Priory Road Climb – Blackcombe Lane Climb loop from Forest Row

Priory Road Climb – Blackcombe Lane Climb loop from Forest Row

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Priory Road Climb – Blackcombe Lane Climb loop from Forest Row

02:09

44.3km

580m

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

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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102 m

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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2.11 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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6.38 km

View of the High Weald Countryside

Highlight • Natural

This is a great spot on a lovely road with fabulous views across the countryside

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7.74 km

Blackcombe Lane Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A relatively easy 3% climb over about 2km through Horncastle wood

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19.9 km

King's Wood

Forest

24.4 km

Splaynes Green Village Green

Highlight • Viewpoint

Or a great deal going on here but it’s a lovely village green with duck pond, postbox, red telephone box and a bench, which might be the best but.

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25.2 km

Hatches Wood

Forest

37.0 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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37.1 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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44.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.6 km

3.51 km

183 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.9 km