Priory Road Climb – Black Hill loop from Hartfield

Priory Road Climb – Black Hill loop from Hartfield

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Priory Road Climb – Black Hill loop from Hartfield

02:33

53.6km

680m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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739 m

Pooh Corner

Highlight • Cafe

Pooh Corner is a lovely cafe on the edge of Ashdown Forest, where the Winnie the Pooh stories were coined by A.A. Milne. Built in 1703, the pretty white building …

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7.92 km

Priory Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

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

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12.0 km

Twyford Lane

Highlight • Climb

Twyford Lane is home to one of the Ashdown Forest’s more notorious hill climbs - Pillow Mounds. It’s got some steep sections and a few false summits but it’s a …

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18.8 km

Dane Wood

Forest

21.7 km

Shepherd's Wood

Forest

27.6 km

Fletching Village and St. Andrew & St. Mary the Virgin Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Fletching is a really pleasant old Sussex village with many historical buildings, a couple of good pubs, village stores and a church. If you know where to look from, the …

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35.1 km

Lampool Hill Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A long climb up to Ashdown forrest, not particularly steep but relentless

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38.9 km

King's Standing Clump

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great place to walk or cycle

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38.9 km

Black Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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39.6 km

100 Climbs – Ashdown Forest Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A great long climb from Groombridge up to the top of Ashdown Forrest, featured in the second 100 climbs book. It starts off with a little climb, then flat with …

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53.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.2 km

13.3 km

135 m

Surfaces

51.1 km

2.44 km