Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Grear Notch Road, Lower Notch Road: tellin' it like it is. In pre-GPS days, I often thought it would be interesting to poll Bike Forums people on which of their local road names are codes that, deciphered, signal tough climbs. There's a Notchcliff Road in Baltimore County that's a knee-breaker, for example.
Some are pretty straightforward: [fill in the blank] Hill Road, for example. Or Mountain Road.
Slightly are less obvious, but still often reliable, especially on the East Coast: [fill in the blank] Mill Road.
More devious: Providence Road. Seven Sisters Road.
Rifle Camp Road is a cool one by me. Most of the others like Ridge Road are pretty obvious.
ps - I don't mess with Rifle Camp Road - it looks like it goes straight up. I think there's a park at the top. I think the road name dates to the Revolutionary War.