Kent Grimpeur

Cycling Route

Details

64.85 mi

5,248 ft

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.

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December 3, 2013·Public

Route and Elevation

Segments

Name	Distance	Elev. Diff.	Avg. Grade
Cadence 2 lidl	1.17 mi	-203 ft	-3.3%
Down to Anerley Station	0.64 mi	-167 ft	-4.9%
Station down to Thicket Road	0.24 mi	-33 ft	-2.5%
Push it!	1.08 mi	66 ft	1.2%
Lloyds Way to Links Way	0.91 mi	56 ft	1.0%
beckenham rd rev	0.55 mi	33 ft	1.2%
Wood Lodge Lane Climb	0.25 mi	16 ft	1.0%
Jackass Lane	1.97 mi	220 ft	2.1%
Jackass Lane full Hill to Church	0.96 mi	164 ft	3.2%
Jackass Ln Climb	0.40 mi	56 ft	2.6%
Church Road Climb	0.21 mi	102 ft	9.0%
Twitton Turbo - race to the Otford village sign	0.66 mi	-95 ft	-2.6%
Station Road Otford	0.32 mi	62 ft	3.7%
PW2ROWDOW	0.34 mi	69 ft	3.8%
Row Dow (not including Pilgrims Way!)	0.49 mi	295 ft	11.2%
Carters Hill	0.55 mi	312 ft	10.7%
Carter's Hill - top steep part	0.26 mi	174 ft	12.5%
Hubbards Hill - Crossroad to top	0.88 mi	364 ft	7.5%
York's Hill	1.19 mi	404 ft	6.3%
Catford CC Hill Climb	0.40 mi	262 ft	12.2%
Rise up to Polhill	0.58 mi	128 ft	4.1%
Polhill LVG	0.92 mi	174 ft	3.6%
Polhill - M25 Bridge to Roundabout	1.74 mi	200 ft	1.8%
Old London road blast	0.68 mi	-75 ft	-2.0%
High Street Climb	0.22 mi	282 ft	23.8%
Green Man Gallop	0.44 mi	23 ft	0.0%
Farnborough Hill - Roundabout to Village Sign	0.26 mi	52 ft	3.8%
Farnborough Hill High Street	0.91 mi	102 ft	2.1%
Bus Stop Sprint	0.12 mi	33 ft	5.0%
Village Light to Wellbrook Rd	0.39 mi	52 ft	1.6%
Village Lights to Chapter One	0.67 mi	-30 ft	-0.0%
The Warren Blast	0.29 mi	-89 ft	-5.6%
Warren to RAB	0.38 mi	-95 ft	-4.8%
West Wickham Glebe Way	0.35 mi	39 ft	2.1%
Glebe Way to WW lights	0.62 mi	56 ft	1.6%
WW Swimming Pool to Langley	0.87 mi	-75 ft	-1.6%
West Wickham to Crystal Palace	4.38 mi	256 ft	0.5%
Beckenham Road RAB 2 RAB	0.55 mi	-39 ft	-1.4%
Run back to Elmer's End	1.94 mi	-112 ft	-1.1%
Links Way to Goddard	1.09 mi	-62 ft	-0.9%
Team Yorkshire sprint	0.21 mi	-13 ft	-1.2%
Beckenham to Crystal Palace	2.04 mi	249 ft	2.3%
EER Bridge to Bridge	0.42 mi	30 ft	0.5%
Col du Blanford	0.22 mi	36 ft	3.0%
Betts Park approach	0.11 mi	10 ft	1.7%
Anerley Hill To Anerley Station	0.35 mi	26 ft	1.4%
Anerly Hill Long	0.92 mi	135 ft	2.7%
Anerly Hill Oakfield to Hamlet	0.40 mi	56 ft	2.7%
Anerley Hill (mental part)	0.47 mi	144 ft	5.8%
Anerley after lights	0.20 mi	98 ft	9.1%