Cycle route 20 , Crawley to Brighton

[jefmcg]

um, the ditchling devil is quite a nice route (and as mentioned, you can skip devils dyke).

oh, and twickenham? Hi, neighbour!

 

[Cuchilo]

um, the ditchling devil is quite a nice route (and as mentioned, you can skip devils dyke).

oh, and twickenham? Hi, neighbour!

I was hoping to keep it at around 100 miles to make it an easy one ...... OOooooooo listen to me saying a 100 miles is easy
I'm in Hanworth so not far from Twickenham but its close enough so

 

[Mark Grant]

I've done Hanworth to Worthing return a few times, it's about 111 miles I think.
I did return along the A24 though, but on a Sunday it wasn't too bad.

 

[Cuchilo]

I don't mind doing the A24 for a fast ride there and back but the ride back on the cycle route 20 at the weekend sparked my imagination . Nice roads there and back sounds like a nice idea to me . Adding too many miles for the pleasure doesn't sound so good though

 

[Cuchilo]

I went for a bit of a scout about yesterday and worked out the roads to and around box hill . http://app.strava.com/activities/153874943
I think if I go straight ahead I can get past Gatwick via the back lanes / roads and pick up another route . Although I seem to be having great fun looking at maps and then going out to ride the route in the hope that I have picked a tarmac road and not a dirt track

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I went for a bit of a scout about yesterday and worked out the roads to and around box hill . http://app.strava.com/activities/153874943
I think if I go straight ahead I can get past Gatwick via the back lanes / roads and pick up another route . Although I seem to be having great fun looking at maps and then going out to ride the route in the hope that I have picked a tarmac road and not a dirt track

Use bikehike? The OS map will tell you what's real and what's not.

Box Hill-Dorking-Stonebridge-Newdigate-Charlwood-Gatwick-Crawley-Pease Pottage
or
Box Hill-Dorking-Stonebridge-Newdigate-Rusper-Lambs Green-Faygate-Colgate-Pease Pottage will bypass Gatwick and Crawley on lanes.

But I'd get to Box Hill and then head off west into the Surrey Hills, much more fun than a ride to Brighton.

 

[Cuchilo]

Use bikehike? The OS map will tell you what's real and what's not.

Box Hill-Dorking-Stonebridge-Newdigate-Charlwood-Gatwick-Crawley-Pease Pottage
or
Box Hill-Dorking-Stonebridge-Newdigate-Rusper-Lambs Green-Faygate-Colgate-Pease Pottage will bypass Gatwick and Crawley on lanes.

But I'd get to Box Hill and then head off west into the Surrey Hills, much more fun than a ride to Brighton.

Id just come down from the workshop to see if there was a route planner online
Its good that one , but I have ended up in Crawley again

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Id just come down from the workshop to see if there was a route planner online
Its good that one , but I have ended up in Crawley again

Just watch out for my nieces, nephews and in-laws. Mind you the in-laws are from a posh bit.

 

[PeteXXX]

Bump..
I took a few pics of Cycle route 20 on my way back from L2B last weekend.

Some of it is like this, but quite a few miles are the old A23 before the dual carriageway was built. Some is alongside the dual carriageway, separated from traffic by the Armco barrier.

Not easily ridden near the B2115 Cuckfield turn though due to roadworks!!

Easy ride though with no major hills on the sections we used northbound.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

@PeteXXX If you don't think Handcross Hill is a major climb going north, or come to that Bolney/Warninglid, then, as your username might suggest, you are far too hardcore to be riding sustrans routes.

 

[PeteXXX]

@PeteXXX If you don't think Handcross Hill is a major climb going north, or come to that Bolney/Warninglid, then, as your username might suggest, you are far too hardcore to be riding sustrans routes.

Oh yes.. I'd forgotten about Handcross Hill. We cut away from 20 to Turners Hill then back on some of the L2B route. We used the most direct route as we had 130 miles to do on day. White Hill and up the scarp slope was bloomin' steep as well!!

 

[Cuchilo]

Bump..
I took a few pics of Cycle route 20 on my way back from L2B last weekend.

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Some of it is like this, but quite a few miles are the old A23 before the dual carriageway was built. Some is alongside the dual carriageway, separated from traffic by the Armco barrier.

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Not easily ridden near the B2115 Cuckfield turn though due to roadworks!!

Easy ride though with no major hills on the sections we used northbound.

I think I may give it a go today

 

[Cuchilo]

Didn't go to plan , I turned left rather than right but enjoyed the surrey hills

 

[vickster]

Bump..
I took a few pics of Cycle route 20 on my way back from L2B last weekend.

Some of it is like this, but quite a few miles are the old A23 before the dual carriageway was built. Some is alongside the dual carriageway, separated from traffic by the Armco barrier.

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Not easily ridden near the B2115 Cuckfield turn though due to roadworks!!

Easy ride though with no major hills on the sections we used northbound.

@jefmcg may recall that set of steps and my blood curdling scream and expletives as I tried to detach the tendon in my elbow once and for all by grabbing a fully laden falling bike!!! We were going down the steps!

 

[Cuchilo]

@jefmcg may recall that set of steps and my blood curdling scream and expletives as I tried to detach the tendon in my elbow once and for all by grabbing a fully laden falling bike!!! We were going down the steps!

I think I know those steps ! I mentioned to Paul that I rode with on the way back from Brighton that it was lucky we didn't have a lad race going on . I'm pretty sure we would have cleared the steps and barrier if we had been giving it some . Lucky we are grown ups and where not racing . ( ok we where a bit lost )