If anyone's up for it, I might try a ride that follows part of the route this weekend.
I'm thinking of taking the train to East Grinstead, following the cuckoo trail and Avenue Vert trail (NCN21) south, then cross country diversion to the west, skirting to the north of Lewes and avoiding dipping into the South Downs before picking up the Downs Link at Steyning and then reversing my route of two weeks ago back to the smoke. About 120 miles all in.
This: https://cycle.travel/map/journey/110358
There's a bail out at Lewes at 35 miles, Shoreham at about 60 miles, then another one at Christ's Hospital at around 70 miles. Dorking would be about 90 miles in.
I've not floated this at home yet, so it might not go ahead...
Dang. Need more notice (and to actually read this thread more often).
Weirdly, I was wondering about doing the reverse... wind-assist becomes a thing after a few miles : )
If anyone's up for it, I might try a ride that follows part of the route this weekend.
I'm thinking of taking the train to East Grinstead, following the cuckoo trail and Avenue Vert trail (NCN21) south, then cross country diversion to the west, skirting to the north of Lewes and avoiding dipping into the South Downs before picking up the Downs Link at Steyning and then reversing my route of two weeks ago back to the smoke. About 120 miles all in.
This: https://cycle.travel/map/journey/110358
There's a bail out at Lewes at 35 miles, Shoreham at about 60 miles, then another one at Christ's Hospital at around 70 miles. Dorking would be about 90 miles in.
I've not floated this at home yet, so it might not go ahead...