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GoatandTricycle-
James is right - we need 20 to 40km, and it makes sense to use it to get a nicer route.
(The current route is 340km in g-maps walking mode with only 4 controls including the start and finish control.)
But we can easily gain some further north on nice roads just before Peterborough and/or flat miles near Leeds. So there's no need to gain loads of km exiting London unless it improves the route in some way.
inappropriate_bike
Congratulations!
It was the section out of London to Weathampstead.
We need to add a little bit of distance so zig-zagging to stay on nice roads is fine, provided we can easily control at the end of each zig or zag. (ATMs are ideal - if we can ride up to them then it'll only take 2 minutes to get proof of passage and move on).
If you've got some route ideas on how to go north I can search for ATMs and check on rule compliance.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28903881