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Kent Grimpeur

Cycling Route

Details
65.33 km
1,155 m
Based on one of Audax UK's classic rides, this is a tough loop around Sevenoaks in Kent. It's full of classic North Downs climbs like Exedown, Bayleys Hill and the infamous Yorks Hill, the site of the Catford Hill Climb which, it is claimed, is the oldest continuously run race in the world. There are plenty of tea-rooms and pubs on the way round, but you'll need to make sure you don't load up too much for the steep, steep climbs and technical descents of the Grimpeur. In the actual Audax events the real hard men do the loop from Otford both ways… feel free to take the train back to London afterwards if you decide to join them.
Created By
Jonas P

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
K2 flooring to manse parade0.66 km10 m0.1%
Roundabout to Zebra Crossing Sprint0.15 km-8 m-5.1%
Wested Lane0.94 km27 m2.8%
Crockenhill Lane Descent1.86 km-54 m-2.9%
☕ Stop at the Tearoom! ☕0.16 km1 m0.3%
Bower Lane steep start0.73 km59 m8.0%
Bower Lane5.09 km156 m3.1%
Bower Lane main climb - adjusted start pt1.43 km85 m5.9%
Tinker pot hill0.38 km45 m12.0%
Exedown to Ightham3.77 km-145 m-3.9%
Exedown descent to crossroads1.39 km-107 m-7.6%
Exedon down steep part1.14 km-99 m-8.7%
Exdown Hairpin Corner0.71 km-65 m-9.1%
Ightham Dash2.07 km-26 m-1.3%
M26 Sprint0.10 km-5 m-5.0%
Bates Hill to Ismays Rd0.94 km53 m5.6%
Bates Hill2.27 km77 m3.4%
Ismays Road1.57 km25 m1.2%
Scare the pensioners/ Mote Road Descent3.00 km-75 m-2.5%
Carters HIll Top0.85 km86 m10.0%
Carters Hill0.88 km95 m10.7%
Carter's Hill: First Ramp0.27 km27 m9.9%
Carter's Hill - top steep part0.42 km53 m12.5%
Watch the deer!2.19 km41 m1.6%
Down Riverhill Up Hubbards4.09 km137 m0.4%
Morley's Road replotted0.60 km17 m2.9%
Hubbards Hill - Crossroad to top1.42 km111 m7.5%
Horrible Hubbards0.97 km81 m8.4%
Down a Bayley's1.55 km-81 m-5.2%
Bore Blaster3.73 km-67 m-1.8%
FCC mini climb then boneshaker2.51 km23 m0.9%
York's Hill1.91 km123 m6.3%
Yorks Hill (farm to crossroad)1.22 km108 m8.5%
OFFICIAL 100Climbs No15 York's Hill0.64 km82 m12.8%
Catford CC Hill Climb0.65 km80 m12.2%
Catford nasty bit0.24 km38 m15.8%
Back Lane Descent2.92 km-99 m-3.0%
Back Lane(from Whitley Row)2.05 km-78 m-3.8%
Bridge to Bridge1.19 km12 m0.2%
Rye Lane Rush1.99 km-14 m-0.4%
Rye Lane Safe Sprint0.79 km9 m0.9%
Otford to Polhill3.33 km102 m3.1%
Rise up to Polhill0.93 km39 m4.1%
Otford-Polhill3.11 km93 m3.0%
Polhill climb1.60 km61 m3.8%
Polhill (bridge to Otford ln)1.56 km58 m3.7%
Polhill LVG1.48 km53 m3.6%
Polhill - M25 Bridge to Roundabout2.80 km61 m1.8%
TT start to RAB1.32 km-11 m-0.8%
Old London road blast1.10 km-23 m-2.0%