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@Oliver Schick
Well, contrary to popular opinion, Essex is of course not flat. On this ride, we'll be climbing out of the gently-sloping Lea Valley and then dropping down into, and climbing back out of, the valley of the River Roding, which is a bit steeper.
It has a fairly gentle and even gradient, except for a short bit at the bottom. It does go on a bit, but it's not as if we're doing it under race conditions. We'll be able to take our time.
You don't have to walk up that hill if you don't have gears--just get one of those fixie-skidder bikes. They don't have gears, but you can still ride up hills on them. ;P