South London hills

Sparky:
If you turn right after doing central hill there are some shorter hills off church road (fox hill, milestone, cypress etc).

If you go down anerley and then turn left you can join up westwood park/canonbie etc, then do the sydenhham hill bit, recover along the crystal palace parade. then explore the roads off of church road. then go back to crystal palace parade and finish off on gypsy hill.

Ed, drop me a text if you're still up for this later. Not sure what time I'll be back from work, but it shouldn't be too late (finish in central at 4pm-ish). I have to drop some cleats off to a forumenger near Crystal Palace Park so that should work out just fine. If I don't hear from you I'm just doing to find a big hill and do reps for a bit. Is it about 2,400ft you need to do each day for the challenge? Can't see myself managing that!

http://app.strava.com/rides/13474546

You missed Canonbie et al?
And the ones around Auckland road. They're good. Honest.

I had a route on the Garmin to take me to Forest Hill to drop some cleats off to a forumenger, then I just winged it. Whereabouts are they? I'm still going to try and hit some more this week. I'm up to 9pc on the challenge now so need to up my game a lot a lot a lot...

From Streatham to Crystal Palace the way you went. Go straight down Anerley, turn right at the crossroads with croydon road, turn right on Lancaster road.
that'll take you into Sylvan road etc. If you turn left up any of those roads they go up.

There's about 6 there.

The back of the Horniman is interesting. I think there's a garmin route on this very thread.

I think it was near that Horniman museum that I went up a massive hill by a park. Did it twice, couldn't face a third time. The one I did on the way down from the big antennae to Dulwich way was nice: fun, swooping descent and just the right grade to glide up rather than grind. Did that one three times, think I'll head to that one tomorrow morning.

I'll try and find those ones you suggest - don't know the area at all though.

I live on gipsy hill, just near the big antenna thing, so I get a nice bit of 10% every evening. often play on the hills around sydenham, the horniman ect. Sometimes do reps of college road. Let me know if you're coming this way, might join you.

I'm working evenings at the moment so am trying to get out in the mornings. If it's dry I'll be out that way about 10-11am tomorrow.

ok, I'll be working, have fun.

Check out the route that Dulwich paragon take, if you want S London hills

Check out the route that Dulwich paragon take, if you want S London hills

Intriguing. Where's that? I've got so many recommendations now that I have no clue what I'm doing. Not an unusual state of affairs....

rode chalkpit lane today - quite a leg softener!

I found a few earlier.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/312608073

I'm on the hunt for a few ramps to do hill reps on around Crystal Palace / Herne Hill / Gypsy Hill etc.

I know the area reasonably well and know where the lumps are, like central hill, anerley, cannonbie etc, but can't find any roads suitable for reps - they need to be relatively quiet, clean and not riddled with speed bumps etc, reasonably long and preferably 6-10% .

I used to do Highgate West Hill and Swain's when I lived Norf and they were perfect, I just can't find the right thing in SE. It's more quantity over quality down here.

Anyone got suggestions?

College Road/Fountain Drive is a popular one. Not massively steep, but a nice length and it gets steeper towards the top. Most of it is a private toll road so it's generally very quiet. It does have speed bumps, but they're relatively far apart from each other and not vicious. On the other side of the same hill are steeper options, like Wells Park Road, but it's a lot more densely residential there so the traffic is a bit more rat-runny.

^good one to do overgeared/fixed.

Ringmore Rise (near Canonbie Rd) and around to Liphook Crescent is quiet, fairly steep, and a smooth surface. It might not be long enough for serious training (I wouldn't know), but the views are great.

Streatham common laps? Up the less busy south side to the rookery and then across and down the busier north side. Popular with joggers but they stick to the common paths.

Thanks all. Wells Park looks quite good, Strava says it's around , thanks @jvhp, one to do early mornings I guess. I always head up college road at the beginning of longer rides into Kent and pootle up and it's lovely to climb and descend. I guess if i do it a few gears further down the sprocket it will become more challenging and rep-worthy !

No worries. Remember to stop off at Cafe St. Germain or the cafe in CP station for breakfast afterwards!

ha, obviously. the only reason to go out early doors - earn your brekkie!

I've nearly done myself in a few time bombing down Dog Kennel hill in the dark and hitting one of those pot-holes (Pot chasms?)

They're re-surfacing it as we speak, can't wait to have a go at it when they've done!

give me a shout as/when you are thinking of doing those hill reps. gotta get some in too

Decided to do some small hill climb after work, 10km commute isn't enough.

I got part of the Cobblemonster route, but wondering if anyone have their own hill climb route around South London?

Lastly, 67GI is fine, but Canonbie worn me out sooner than later, would a 64GI be an idea ratio? not really looking for a proper hill climb ratio, just one for a mix of both commuting and hill climb.