Kent/E. Sussex - "An Hell of Ashdown" - 66 miles - Sat 8th December

[GrumpyGregry]

Start point tbc (depends on who else is up for it) but likely one of
Penshurst Station
Hever Station
or
Rye Wood Duncton Green
or
(edit) Gatwick Airport

100km or thereabouts, (edit) bit more if we start from Gatwick,not far off 2km of height gain/descent, conversational pace, early(ish) start, lots of hills, lots of quiet lanes.

11ses, lunch and afternoon tea stops will be included but the aim is to do it all in daylight.

 

[Mice]

Hello! This sounds like a plan - Yes please!

Mice

 

[martint235]

Me please.

My vote is for Hever station or Rye Wood as they are closest for me to cycle to but not too fussed either way

 

[rich p]

I shall register a vague interest.

Me too. Downside is an hour and a half on the train both ways.

 

[velovoice]

A "vague interest" from this quarter as well. If the weather looks to be very wet and/or windy, then I would be more usefully employed unpacking boxes and settling into my new home. But if it looks to be dry - sunny & cold would be particularly tempting - then some cobwebs, the blowing out thereof, will be needed.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Sounds interesting, but there are some real killer hills on this route I believe?

Killer hills? Well, not killer, no, you rode worse on LonJOG, and anyway we are like the US Marines we bring home our dead.

 

[User10571]

The Wall?
Hmmmm....?

 

[Brahan]

Can I tag along? If anyone fancies giving the course a reccy ride at any going before the 5th, gimme a shout. I need to get some miles in my legs.

 

[Sittingduck]

Hi

I am interested too. Rode a big loop on Saturday in that part of the world and very nice it was too.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

In all seriousness, in the spring the down hills were far worse than the climbs. Not so much roads as pothole joined by tarmac.

 

[mmmmartin]

If anyone is interested this area has four 100k audax perms, ie rides you do and prove you've done it by having receipts from shops, banks, etc. Audax uk website, calendar perms, look for billy weir.

 

[velovoice]

FD tells me I won't like these hills. So I'll bow out of these proceedings before too much damage is done.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

FD tells me I won't like these hills. So I'll bow out of these proceedings before too much damage is done.

I don't like these hills. in fact if these hills had buttons marked Like or Report this hill, I'd click Report this hill every time.

 

[StuAff]

Sounds great. Unfortunately, during pressure....so no chance I can make it.

 

[velovoice]

I don't like these hills. in fact if these hills had buttons marked Like or Report this hill, I'd click Report this hill every time.

I just had to click Like on that one.