Hills of the south east

ketsbaia

105 now.

Keep 'em coming. I can be more selective with a bigger choice.

zoomcp

Cob Lane in Ardingly *
Glen Lea near Haslemere
Rocks Lane in Balcombe (under the railway station)
St Margarets Bay in Kent

none of them very long but all bar stewards

* as used on the Mid Sussex Hilly and Hillier 23rd Oct

ketsbaia

An update of sorts.

Those hills'll help.

bobtbuilder

zoomcp wrote:

Cob Lane in Ardingly *
Glen Lea near Haslemere
Rocks Lane in Balcombe (under the railway station)
St Margarets Bay in Kent

none of them very long but all bar stewards

* as used on the Mid Sussex Hilly and Hillier 23rd Oct

Drat - beat me to it. This needs to go in. 22% and fairly unrelenting. Aways wet and leaf-covered at the bottom make it even harder.

Also, very near by is West Hill going from Ardingly to Balcombe, crossing the reservoir.

How about Kidds Hill at Coleman's Hatch. Known locally as "The Wall".

heystacky

Alan14 wrote:

Some of the steeper hills in the north east Chilterns area:

Bison Hill, Whipsnade - 79 m ascent in 0.97 km
Aston Hill, Wendover - 85 m in 1.08 km
Whiteleaf Hill (Peters Lane), Princes Risborough - 132 m in 1.36 km
Kop Hill Road, Princes Risborough - 105 m in 1.15 km

figures according to bikehike.

yes great hills and must add bow brickhill ,while your in the area.in little brickhill.my fave

ridgerider

Sussex

Having gone up Ditchling Beacon, go down to the coast and turn left onto the A259 towards sunny Eastbourne. Along the way there is a nice climb up out of the Cuckmere Valley towards Friston, and then turn right in East Dean and follow the road up to Beachy Head.

East of that, it is flat all the way to Dover!

Bar Shaker

Danbury, Stock, West Horndon and Brentwood in Essex. They all meet your criteria but none are really difficult.

ketsbaia

Not the south east, I know, but there's some good training up here in Yorkshire.

Quick update.

guillaume

anyone know of Slip Lane, see below?


Downland Cycles Man of Kent Challenge –24thJuly 2011
Starting at our shop, continue on for 100miles with
2300metres of climbing featuring Kents toughest climbs
including Slip Lane near Alkham with a max gradient of
36%!!! Others include Lympne Hill, Peene Hill, Black
House Hill and many more!

malcolmfrost

Just done Jays Lane to the car park on Tennysons Lane, 176m over 2.8km, peaking at 15%.
It hurt!

Fixed Wheelnut

Ride the Kent Invicta Grimpeur in March from Otford, 100km and 1700m of climbing.
Row Dow hill, Exedown Hill, One Tree Hill, Hubbards Hill, River Hill, Baileys Hill and Yorks Hill.
Yorks and One Tree hill have 1 in 4 sections
http://goo.gl/maps/tryK

Catford CC hill climb on Yorks Hill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hb9zsG3Y_k
You could always continue along the North Downs ridege going up and down a few more.
There are also Hollingbourne Hill, Stede Hill, Vigo Hill, [/url]

Le Commentateur

Don't forget Birling Hill – not sure if that's the 'official' name but that's what I'm calling it:

http://tinyurl.com/38h7sa4

It's surely on the site of an ancient trail from the ridge near Vigo village and the Medway, as the lane is sunken a couple of feet below ground level.

To appreciate it in full you should begin from the village of Birling (located to the south of the climb) and follow the lane that snakes through the gently sloping fileds at the edge of the escarpment. This part is a bit like the initial vinyard section of Mont Ventoux, and like the Giant of Provence, the real climbing begins as you make a leftward turn into the woodland; from then on the road is a relentless and steady uphill gradient the top on the Pigrims Way ridge. The main climb is not quite straight, but has a series of dogleg corners, so you won't know how far is left until you are near the top.

Fixed Wheelnut

Le Commentateur wrote:

Don't forget Birling Hill – not sure if that's the 'official' name but that's what I'm calling it:

http://tinyurl.com/38h7sa4

It's surely on the site of an ancient trail from the ridge near Vigo village and the Medway, as the lane is sunken a couple of feet below ground level.

To appreciate it in full you should begin from the village of Birling (located to the south of the climb) and follow the lane that snakes through the gently sloping fileds at the edge of the escarpment. This part is a bit like the initial vinyard section of Mont Ventoux, and like the Giant of Provence, the real climbing begins as you make a leftward turn into the woodland; from then on the road is a relentless and steady uphill gradient the top on the Pigrims Way ridge. The main climb is not quite straight, but has a series of dogleg corners, so you won't know how far is left until you are near the top.

That comes out at Holly Hill, great view from the top there, we often have a 'Drum up' there in the summer food and stoves carried

ketsbaia

Great stuff. Cheers, fellers. That Birling one in particular sounds great.

Alex_Gill

depending on how far west you're coming there's always Buster hill,
we used it for our uni cycling club hill climb

http://beta.mapmyride.com/routes/view/r ... n/25598056

Fat Head

Some of the names of these hills bring back good memories of the time I spent living and riding around London.

How about a couple from the beautiful Essex lanes:

Wharley Hill - from Brentwood heading up to Great Wharley. Pretty steep and a terrible road surface

North Hill out near Chelmsford is also meant to be one of the 'tougher' hills in Essex and is used for local hill climbs. Never ridden this one though.

arlowood

ketsbaia wrote:

Great stuff.

I'm up to around 75 now, so just 25 to go.

Hi ketsbala

Don't know if you are aware of this publication - "100 Greatest Cycling Climbs etc"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0711 ... i=468294#_

It covers the whole country but there are a few listed in the South East that have not been mentioned in other posts. Also it will give a list of others in the areas just north of London.

I don't possess a copy but you can flick through some of the text on the Amazon website and you will find an index of the hills in the areas covered.

I am planning to put it on my Christmas list.

gouldilocks

There are some really nasty climbs in the Southern Chilterns which have not been mentioned yet -
Colstrope Lane and Shogmoor Lane - both go up towards Frieth out of the Hambleden valley and have sections which are at least 20%.
Another beast is Whitepit Lane - from Wooburn Green up to Flackwell Heath - the road sign displays it as 20% and I would say it is easily that much for about 200m.

Paul G

ketsbaia

Wow. Nice to see this thread still lives. I must get round to collating these climbs and, more importantly, riding them.

davep1

Plenty in Brighton - Coldean Lane which takes you up the Downs towards Ditchling from the coast (think it is how the L2B gets down into Brighton).
King George Ave
Elm Grove, Bear Road and Wilson Ave are all close to each other.

Don't think anyone has mentioned Black Down yet, highest hill in Sussex, near Lurgashall. Like Leith Hill the road doesn't go all the way to the top.
Chantry Lane nr Storrington, tarmac but not very road bike friendly. As I found out when descending and got a pinch puncture over one of the speed bumps...
Duncton Hill, near Goodwood

wattsm666

Mott street, high beach in essex

ketsbaia

That does look a good one. Cheers.

the_fuggler

Bit more on Streatley Hill. It's fairly sharp (average gradient is around 12%, but it touches 20% at times). Lovely view over the Thames Valley when you get to the top if you pull into the little car park on the right. You can start the whole thing from the river in Goring and make your way up through Streatley to the hill itself. Probably a mile in total, with the main hill being just over 100m ascent in about half a mile. And the cake available in Goring at Pierrepoints is something else...

Goring (bottom): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goring_and ... ley_Bridge
Streatley (top): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gorin ... winter.jpg
Main hill (Strava): http://app.strava.com/segments/729782

5 miles down the road on the other side of the valley, there's Whitchurch Hill, which is lovely at the bottom as it starts at the ornate bridge over the Thames. It's about 8% to 10% in the steeper section for half a mile. The Sun at the top is a nice point for refreshment too.

Whitchurch: http://www.whitchurchbridge.com/
Whitchurch Hill (Strava): http://app.strava.com/segments/670798

Couple of decent small breweries in the vicinity too if you're thinking of the beer advent calendar again. Both those hills have stations nearby that you could use as a start point if you come out from Paddington.

Over the border, Watlington and Turville Heath are both good rides as have been mentioned. Pishill is also a nice drag. Expensive, but good cake and bacon butties half way up. Britwell doesn't have as much character for me - it's just straight up. If you're out this way for the day, you could go 15 miles west of Streatley and take in Chain Hill out of Wantage - it's a hill in three parts that finishes with a lovely view from The Ridgeway as it intersects the road (http://app.strava.com/segments/948291).

Happy to show you round Kets or help you plan a route if you come out this way.

Fogliettaz

North Hill, Little Baddow, Essex.

http://app.strava.com/segments/723218

ketsbaia

The Fuggler wrote:

Bit more on Streatley Hill. It's fairly sharp (average gradient is around 12%, but it touches 20% at times). Lovely view over the Thames Valley when you get to the top if you pull into the little car park on the right. You can start the whole thing from the river in Goring and make your way up through Streatley to the hill itself. Probably a mile in total, with the main hill being just over 100m ascent in about half a mile. And the cake available in Goring at Pierrepoints is something else...

Goring (bottom): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goring_and ... ley_Bridge
Streatley (top): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gorin ... winter.jpg
Main hill (Strava): http://app.strava.com/segments/729782

5 miles down the road on the other side of the valley, there's Whitchurch Hill, which is lovely at the bottom as it starts at the ornate bridge over the Thames. It's about 8% to 10% in the steeper section for half a mile. The Sun at the top is a nice point for refreshment too.

Whitchurch: http://www.whitchurchbridge.com/
Whitchurch Hill (Strava): http://app.strava.com/segments/670798

Couple of decent small breweries in the vicinity too if you're thinking of the beer advent calendar again. Both those hills have stations nearby that you could use as a start point if you come out from Paddington.

Over the border, Watlington and Turville Heath are both good rides as have been mentioned. Pishill is also a nice drag. Expensive, but good cake and bacon butties half way up. Britwell doesn't have as much character for me - it's just straight up. If you're out this way for the day, you could go 15 miles west of Streatley and take in Chain Hill out of Wantage - it's a hill in three parts that finishes with a lovely view from The Ridgeway as it intersects the road (http://app.strava.com/segments/948291).

Happy to show you round Kets or help you plan a route if you come out this way.

I might just take you up on that, Fuggler. Soon as I get some strength back in the legs.

Ben6899

How about Essendon Hill near Hatfield? Or the little Red Shoot climb in the New Forest. They're not major hills by any stretch, but they fit the criteria you set out in your first post. I think!

pashda

Fogliettaz wrote:

North Hill, Little Baddow, Essex.

http://app.strava.com/segments/723218

This is near my house and is used by a lot of local cyclists as a tester. We have a little challenge once a month in my tri club to see how many reps we can do. 11 last week. strangely the first 2 were tougher than the following 7 but the last 2 really hurt.
Its about a mile long and I think averages about 6% but has a cheeky little ramp halfway up that is nearer 15% according to my garmin. good surface all the way and fun on the way down.

Nick Cod

Hampshire Hills:
Good climb from Cliddesden up Farleigh Hill with views of Amazingstoke (Basingstoke) at the top
Climb from Upper Froyle up onto the Avenue (Froyle Road) is worth a look
And there's another good uphill out of East Meon up onto the Old Petersfield road which crosses the A272 at Bordean

gouldilocks

A few more in the Bucks area :

A nice set of 5 or 6 climbs all running up the same ridge from Wooburn Green up to the Burnham Beeches area :
1. Holtspur Hill
2. Wash Hill
3. Windsor Hill
4.Harvest Hill
5. Hedsor Hill(up to Cliveden Manor)

They are each about 1km long and round about 10% average gradient.

Going up the other side out of the valley is Juniper Lane, running parallel to Whitepit Lane - incredibly steep section at the bottom(I reckon 25%, maybe more).
Another great climb in the area is the one through Marlow Bottom from the brewery up to Ragmans Lane.