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Furnace Lane – View of Ashdown Forest loop from Hartfield

Furnace Lane – View of Ashdown Forest loop from Hartfield

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Furnace Lane – View of Ashdown Forest loop from Hartfield

02:54

57.9km

820m

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: March 16, 2026

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7.74 km

Groombridge Road Climb

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This is a pretty and very quiet country lane climb up from Groombridge

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9.24 km

Newpark Wood

Forest

13.1 km

Top Hill Climb

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This is a great little climb heading north and up out of a beautiful valley

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23.3 km

Furnace Lane

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This is one of my favourite country lanes and is featured in the book Lost Lanes (No. 3). It follows the route of Kent Water and is an absolutely gorgeous route through a little valley.

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28.0 km

Fifty Acre Wood

Forest

31.6 km

Wall End Climb

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

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33.6 km

Priory Road Climb

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

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43.5 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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45.3 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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46.7 km

Black Hill

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

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57.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.1 km

1.63 km

182 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.1 km

7.68 km

135 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

14°C

7°C

60 %

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Furnace Lane – View of Ashdown Forest loop from Hartfield

Groombridge Road Climb

Top Hill Climb

Furnace Lane

Wall End Climb

Priory Road Climb

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

View of Ashdown Forest

Black Hill

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