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Alford
Altha
Astatula
Baldwin
Bascom
Bay Harbor Islands
Bell
Belleair
Belleair Shore
Beverly Beach
Branford
Briny Breezes
Bronson
Brooker
Callahan
Campbellton
Canal Point
Caryville
Cedar Grove
Century
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Cloud Lake
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Cross City
Cutler Bay
Davie
Dundee
Eatonville
Ebro
Esto
Fort Myers Beach
Fort White
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Glen St. Mary
Golden Beach
Grand Ridge
Grant-Valkaria
Greensboro
Greenville
Greenwood
Gulf Stream
Hastings
Havana
Haverhill
Highland Beach
Hillcrest Heights
Hilliard
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Horseshoe Beach
Howey-in-the-Hills
Hypoluxo
Indialantic
Indian River Shores
Indian Shores
Inglis
Interlachen
Jay
Jennings
Juno Beach
Jupiter
Jupiter Inlet Colony
Jupiter Island
Kenneth City
La Crosse
Lady Lake
Lake Clarke Shores
Lake Hamilton
Lake Park
Lake Placid
Lantana
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Lee
Longboat Key
Loxahatchee Groves
McIntosh
Malabar
Malone
Manalapan
Mangonia Park
Marineland
Mayo
Medley
Melbourne Beach
Melbourne Village
Miami Lakes
Micanopy
Montverde
Noma
North Redington Beach
Ocean Breeze Park
Ocean Ridge
Orange Park
Orchid
Otter Creek
Palm Beach
Palm Beach Shores
Palm Shores
Paxton
Pembroke Park
Penney Farms
Pierson
Polk City
Pomona Park
Ponce de Leon
Ponce Inlet
Raiford
Reddick
Redington Beach
Redington Shores
St. Leo
Sewall's Point
Shalimar
Sneads
South Palm Beach
Southwest Ranches
Surfside
Tangerine
Wausau
Welaka
Westville
White Springs,
Windermere,
Yankeetown,
Zolfo Springs

Florida's biggest hill! Summiting Sugarloaf Mountain

Alex and I decided to drive out to Clermont to climb Florida's biggest hill, known as Sugarloaf mountain. This would be a pretty average hill anywhere else, but we couldn't resist the novelty. Surprisingly it's almost a 15% grade in some places, and goes on for about a half mile. If you've been to Florida you'll find this pretty amusing.

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If you spend enough time on Wikipedia, it’s easy to get sucked into the wormhole. Recently I came across a list of the biggest hills—in Florida. This is only interesting because Florida is known for being flat everywhere.

Alex and I set out to climb the biggest of these hills on our bikes, and naturally treated the whole endeavor like one big joke. The hill in this picture doesn’t look bad at all, but then again, nothing does on the screen of your iPhone.

Sugarloaf mountain is the most prominent point in Florida, at 245 feet above the surrounding land. The elevation at the summit is 312—hardly a snow capped peak, but still pretty unusual for the sunshine state. In fact, it bests the biggest hills in both Louisiana and Delaware.

I’ve shown videos riding the North Shore of Long Island New York, which is known for being hilly. Clermont is hillier than that in most places.

For some reason we decided to tackle Sugarloaf mountain in the wrong order, descending it first before climbing back up. Alex was wearing flip flops and had his arm in a sling, and I was on a 36 pound fat tire BMX.

That was a hill.

Those who live by the sword, must die by the sword. It was time to pedal this monster back to the summit.

The climb took about five minutes, and it wasn’t that bad, but we were still amazed. Imagine seeing a palm tree in Denver, or a snowflake in Miami. Imagine seeing a rabbi at a Nascar race. I guess what I’m trying to say is that some things are interesting because they’re unexpected. Sugarloaf mountain definitely falls under this category, and so does this whole area North of Orlando.

Naturally, you’d wonder if there are any bike trails around these parts, and there are. Mount Dora has trails, and so does Ocala, with over 85 miles of singletrack and a huge freeride section built in an old quarry. As for Clermont, many road cyclists frequent the area for year round riding and a little taste of elevation.

If you’re from Florida and you ride bikes, Sugarloaf mountain should be on your bucket list, just to say you did. As for Alex and I, it was worth the drive just for the laughs. We were definitely not expecting to see a legitimate hill in Florida. Thanks for riding with me today and I’ll see you next time.