Hill climbs selected local to the start of the Wigmore Cycling Clubs Sunday ride, all within 15 km. These are only fun challenges. Please monitor yourselves and observe all traffic codes. Keep safe and no posthumous prizes will be awarded.
Climbs to be on a bicycle and must be recorded on Strava to collect activity data with visibility open to all to allow WCC to collate results and provide updates during the year.
Click on the name of the hill to open a link to the Strava segment in a different tab.
| Hill number | Strava Name | Location | Height Gain (m) | Route Length (km) | Max Gradient | Average Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basser Hill | Lower Rainham Road before Raspberry Hill south on Basser Hill | 31 | 0.43 | 11.30% | 7.20% |
| 2 | Castle Hill, Thurnham | Pilgrims way at Thurnham, north (upwards). | 81 | 0.84 | 25.20% | 9.60% |
| 3 | Broad Street Hill, Broad Street | Another climb from the Pilgrims way east of Detling. | 79 | 0.79 | 14.00% | 10.00% |
| 4 | Straight Hill Stockbury | Queendown Warren along Cradles Road to Stockbury. | 58 | 0.92 | 9.40% | 6.10% |
| 5 | Bull Lane Climb | Near Hartlip to Stockbury | 38 | 0.92 | 7.50% | 4.10% |
| 6 | Boxley Road Climb, Walderslade | Robin Hood Lane base, the Sherwood Oak pub south and up. | 61 | 1.88 | 7.40% | 3.20% |
| 7 | Prince Charles Avenue Climb | Walderslade, Princes Avenue to Lordswood Lane. | 34 | 0.34 | 11.70% | 9.80% |
| 8 | Wormdale Hill, Maidstone Road to Golf Club | To Sittingbourne Golf Club from the Maidstone Road, adj A249. | 15 | 0.39 | 6.00% | 3.70% |
| 9 | Oad Street Link Road Climb | From Maidstone Road (adj A249) head up to Oad Street. | 34 | 0.57 | 14.30% | 6.00% |
| 10 | Burham Road Steep Part | Heading south along the Medway Valley with a slight climb to Burham. | 39 | 0.83 | 7.50% | 4.70% |
| 11 | Col de Rue d'Ecole | Wouldham, to become popular with the one-way system. | 48 | 0.85 | 12.00% | 5.70% |
| 12 | Warren Road | From Lower Bell PH base of Bluebell Hill up Warren Road. | 74 | 0.71 | 27.70% | 10.40% |
| 13 | cliffe road | Strood leave north on Frindsbury Road 2nd left target Broomhill. | 43 | 0.74 | 7.20% | 5.70% |
| 14 | Pear Tree Lane - Climb only | From Gravesend Road at Higham, left at the lights and up. | 34 | 0.45 | 12.30% | 7.50% |
| 15 | Hermitage Ln West Bound | Lower Rochester Road towards Higham, past Pond Livery. | 37 | 1.57 | 8.00% | 2.20% |
2025 Hill Climb Competition locations
The red circle identifies the area at a radius of 15 km from Rainham.
The 15 hills selected for the 2025 challenge are within this circle and are all existing Strava segments.
All WCC members are welcome to take part and either send their results to Scorekeeper@wcc.bike or save the activity in Strava with “visibilty all” to permit result data to be collected.
Routes
Here are some routes that include some of the climbs (but feel free to create your own):
ROUTE 1: WCC Hill Climbs in 2024, 6, 7, 10 to 15: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/322767880
ROUTE 2: WCC Hill Climbs 2024 – Hills 1 to 5, 8 & 9: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/322772971