United Kingdom Leith Hill (SW #17)
Leith Hill (SW #17) Bike Climb - PJAMM Cycling

2.8
PDI
1.3 mi
DISTANCE
457 ft
GAINED
6.9 %
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Leith Hill, #17 of Simon Warren's Greatest Cycling Climbs in Great Brittain, is the second highest point in the county of Surrey, in at 294 meters (second to Walbury Hill in Berkshire).  

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Cycling Leith Hill, England - road signs along two-lane roadway with dense tree lining, signs for Leith Hill, Friday Street, Abinger Common, and Wotton; Simon Warren's 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs #17 logo in corner

Climbing Leith Hill, Surrey, England.

At 294 meters (965 feet) above sea level, Leith Hill takes runner-up for the highest point in the county of Surrey (second to Walbury Hill in Berkshire), and is the highest point on the Greensand Ridge.  Leith Hill is the highest point in almost 50 miles (Leith Hill).

Cycling Leith Hill, England - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, wooden sign for Leith Hill Place and Etherley Farm, bike parked in brush along side of road, Leith Hill stone tower, densely tree-lined roads

This is a very a quiet and peaceful roadway over a 2.1 kilometer (1.3 mile) decent and an 7% average grade. The steepest ½ km is 9.1%, which hits in the first kilometer while traveling past Leith Hill Place. This climb has been popular with local cyclists in the Surrey area for years, but entered into the consciousness of the larger British cycling community in 2013, as a major feature in the inaugural Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 (Sportive Cyclist), an annual cycling festival founded after the 2012 London Olympics to encourage safe bike travel and healthy lifestyles (Prudential Ride London).

Cycling Leith Hill, England - two-lane road stretching uphill, brick retaining wall on side of road, brick building, vegetation on side of road, blue sky with white clouds

Middle of steepest stretch.

This climb begins at southern edge of the Surrey Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, an area rife with activities, natural landscape, and cultural points of interest.  One of these points of interest is the Leith Hill Tower, located at the summit of Leith Hill.  This tower was built in 1765 by Richard Hull, using materials quarried on site.  Hull’s intention in building the tower was to raise the hill 1,000 feet above sea level, and he imagined it to be a place where people could enjoy the English countryside, outfitting the tower with a telescope for such viewing purposes (Leith Hill).  Today, visitors can climb the 74-step spiral staircase to the lookout point, where they may see views all the way to the London Eye (Leith Hill Tower).

Cycling Leith Hill, England - Leith Hill tour at sunset with sun rays shining out from behind it, tall stone tower with small flag poll atop it, grass in front of tour and benches to side of it

Leith Tower near top of climb.