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Steep indeed, off-road tyres and suspension recommended

A real lung-buster of a climb. Lots of loose flint and gulleys, so important to choose the right line.

Great spot to pause and take in the view (shame about all the house building!). You can always drop down the hill to Lenham, which is a great supply point, with a Co-op, a couple of pubs, cafes and a bakery.

An iconic pub on the route, unfortunately closed for renovations during my visit, I hope it's open now, there is opposite a place to stop and sit and a water tap.

A relatively modern chalk symbol sculpted in the hillside

As said in a previous post, there are section of this route that are stunning as it runs along the ridges of various valleys on it's way to Winchester and beyond on the section I did from Canterbury to Guildford many parts were incredibly muddy and very hard to traverse even on a gravel bike.

The Pilgrims way is an excellent long distance off road route, however due to it being a bronze age track way over a couple of thousand years some parts of it have become hollow ways and are essentially impassible or very heavy going in wet conditions, at worst it's only traversable by mountain bike in wet periods.