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View of Ashdown Forest – Black Hill loop from Forest Row

View of Ashdown Forest – Black Hill loop from Forest Row

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View of Ashdown Forest – Black Hill loop from Forest Row

01:52

39.1km

500m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.97 km

Bench With a View of Ashdown Forest

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Some of the best views from the Ashdown Forest are from Broadstone Car Park, off of Colemans Hatch Road.

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8.03 km

Coleman's Hatch Road – View of Ashdown Forest

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Coleman's Hatch Road, also known as the Ridge Road, provides a long gentle slope with great Ashdown Forest views looking over Broadstone Warren and Forest Row towards the London Basin.

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10.9 km

Kidd's Hill (The Wall) Climb from Coleman's Hatch

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Kidd’s Hill, otherwise known as the Wall, is the hardest climb in the Ashdown Forest. It’s straight, steep and keeps on going. The climb ends shortly after the road emerges …

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12.6 km

View of Ashdown Forest

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Whichever way you've come up to get here you'll have done some climbing, so make sure to enjoy the epic views out over the High Weald and Ashdown Forest. Especially …

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14.0 km

View of Old Lodge Nature Reserve from Ashdown Forest

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One of the best viewpoints in the Ashdown Forest - the outlook is to the west over Old Lodge Nature Reserve and other heathland and light woodland of Winnie the Pooh country.

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14.2 km

Black Hill

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Recommend this place,. Nice scenic. Can be busy at rush hours

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17.0 km

Crowborough Road, Ashdown Forest

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This is one of my top three favourite roads in the Ashdown Forest. It provides some fantastic views over the surrounding Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and it has some …

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35.5 km

Priory Road Climb

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Averages about 4% but it’s a long steady climb over about 3km into Ashdown Forrest

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39.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.7 km

1.27 km

Surfaces

34.2 km

4.77 km

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Sunday 24 May

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View of Ashdown Forest – Black Hill loop from Forest Row

Bench With a View of Ashdown Forest

Coleman's Hatch Road – View of Ashdown Forest

Kidd's Hill (The Wall) Climb from Coleman's Hatch

View of Ashdown Forest

View of Old Lodge Nature Reserve from Ashdown Forest

Black Hill

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Priory Road Climb

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