View of Ashdown Forest – Black Hill loop from Crawley Down

View of Ashdown Forest – Black Hill loop from Crawley Down

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View of Ashdown Forest – Black Hill loop from Crawley Down

02:06

45.4km

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 10, 2026

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.97 km

Turners Hill North Climb

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It's a well known climb but the roads are quite busy.

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2.86 km

Turner's Hill South Climb

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This is quite a well known climb on a fairly busy road, from the south up to the village of Turners Hill.

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14.6 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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17.5 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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19.2 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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20.6 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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20.8 km

Black Hill

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

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23.6 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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40.0 km

Furze Field

Forest

45.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.2 km

4.66 km

470 m