United Kingdom The Wall (SW #19)
The Wall (SW #19) Bike Climb - PJAMM Cycling

2.7
PDI
0.9 mi
DISTANCE
390 ft
GAINED
8.1 %
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Kidds Hill (The Wall) is a brief, steep, narrow, tree-bordered and covered road just south of Coleman’s Hatch, East Sussex County, England.  

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8% average grade.  21% of the climb is at 0-5% grade, 49% of the climb is at 5-10%, and 29% is at 10-15%. The steepest 500 meters is 10.7%.

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Roadway:  Very straight narrow two lane road (only one slight bend in the middle) in good condition with no shoulder. 

Parking:  There is a spot to park on the side of the road at the start of the climb - Map;  Street View.  Or, park at the car park at the top of the climb and ride down to the start. 

Traffic:  Minimal.
Provisions:  The closest place for food and beverages on this climb is the Hatch Inn, one kilometer before the climb (Map) or in Forest Row, five kilometers northwest of climb start (Map).
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This is #19 on the 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs, Britain, and is one of 14 climbs in the South-East section. Use the “Routes in Area” button on the menu bar above to see other bike climbs in the region. 

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Kidds Hill (The Wall)

                                                                                                                 

Kidds Hill -- also referred to as The Wall -- is a brief, steep, and narrow climb located just south of Coleman’s Hatch, East Sussex County, England.  Simon Warren’s #19 is a remote Southern England climb that has a double digit bite to it midway up.  As with many of the Southeastern climbs on Simon’s Greatest 100 list, this one is bordered by trees most of the way which limit any distant views we would otherwise have.

 

A shady, peaceful climb.

We do break out of the forest for the last 250 meters of the climb, affording us views of the surrounding meadows and the outskirts of the small communities of Chuck Hatch and Newbridge to the northwest.

Out of the trees and into the countryside.

As with most of the Top 100, the roadway surface is excellent.  While the road is narrow with no bike lane or shoulder, there is very little traffic to contend with, making this a very safe ride. Gills Lap Car Park, with access to the Vanguard Way Hiking Trail, is at the finish of the climb.  

This climb is known locally as “The Wall” -- a nickname that makes the task of climbing it seem quite daunting.  CyclingUphill.com suggests that the name has to do with the fact that the road “appears dead straight, so from the bottom you just see the hill looming in front of you” (Cycling Uphill) giving prospective riders the sense that the road just never ends.   RoadCyclingUK.com notes that this nickname is an indication of just how tough of a climb it is: “At 1.5km in length, it’s one of the longest climbs in our list, and at 8% average it’s take no prisoners for its entire length.”  The gradient on this climb starts right at the bottom, and only gets harder as you continue climbing, “reaching a peak of 16% at the 1 kilometer mark” and then easing slightly, finishing off with a 4% grade for the last 250 meters.  While you’re on this ride, treat yourself by doing the “loop to take in the Ashdown Forest, because at the top you’ll be afforded with great views of the woodland, before descending down towards Maresfield for a mid-ride coffee and pastry.”   (RoadCyclingUK.com).

Steepest ½ kilometer begins at 600 meters (10.7%).

This climb is in the southern portion of High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which covers an area of 1,450 square kilometres (560 sq mi), and “extends across the counties of Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent. It is the fourth largest Area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB) in England and Wales. It is characterised by an attractive, small-scale landscape containing a mosaic of small farms and woodlands, historic parks, sunken lanes and ridge-top villages”  (Wikipedia - High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).