Wall End Climb – Priory Road Climb loop from Cowden

Wall End Climb – Priory Road Climb loop from Cowden

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Wall End Climb – Priory Road Climb loop from Cowden

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33.6km

560m

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: September 26, 2026

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.86 km

Fifty Acre Wood

Forest

8.47 km

Wall End Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Listed as one of the 100 best climbs in the UK. Definitely worth a visit

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10.5 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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14.5 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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17.5 km

Bench With a View of Ashdown Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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17.6 km

Coleman's Hatch Road – View of Ashdown Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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20.4 km

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

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

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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22.2 km

Cotchford Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

This is a long hill that sits next to the more famous Kidd's Hill (also known as 'The Wall'), personally I prefer the short sharp shock of the wall but this is also quite a nice climb.

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26.6 km

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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