The Hell of the Ashdown
New 110k Route

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R/L/SO  Into Road'HELL of the ASHDOWN' Challenge '110K' (108.8K) Route  Route Kilo Mile
START Biggin Hill, Kent - H.Q. Charles Darwin School, Jail Lane   00.0 00.0
L Leaving HQ - Jail Lane - Bear R - Down Berrys Hill - Climb Church Hill      
R At top of 'Cudham Test Hill' (Church Hill) - Dismount - CARE turning (M) 2.1 1.3
   Cudham - Cudham Lane - The Nower      
R Onto Hogtrough Hill - DANGER steep descent - CARE hidden side roads   5.6 3.5
R  Brasted - CARE turning L into High St. (M) 8.3 5.1
1st R Chart Lane - Brasted Chart - Toys Hill   11.7 7.3
  Toys Hill - DANGER steep descent   12.4 7.7
R Into Green Lane - CARE at junction B2042 (M) 14.8 9.2
L  Four Elms X roads L Into Clinton Lane B2027 15.6 9.7
2nd R Into How Green Lane B2027 16.9 10.5
  In How Green Lane bear left at bend and follow road      
R R at Fork (50k route goes L ) then R at T junction into Hever Rd (M) 18.7 11.6
   Hever Castle    20.1 12.5
R Follow Hever Rd   20.6 12.8
L Edenbridge - Mill Hill B2076 23.7 14.7
R  Den Cross - Marsh Green Rd - CARE turning R B2028 (M) 24.7 15.3
   Marsh Green - Moor Lane B2028 25.8 16.0
L At bend - To Dormansland - Plough Lane   29.7 18.5
L Dormansland - Hollow Lane (long/steep ascent)   30.1 18.7
  DANGER at sharp R hand bend at foot of Descent   33.5 20.8
L Smithers Lane via Basing Farm & Furnace Pond   33.8 21.0
R At T junction - into Holtye Lane   37.2 23.4
1st R At fork - into Holtye Hill   37.6 23.5
R At staggered X Rds - CARE turning R A26 (M) 38.4 23.9
L Into Caniston Lane/Butcherfield Lane   38.4 23.9
  In Caniston Lane bear left at bend and follow road      
R At T junction - Butcherfield Lane & Edenbridge Rd - Extreme Care B2026 (M) 43 26.7
R Hartfield - At 'T junction' - High St - Feed B2110 44.1 27.4
R Bear R into Gallipot Hill/Cat St continue on B2110 44.7 27.8
L Coach Lane to Colemans Hatch where bear L   48.2 30.0
L Kidds Hill - Hell of the Ashdown 'THE WALL' (long/steep ascent) CHECK 50.8 31.6
R At T junction - Chuck Hatch Rd - Check B2026 (M) 50.8 31.6
L Ashdown Forest - HALF WAY TURN - Long Descent down Black Hill B2188 52.2 32.5
R At T Junction - CARE - Groombridge B2110 61.3 38.1
  Climb 'Col de Groombridge' (Groombridge Hill) (long/steep ascent) B2110    
L At T junction - Ashurst Rd A254 64 39.8
1st R Fordcombe Rd - CARE B2188 64.2 39.9
  Fordcombe - After Fordcombe CARE on narrow bridge over R. Medway B2188    
L Before Penshurst turn L Into Grove Road B2176 69.1 42.9
R At T junction R   71.4 44.4
R Chiddingstone Hoath - At Junction fork R -   72.2 44.9
R Before Chiddingstone fork R at Oast House   75.5 46.9
R At T junction R onto B2027 - CARE B2027 77.7 48.3
1st L Into Hale Oak Road   77.7 48.3
L At T junction turn L into Bowzell Road - towards Bayley's Hill   82.2 51.1
L Bayley's Hill (long/steep ascent) At top of hill turn L into Rycroft Lane   84.8 52.7
L At T Junction turn L (85.6/53.2) to next T Junction turn L down Wheatsheaf Hill   87.7 54.5
1st R At Car Park/ Toilets CHECK / Feed then towards Ide Hill Village CHECK 88.1 54.7
R Ide Hill Village - R at Green/Roundabout   88.5 55.0
R Fork R towards Sundrdge - Church Rd   90.3 56.1
SO Sundridge Straight over Traffic Lights into Chevening Road B2211 92.2 57.3
Exit 1 At Roundabout turn L into Star Hill Road   96.0 59.7
  Climb Star Hill (long/steep ascent)   97.3 60.5
1st L At 'The Harrow'   98.6 61.3
1st L Knockholt Pound L at the village green into Main Road   98.9 61.5
L At Scotts Lodge t junction L into Cudham Lane   102.0 63.4
1st R Into Grays Road   102.2 63.5
R At Hawley's Corner ('Spinning Wheel') extreme R into Buckhurst Rd   105.0 65.0
1st L Into Berry's Green Road (care Potholes!)   106.2 66.0
1st L At T junction then bear left at top of hill into Jail Lane   107.6 66.9
FINISH  HQ - Charles Darwin School on R in Jail Lane Distance 108.8 67.6