happens after a UPD). Bottom line: I could measure the inclines but rarely do so because it‘s too cumbersome… ---
**Author:** ![Nathan\_Moore](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/nathan_moore/32/107281_2.png) [@Nathan\_Moore](https://unicyclist.com/u/Nathan_Moore)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787/20 "2026-02-07T20:44:39Z")
I don’t remember the grade but I did a really steep one on my brakless 32” [Next page](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-is-the-steepest-slope-you-have-unicycled-down/291787.md?page=2)