Originally Posted by
ptle
...In the fall, I'm moving to a new apartment that's on top of a hill. It's much better than the one I'm currently in. The only problem is that its on a hill. The road leading up is a third of a mile long with 175 feet in elevation gain. 10% average grade...
Kind of sounds like mine. It's a 223 ft gain in elevation from the start of the road to my house (1 mile). The steep sections at the beginning are at an average of 11% with as much as a 17.5% grade on one short section of it. After the climb, I have over 1/2 mile of mainly flat with some slight climbing to get to my house.
Like others have said, after a few weeks of doing it, it will get easier and should be no big deal. The right gearing also makes a big difference in climbs like that.