Honister Pass (West side)
Cumbria, England, UK
Honister Pass (West side)
Distance: 3.99 km
Elevation Gain: 228 m
Elevation Loss: 71 m
Difficulty:
292 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 1.71 FIETS
Avg Grade: 7.50 %
Max cat climb: 3
Min elevation: 135 m
Max elevation: 364 m
Ride Category:
Climb
Honister Pass is a mountain pass in the Lake District. It is linking Seatoller, in the valley of Borrowdale, to Gatesgarth at the southern end of Buttermere. The pass reaches an altitude of 1,167 feet (356 m), making it one of the highest in the region, and also one of the steepest, with gradients of up to 25%. Honister Pass holds the UK 24-hour rainfall record; in the 24 hours to 6 pm on 5 December 2015, 341.4 mm of rain fell there. One of the most scenic and most popular Lakeland routes, the road over the Honister Pass follows the route travelled by Victorian sightseers on circular day trips from Keswick. The B5289 road climbs from Borrowdale to a height of 1167 feet, before plunging down a precipitous 4:1 grade to fetch up at Buttermere far below.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Silvano Turati | Feb 17, 2025 | 00:11:56 | 240 W | 4.90 w/kg | 20.03 km/h |
| 🥈 | Tigo Star | Feb 27, 2023 | 00:12:10 | 305 W | 4.32 w/kg | 19.65 km/h |
| 🥉 | Tom Smeets | Nov 26, 2022 | 00:12:26 | 309 W | 4.23 w/kg | 19.22 km/h |
| 4 | D Speelman | Nov 18, 2023 | 00:12:28 | 330 W | 4.34 w/kg | 19.17 km/h |
| 5 | Coen Kramers | May 17, 2026 | 00:13:05 | 201 W | 4.47 w/kg | 18.27 km/h |
| 6 | Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen | Nov 24, 2023 | 00:13:33 | 330 W | 3.75 w/kg | 17.64 km/h |
| 7 | Tristan Kramers | Jun 22, 2026 | 00:13:37 | 275 W | 3.72 w/kg | 17.55 km/h |
| 8 | David Dos Santos Rodrigues | Jan 19, 2024 | 00:13:38 | 234 W | 3.77 w/kg | 17.53 km/h |
| 9 | Luke Bartishel | Sep 14, 2024 | 00:14:05 | 241 W | 3.77 w/kg | 16.97 km/h |
| 10 | Geir Skaugen | Nov 18, 2023 | 00:14:46 | 292 W | 3.44 w/kg | 16.19 km/h |
| 11 | Jörg Schädlich | Nov 22, 2023 | 00:15:08 | 226 W | 3.18 w/kg | 15.79 km/h |
| 12 | Fabio Zanirato | May 23, 2024 | 00:15:45 | 179 W | 3.20 w/kg | 15.18 km/h |
| 13 | Nick Kaldenbach | Nov 18, 2023 | 00:15:51 | 254 W | 3.10 w/kg | 15.08 km/h |
| 14 | Chris | Nov 22, 2023 | 00:15:52 | 228 W | 3.05 w/kg | 15.07 km/h |
| 15 | Indalecio Lekerika | Jan 25, 2024 | 00:15:56 | 181 W | 3.42 w/kg | 15.00 km/h |
| 16 | Mark Vos | Jan 01, 2024 | 00:16:02 | 235 W | 3.13 w/kg | 14.91 km/h |
| 17 | Rene van Leeuwen | Nov 23, 2023 | 00:16:21 | 243 W | 2.93 w/kg | 14.62 km/h |
| 18 | Phil_godley@yahoo.com | Dec 05, 2023 | 00:17:01 | 206 W | 2.90 w/kg | 14.05 km/h |
| 19 | Artem Neposedov | Nov 18, 2023 | 00:17:14 | 225 W | 2.81 w/kg | 13.87 km/h |
| 20 | JJosef Kluson | Nov 20, 2023 | 00:17:21 | 208 W | 2.77 w/kg | 13.78 km/h |
| 21 | Iwona Tercjak | Nov 30, 2023 | 00:17:25 | 164 W | 2.98 w/kg | 13.72 km/h |
| 22 | Eva Klusoňová | Dec 01, 2025 | 00:17:27 | 211 W | 2.81 w/kg | 13.70 km/h |
| 23 | Saskia van Zijp | Dec 15, 2023 | 00:17:30 | 140 W | 3.11 w/kg | 13.66 km/h |
| 24 | James MacDonald | Dec 04, 2023 | 00:17:39 | 190 W | 2.92 w/kg | 13.54 km/h |
| 25 | Paul Shields | Nov 17, 2023 | 00:17:56 | 205 W | 2.63 w/kg | 13.33 km/h |
| 26 | Ian Clark | Nov 18, 2023 | 00:17:56 | 196 W | 2.88 w/kg | 13.33 km/h |
| 27 | Rik Lukey | Jan 13, 2024 | 00:17:57 | 190 W | 2.81 w/kg | 13.32 km/h |
| 28 | Flex Morel | Dec 05, 2023 | 00:18:17 | 221 W | 2.76 w/kg | 13.07 km/h |
| 29 | Andrew Fawcett | Feb 27, 2024 | 00:18:19 | 234 W | 2.66 w/kg | 13.05 km/h |
| 30 | Tim Parker | Jul 15, 2024 | 00:18:40 | 184 W | 2.56 w/kg | 12.80 km/h |
| 31 | Armen Mosesyan | Nov 21, 2025 | 00:18:40 | 250 W | 2.55 w/kg | 12.80 km/h |
| 32 | Hans Petiet | Dec 07, 2022 | 00:18:53 | 169 W | 2.49 w/kg | 12.66 km/h |
| 33 | Matt Cagniot | Jul 03, 2024 | 00:19:04 | 181 W | 2.41 w/kg | 12.54 km/h |
| 34 | Daniel Beale | Nov 21, 2023 | 00:19:31 | 169 W | 2.41 w/kg | 12.25 km/h |
| 35 | Isabel Hayley | Jan 05, 2024 | 00:19:46 | 139 W | 2.67 w/kg | 12.09 km/h |
| 36 | J F | Mar 23, 2025 | 00:20:16 | 198 W | 2.25 w/kg | 11.79 km/h |
| 37 | Anton Mlynek | Nov 29, 2023 | 00:20:31 | 205 W | 2.25 w/kg | 11.65 km/h |
| 38 | Jacob Stang | Jan 15, 2024 | 00:20:40 | 168 W | 2.40 w/kg | 11.56 km/h |
| 39 | Jean-Pierre Villeneuve | Jul 03, 2025 | 00:20:51 | 189 W | 2.22 w/kg | 11.46 km/h |
| 40 | Graham Lowe | Nov 27, 2023 | 00:20:54 | 180 W | 2.26 w/kg | 11.44 km/h |
| 41 | Jos Carboex | Jun 05, 2024 | 00:20:55 | 176 W | 2.35 w/kg | 11.43 km/h |
| 42 | Mike 8008 | Nov 27, 2023 | 00:21:27 | 185 W | 2.20 w/kg | 11.14 km/h |
| 43 | Wolfgang Darwin | Apr 30, 2024 | 00:21:33 | 178 W | 2.14 w/kg | 11.09 km/h |
| 44 | Matthieu Bourgois | Jan 10, 2024 | 00:21:58 | 158 W | 2.11 w/kg | 10.88 km/h |
| 45 | Craig Shaw | Jul 31, 2024 | 00:22:04 | 161 W | 2.21 w/kg | 10.83 km/h |
| 46 | Dave Font | Nov 28, 2023 | 00:22:14 | 162 W | 2.16 w/kg | 10.75 km/h |
| 47 | Frantxoa A | Dec 04, 2023 | 00:22:44 | 169 W | 2.19 w/kg | 10.51 km/h |
| 48 | shurtha riftcrag | Dec 15, 2023 | 00:23:22 | 132 W | 2.14 w/kg | 10.23 km/h |
| 49 | Bernhard | Dec 21, 2023 | 00:24:25 | 162 W | 1.91 w/kg | 9.79 km/h |
| 50 | W van Koetsveld | Dec 04, 2025 | 00:24:35 | 140 W | 1.87 w/kg | 9.72 km/h |
| 51 | Italo Giorgio Falzoni | Nov 30, 2023 | 00:24:48 | 146 W | 1.95 w/kg | 9.64 km/h |
| 52 | Michael B 1947 | Nov 18, 2023 | 00:25:21 | 139 W | 1.85 w/kg | 9.43 km/h |
| 53 | Bart Koekkoek | Nov 21, 2023 | 00:25:30 | 176 W | 1.85 w/kg | 9.37 km/h |
| 54 | Konrad Arnold | Sep 08, 2024 | 00:25:50 | 133 W | 1.90 w/kg | 9.25 km/h |
| 55 | Henrik Sørensen | Nov 18, 2023 | 00:26:43 | 160 W | 1.74 w/kg | 8.95 km/h |
| 56 | J Lee Wamble | Jun 10, 2026 | 00:27:10 | 130 W | 1.73 w/kg | 8.80 km/h |
| 57 | jack66 | Dec 03, 2023 | 00:27:31 | 123 W | 1.64 w/kg | 8.69 km/h |
| 58 | Paul Turnbull | Dec 28, 2024 | 00:27:42 | 124 W | 1.65 w/kg | 8.63 km/h |
| 59 | Thierry Juguelet | Dec 21, 2023 | 00:27:48 | 135 W | 1.73 w/kg | 8.60 km/h |
| 60 | Max Wall | Mar 10, 2025 | 00:29:09 | 134 W | 1.52 w/kg | 8.20 km/h |
| 61 | Tom Eklund | Jan 23, 2024 | 00:34:49 | 93 W | 1.33 w/kg | 6.86 km/h |
| 62 | Gilbert Steinmann | Jun 09, 2025 | 00:44:44 | 118 W | 0.98 w/kg | 5.34 km/h |
| 63 | Lawrence | Dec 15, 2023 | 00:47:06 | 65 W | 0.96 w/kg | 5.07 km/h |
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