Map shows the top 1,000 climbs by difficulty. More climbs exist in this area.

Cycling Climbs in Brighton and Hove

There are 1,243 cycling climbs in Brighton and Hove.

Brighton (716)

Hove (120)

Lewes (7)

Mid Sussex (8)

Ovingdean (32)

Patcham (50)

Peacehaven (2)

Portslade by Sea (136)

Roedean (13)

Rottingdean (49)

Stanmer (110)

Top 100 Hardest Cycling Climbs in Brighton and Hove

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Name	Location	Distance	Avg Gradient	Total Elevation	Climb Category
1. Beacon from Elm Grove	Brighton	9.24 km	2.4%	229 m	Cat. 3
2. Preston Circus to Beacon	Brighton	8.98 km	2.4%	215 m	Cat. 3
3. Full Ditchling Climb	Brighton	8.82 km	2.4%	212 m	Cat. 3
4. Full Ditchling climb after lights	Brighton	8.58 km	2.4%	260 m	Cat. 3
5. The Level to Beacon	Brighton	8.54 km	2.4%	257 m	Cat. 3
6. Preston Park Ave to Ditchling Beacon	Brighton	8.34 km	2.4%	258 m	Cat. 3
7. brighton 2 ditchling 5tt hill climb	Brighton	8.73 km	2.3%	199 m	Cat. 3
8. Seafront to top of Devil's Dyke	Brighton	8.77 km	2.3%	199 m	Cat. 3
9. Little table	Hove	8.45 km	2.3%	191 m	Cat. 3
10. Portslade to the Dyke	Portslade by Sea	7.73 km	2.4%	188 m	Cat. 3
11. Preston park to Ditchling beacon	Brighton	8.43 km	2.2%	188 m	Cat. 3
12. Drive to Dyke Full	Hove	7.82 km	2.4%	187 m	Cat. 3
13. London Rd to Ditchling Beacon Climb	Brighton	7.11 km	2.6%	184 m	Cat. 3
14. Coldean Lane to Beacon	Brighton	5.88 km	3.1%	221 m	Cat. 3
15. Balfour to top Ditchling	Brighton	7.47 km	2.4%	212 m	Cat. 3
16. Rotters to Beacon	Ovingdean	12.5 km	1.4%	179 m	Cat. 3
17. Preston Park Track to Ditchling Beacon	Brighton	8.1 km	2.2%	177 m	Cat. 3
18. PP to Dyke GC	Brighton	7.61 km	2.3%	177 m	Cat. 3
19. track 2 beacon slog	Brighton	8.14 km	2.2%	176 m	Cat. 3
20. Sackville to DD	Hove	6.68 km	2.6%	176 m	Cat. 3
21. PP to DD	Brighton	8.51 km	2%	173 m	Cat. 3
22. Dykes doing Dykes	Brighton	9.09 km	1.9%	196 m	Cat. 3
23. Stanmer Gate House to Ditchling Beacon	Stanmer	6.36 km	2.7%	172 m	Cat. 3
24. Dean 2 Dean Ascent	Rottingdean	4.29 km	3.8%	163 m	Cat. 3
25. bottom of uni to top of Beacon	Stanmer	4.93 km	3.2%	160 m	Cat. 4
26. Hove Park to SDW	Hove	5.26 km	3%	159 m	Cat. 4
27. Farm to pub full climb	Portslade by Sea	3.23 km	4.9%	158 m	Cat. 4
28. The climb before work	Brighton	8.31 km	1.9%	192 m	Cat. 4
29. Devils train	Brighton	8.29 km	1.9%	174 m	Cat. 4
30. Mile Oak Farm 2 SDW gate	Portslade by Sea	3.35 km	4.6%	155 m	Cat. 4
31. Barn2narB	Brighton	4.04 km	3.8%	154 m	Cat. 4
32. Up up up and away	Portslade by Sea	3.79 km	4%	152 m	Cat. 4
33. Seven Dykes	Brighton	7.83 km	1.9%	151 m	Cat. 4
34. Brighton to Eastbourne downs golf club via madira drive	Brighton	30.03 km	0.5%	522 m	Cat. 4
35. Long & Steady - reinstated	Patcham	3.73 km	4%	154 m	Cat. 4
36. Chattri full climb to SDW	Patcham	3.74 km	4%	149 m	Cat. 4
37. Kipling Gardens to end of Bexhill Road	Rottingdean	5.06 km	2.9%	148 m	Cat. 4
38. Train Bridge to Devils Dyke Golf Club	Brighton	5.49 km	2.7%	147 m	Cat. 4
39. Rottingdean to Drove Avenue	Rottingdean	4.47 km	3.3%	159 m	Cat. 4
40. long and steady	Patcham	3.78 km	3.9%	147 m	Cat. 4
41. col de car de ditch	Brighton	5.39 km	2.7%	147 m	Cat. 4
42. Voodoo Ray	Portslade by Sea	3.3 km	4.4%	146 m	Cat. 4
43. warm up	Portslade by Sea	3.35 km	4.3%	145 m	Cat. 4
44. Park to Pub	Brighton	7.3 km	2%	144 m	Cat. 4
45. Sypher	Brighton	7.98 km	1.8%	143 m	Cat. 4
46. FULL CLIMB	Brighton	3.14 km	4.6%	143 m	Cat. 4
47. BHASVIC to Dyke Golf Club	Brighton	7.12 km	2%	142 m	Cat. 4
48. Pilon to masts	Portslade by Sea	5.08 km	2.8%	156 m	Cat. 4
49. Seven Dials to DD Golf Course	Brighton	7.47 km	1.9%	140 m	Cat. 4
50. Kiping Gardens to Brighton racecourse climb	Rottingdean	4.99 km	2.8%	140 m	Cat. 4
51. stanmer entrance to ditchling road	Stanmer	3.73 km	3.7%	139 m	Cat. 4
52. Lewes Road to Bexhill Road	Brighton	3.98 km	3.5%	172 m	Cat. 4
53. Chris Rea To SDW Gate	Brighton	3.29 km	4.2%	138 m	Cat. 4
54. Stanmer Park to Ditchling Beacon	Stanmer	3.96 km	3.5%	138 m	Cat. 4
55. Endless drag	Brighton	2.69 km	5.1%	137 m	Cat. 4
56. Hollingbury climb	Brighton	2.88 km	4.7%	136 m	Cat. 4
57. Velo Cafe to Stanmer	Brighton	4.79 km	2.8%	135 m	Cat. 4
58. Dyke Pub to Dyke Pub	Brighton	6.77 km	2%	135 m	Cat. 4
59. Esso to DD Golf Club	Brighton	6.38 km	2.1%	135 m	Cat. 4
60. BrightonMTB hill1	Stanmer	3.28 km	4.1%	134 m	Cat. 4
61. Newhaven-Lewes-Ditchling loop	Brighton	40.75 km	0.3%	133 m	Cat. 4
62. tysons way	Hove	4.01 km	3.3%	134 m	Cat. 4
63. BRAZEN BITCH	Rottingdean	4.88 km	2.7%	133 m	Cat. 4
64. Whip	Brighton	4.54 km	2.9%	133 m	Cat. 4
65. Gate To Sign	Portslade by Sea	4.56 km	2.9%	137 m	Cat. 4
66. Surrenden to golf course full climb	Brighton	2.33 km	5.7%	132 m	Cat. 4
67. Stanmer Park RHS Climb	Stanmer	3.24 km	4.1%	132 m	Cat. 4
68. Bear road to Stanmer top	Brighton	6.53 km	2%	157 m	Cat. 4
69. Border Path To West Hill	Brighton	3.38 km	3.9%	130 m	Cat. 4
70. Matlock to Dyke	Brighton	6.42 km	2%	130 m	Cat. 4
71. Waterhall 2 SDW	Brighton	3.32 km	3.9%	130 m	Cat. 4
72. BHASVIC TO EMU	Brighton	6.84 km	1.9%	130 m	Cat. 4
73. Five Ways to Ditchling Beacon climb	Brighton	7.36 km	1.8%	130 m	Cat. 4
74. Lewes Road Climb	Brighton	0.57 km	22.8%	129 m	Cat. 4
75. Jaba	Portslade by Sea	2.73 km	4.7%	127 m	Cat. 4
76. Ditchling Rd to the Golf Course	Brighton	2.92 km	4.4%	127 m	Cat. 4
77. The Level to Woodbourne Ave	Brighton	2.62 km	4.8%	127 m	Cat. 4
78. Mile to Truleigh	Portslade by Sea	4.5 km	2.8%	126 m	Cat. 4
79. Benfield farm to road	Portslade by Sea	2.85 km	4.4%	125 m	Cat. 4
80. Calcutta	Patcham	9.51 km	1.3%	124 m	Cat. 4
81. BBB	Roedean	3.47 km	3.6%	124 m	Cat. 4
82. Hill Repeater!!	Brighton	2.2 km	5.6%	124 m	Cat. 4
83. Stage 3 part 1	Brighton	2.14 km	5.8%	124 m	Cat. 4
84. All the way up the Dyke	Brighton	6.07 km	2%	122 m	Cat. 4
85. Ditchling Rd Level (after lights) to Woodbourne	Brighton	2.5 km	4.9%	122 m	Cat. 4
86. Elm Grove / Warren Road	Brighton	2.85 km	4.3%	127 m	Cat. 4
87. Rotunda to top of Larkfield	Brighton	2.7 km	4.5%	121 m	Cat. 4
88. Elm Grove (Up to top of Bear Road)	Brighton	1.98 km	6.1%	120 m	Cat. 4
89. Preston Drove/Ditchling Rd	Brighton	2.47 km	4.8%	120 m	Cat. 4
90. Time	Portslade by Sea	3.9 km	3.1%	119 m	Cat. 4
91. Wilson Ave Climb	Brighton	1.97 km	6%	118 m	Cat. 4
92. Round 3	Portslade by Sea	2.71 km	4.3%	117 m	Cat. 4
93. Preston Park to Saddlescombe	Brighton	4.45 km	2.6%	117 m	Cat. 4
94. Surrenden to Woodbourne	Brighton	1.85 km	6.3%	116 m	Cat. 4
95. Edward - Bear Climb	Brighton	3.14 km	3.7%	132 m	Cat. 4
96. Ditchling Road Climb	Brighton	4.6 km	2.5%	116 m	Cat. 4
97. Up to the bear	Brighton	2.52 km	4.6%	115 m	Cat. 4
98. Confidence	Ovingdean	2.18 km	5.3%	115 m	Cat. 4
99. Full bear	Brighton	1.49 km	7.7%	114 m	Cat. 4
100. Poplar to DGC	Portslade by Sea	3.58 km	3.2%	114 m	Cat. 4

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