London to Brighton route?

gbs

Apologies to any who thinks this post belongs elsewhere. I could not see anywhere specific and I guess a lot of readers of this sub-forum can help.

I am seeking a lightly trafficked route that includes the Beacon. Assume departure point is Putney Bridge but in reality I will probably take a train until I am clear of the mayhem on our city's roads.

thebongolian

I did this route last Sunday and found it rather pleasant with little traffic:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/5172377

TheStone

gbs wrote:

Apologies to any who thinks this post belongs elsewhere. I could not see anywhere specific and I guess a lot of readers of this sub-forum can help.

I am seeking a lightly trafficked route that includes the Beacon. Assume departure point is Putney Bridge but in reality I will probably take a train until I am clear of the mayhem on our city's roads.

You're in the right place.
The BHF London-Brighton route is probably the best. Fairly quiet and takes you over the Beacon.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/BH ... ghton-2004

gbs

TheStone wrote:

gbs wrote:

The BHF London-Brighton route is probably the best. Fairly quiet and takes you over the Beacon.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/BH ... ghton-2004

Many thanks for the routes. I did not think this one through; complex route finding and lack of Garmin GPS is probably a frustrating combination. so I will have to allow some contingency time.

workhard

gbs wrote:

Apologies to any who thinks this post belongs elsewhere. I could not see anywhere specific and I guess a lot of readers of this sub-forum can help.

I am seeking a lightly trafficked route that includes the Beacon. Assume departure point is Putney Bridge but in reality I will probably take a train until I am clear of the mayhem on our city's roads.

nip over to bikely or bikehike and search on FNRttC (short for Friday night run to the coast) should find some useful L2B routes on there including the one we did last Friday night.

Le Commentateur

This one starts from East Croydon station and deliberately avoids busy roads as much as possible whilst still being fairly direct.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Lo ... hton292943


There is also a return journey that has some good climbs towards the end:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Br ... own-Forest

String both together for a day of sportive training.



p.s. An alternative route down that has nice relatively uninterrupted sections of quiet roads for fast group riding, and goes over nearby Devil's Dyke instead of Ditchling Beacon:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Lo ... vil-s-Dyke

zoomcp

TheStone wrote:

gbs wrote:

Apologies to any who thinks this post belongs elsewhere. I could not see anywhere specific and I guess a lot of readers of this sub-forum can help.

I am seeking a lightly trafficked route that includes the Beacon. Assume departure point is Putney Bridge but in reality I will probably take a train until I am clear of the mayhem on our city's roads.

You're in the right place.
The BHF London-Brighton route is probably the best. Fairly quiet and takes you over the Beacon.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/BH ... ghton-2004

that route changed for the official ride from 2005; it now goes via Lindfield and Haywards Heath and is nowhere near as nice, but the 2004 (even going via Streat and Westmeston as an alternative to Ditchling village) is much nicer and quieter if you are riding on any other day

gbs

Thank you to all posters. I now have a plethora of routes to find and lose!

BWs to all

NWLondoner

Thanks GBS for bringing this topic up.

I was going to do the L2B next month but have had to pull out due to bloody knee problem.

However i would still like to do the journey and Going from Brighton to London so thanks to Le Commentateur for those routes. I can get to train from Mill Hill to Brighton then ride to East Croydon then back on the train to Mill Hill

Rich-Ti

There's a small grupetto of us doing London-Brighton-London next weekend (Sat 23rd) if anyone wants to tag along? 8)

gbs

Rich-Ti wrote:

There's a small grupetto of us doing London-Brighton-London next weekend (Sat 23rd) if anyone wants to tag along? 8)

Rich Ti : I suppose that it is all done and dusted. I had a commitment to a father(that's me) and son tennis tournament today but if ever again in the future .....I will be happy to join a group.


NWLondoner: happy to try BtoL particularly mid week. PM me if you wish
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