Sometimes you want to measure the slope at various points on a long ride going uphill. That slope will vary between the beginning of the climb to the top of the climb.
Suppose the climb is a total of 1 mile. But you want to measure some spots in between because you have noticed that the climb gets tougher at different points.
To get a general idea without the use of a Garmin GPS type thing, just try Google Earth. There's that ruler icon at the top bar and that will allow you to do the measurement, in feet, meter, anything you want.
If you haven't used Google Earth before, just play with it. Zoom in on that hill climb. Its a click on the mouse to get the elevation changes. The first click sets the starting point so you know the distance in feet.
I slide the cursor and watch the elevation gain go up. If its a quick elevation movement, then I know that its steep.
Last edited by Garfield Cat; 07-04-10 at 05:32 PM.