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Surrey/Berkshire Hill reviews and routes

by wlondoncycling
Wed, Feb 24, 2016 20:41
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Hello all,

 

Just thought id share my little project on here as it might interest those in the South East area of England with hills and route planning. Ive ridden the Surrey Hills now so much i know the lanes and routes so well i thought id save you all the effort and make you some routes.

 

They go up in difficulty so if youre a hill newbie, you can start small then progress on! All available to download to Garmin with a link from the site. If you havent done the hills before, ive added them with veloviewer graphs and my own take on them to help you prepare. If youre a hill expert, the routes are a good way to challenge yourself and mix up your training!

 

Im always looking to branch out, ive created a couple of Berkshire routes too and have had a fan of the site create a Sussex Taster for me which looks quality, aiming to ride it in the summer, not sure i fancy a grimey ride to Ditchling!

 

Check out the site and let us know what you think, if you want to contribute to any routes or know of any other hills not far from Surrey and Berkshire, let us know, always looking to add new content!

Happy pedalling everyone!

wlondoncycling.co.uk

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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Cycling Saints Fan | 8 years ago
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Central and eastern Berkshire might not have the accessible climbing from London of the Surrey Hills, but venture slightly beyond the major urban areas  westwards to Newbury and the Berkshire Downs and north to Henley on Thames and the southern Chilterns , particularly the Hambleden/Assendon Valleys and there is a climbers playground.  Often see club rides out of west London  in the area. I suppose the climbing won't be that dissimilar to either the South Downs or Surrey hills as it is ostensibly the same  chalk terrain. Anyway here are few from the southern Chilterns. Happy to add a few from way out west if you would like. 

https://www.strava.com/segments/735400

https://www.strava.com/segments/618739

https://www.strava.com/segments/1754631

https://www.strava.com/segments/770583

https://www.strava.com/segments/617266

https://www.strava.com/segments/8080686

 

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Daveyraveygravey | 8 years ago
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Lots of good reading there!  I felt for you on the big Brighton ride, I think you must have strayed on to the A27 just before Arundel, not nice!  There is a coastal bike route all along the south coast but it gets very hard to find after Worthing; there are some private estates that back on to the beach and the signing gets sketchy.

Boxhill?  I did a group Everesting nearly a year ago, 67 laps in 27 hours.  I wish I could get the legs back I had a month after!

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cgfw201 | 8 years ago
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coincidentally, I started a very similar blog a couple of months ago, more focus on Surrey & London than Berkshire but lots of crossover!

 

https://aridewithaview.wordpress.com/

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sergius | 8 years ago
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Like the site, lots of my local climbs in there.  I generally ride up Coombe hill the other way (aka the neverending bastard hill) 1

 

Edit, getting Coombe and Hound House lane confused.  That one seems to go on forever.

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pruaga | 8 years ago
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Might be a little bit far north for you, but I can strongly recommend the Torture 40 (although the original segment has bad gps data and the replacement has a less than catchy name!):

https://www.strava.com/segments/3964136

 

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