London to Paris - suggestions needed

[Llan Giant]

I did this route last year and am going to do it again in May. The ferry getting into Dieppe at 3.30am was fine. You just had to know your route out of Dieppe (my garmin could not be seen in dark!). Last year we stopped in Gourney, The Cygnet hotel. This year we are cracking on a little further to Gisors for the first stay. Doing that kind of mileage on the first day is fine as the Avenue Vert is perfect for ambling along. Agaian, if I can work out how to send you the GPS route, you are welcome. Good luck sir!

 

[Kenno_b]

I'm looking at doing the Newhaven-Dieppe route in May in 24 hours. Leave London around 4pm on a Friday. However I am looking for a companion as I don't want to ride alone. This is not as bad as it sounds and is more than doable. Anyone interested?

 

[Bikingforabevvy]

I am planning a very similar ride at the moment. I had initially thought about the Newhaven - Dieppe route but with the ferry only being 4h30m it's not really long enough to get your head down for a decent sleep. So I am now thinking about Portsmouth - Le Havre/Caen, cycling to Portsmouth at 5pm to get the overnight ferry which takes 8hrs, so you can get about 6hrs sleep. I did the route from Caen-Bernay-Evreux-Versailles-Paris a few years ago and remember it was lovely, parts of it were stunning, with the exception of the busier bits around Versailles. We camped in Versailles and then did the final schlep in to Paris at 8am on a Sunday morning which was nice and quiet.

Here's the itinerary so far taken straight from an email that I sent to friends yesterday :-)
Fri 1700hrs - set off on a 40-ish mile ride to Portsmouth (from Fleet), sail at 2300hrs
Sat 0800hrs - arrive in Le Havre/Caen, start the approx 100 miles to Mantes-La-Jolie
Sat 1300hrs - stop at a halfway point around Le Neubourg or somewhere nearby for lunch
Sat 1700hrs - arrive at campsite in Mantes-La-Jolie to camp overnight
Sun 0800hrs - cycle the remaining 40 miles in to Paris, arrive 1100hrs, spend some time in Paris, lunch etc.
Sun 1700hrs - Eurostar back, home by 2100hrs

Hi there, do you have / can you share any route details?
We are looking to do the same route in May 2015

CHeers
Andy

 

[Broadside]

Hi there, do you have / can you share any route details?
We are looking to do the same route in May 2015

CHeers
Andy

Hi Andy,

Yes I have got all the route details and gpx files for what we ended up doing, I will post the Strava routes up tomorrow. If you want the GPX files then PM me your email address so I can send them through.