Toys Hill

[martint235]

Not commuting as such but couldn't find anywhere else to post this. Just been for a cycle out round Chartwell in Kent and looking at the map, Toys Hill looked the way to come home. Well having climbed Puddledock Lane and thinking that was a bit tough to climb I then turned left onto Toys Hill. It was like running into a wall!!! I've got no idea what gradient it is but believe me it wasn't fun! It's certainly the toughest hill I've faced in the south.

 

[HLaB]

Its just a Toy hill ;-) your links not working btw

 

[martint235]

Its just a Toy hill ;-) your links not working btw

Thanks deleted it, never got the hang of street view.... it didn't do it justice anyway

 

[ianrauk]

much tougher then Ditchling

 

[Panter]

I got tired just driving up it, let alone cycling

 

[BentMikey]

Hahaha! Come ride Hell of the Ashdown in January then.

 

[theboytaylor]

Hahaha! Come ride Hell of the Ashdown in January then.

+1. But wrap up warm!

Although in this case I get the impression Martin was coming up it from the 4 Elms side, towards the A25 which, as well as being even more of a stinker IMO, is the opposite direction to the one HotA takes.

Actually, next time you should try Ide Hill instead. It's loads easier.............

 

[martint235]

+1. But wrap up warm!

Although in this case I get the impression Martin was coming up it from the 4 Elms side, towards the A25 which, as well as being even more of a stinker IMO, is the opposite direction to the one HotA takes.

Actually, next time you should try Ide Hill instead. It's loads easier.............

I was coming that way. I tend to just look at a street type map to plan my route. I knew there would be a hill but....
still it's a fading memory now, may extended my training ride to do it regularly

 

[Flying Dodo]

Toy's Hill is very steep, but an even steeper one is Hollingbourne Hill, just past Maidstone, which just grinds on for over a mile, higher & higher, and then has several bits past 15%. For a ride last year, that had everyone apart from me & dellzeqq walking!

 

[martint235]

Toy's Hill is very steep, but an even steeper one is Hollingbourne Hill, just past Maidstone, which just grinds on for over a mile, higher & higher, and then has several bits past 15%. For a ride last year, that had everyone apart from me & dellzeqq walking!

Adam, any idea how steep Toys Hill is? I remember passing a 10% sign on the way back down into Brasted and 10% was nowhere near what I'd climbed, it seemed a gentle descent in comparison...

 

[Flying Dodo]

Definitely steeper than 10%! Looking at bikehike, it seems like the steepest bit peaks at about 14%. The trouble is, the road signs are never particularly accurate. One of my training hills, Bison Hill at Whipsnade is steeper than Ditchling, yet the council replaced the 15% sign with a 10% sign.

 

[martint235]

Definitely steeper than 10%! Looking at bikehike, it seems like the steepest bit peaks at about 14%. The trouble is, the road signs are never particularly accurate. One of my training hills, Bison Hill at Whipsnade is steeper than Ditchling, yet the council replaced the 15% sign with a 10% sign.

Ok I think I'll go with my own ratings. Shooters Hill is 0 cos I go up that every day. DItchling is a 2, the hill we went up on the way to East Wittering is a 1 and Toys Hill is a 3.

To be fair I found Ditchling a slog rather than a climb, happy for people to disagree.....

 

[deckertim]

much tougher then Ditchling

Did it today whilst doing the Evans Ride it. I had about 75 miles on the clock, so found this very hard. We also did some toughies near Cudham and Downe. Certainly seemed harder than Ditchling.

 

[ianrauk]

The hill at Cudham is a 25%er.. short but nasty

 

[ComedyPilot]

To see a real hill, go on bikehike.co.uk and head south from Rosedale Abbey up Chimney Bank.

1 in 3 in places and a mile long.

I did it last year on a fully loaded tourer.