2007-05-27 - Let's ride to Southend and then out into the sea

How's this:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/35882

Villagey....

looks a nice route no major roads

Nice route! Worth taking the opportunity to swing down by the Hanningfield reservoir (or even do a quick circuit of it) - there's a road that follows the path of the "Longest barrage dam in England".... Aerial view here:

http://www.multimap.com/maps/#t=l&map=51.65933,0.50617|15|8&loc=GB:51.6699:0.50771:14

woow that looks good...im up 4 it

I'm liking the Hanningfield reservoir idea

I've been informed by an ex-local that the road round the west/north sides of the reservoir are service roads and not public; the closest you can get to a "loop" would be this (an extra 7 miles). Though the road down by the barrage itself is supposedly good.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Hanningfield-reservoir-loop

What distance will that add to the ride?

Anyone going back by train (dopey bike-bound foreigner needs hand-holding on uk public transport..)

I'd be going back by train... Though if it's pissing with rain I won't be turning up ;)

hippy What distance will that add to the ride?

Anyone going back by train (dopey bike-bound foreigner needs hand-holding on uk public transport..)

ru australian hippy??

i may be getting the train back, it depends how i feel when i get there

True blue, mate, cobber, digger, vb, kangaroo, holden, ute, bbq, snags, shazza, struth, etc.. yeah, hippy is a skippy.

wow, do you get that alot or is that how you always react to questions???

Wow. Australians can ride bikes?!! Well I never

;-)

if i go Hippy i'll be getting the train back to ealing, not up for riding

shit I mis read the date thought it was the monday. I dout if I shall come due to party on sat. Don't fancy getting up at 07:00 ish to get to central for 09:00

TheBrick Don't fancy getting up at 07:00 ish to get to central for 09:00

Don't go to bed! Stay up all night and you'll be fresh in the morning...

i dont think we would be fresh!!

ahh imagine doing that...

aidan wow, do you get that alot or is that how you always react to questions???

I'm more typative than talkative.. and I'm fscking bored at work so the sarcasm/response length is heightened..

mdja Wow. Australians can ride bikes?!! Well I never

You don't watch the Tour de France then? :P

31trum if i go Hippy i'll be getting the train back, not up for riding

Coolies. If I make it then I'll hunt you down or something ;)

hippy [quote]31trum if i go Hippy i'll be getting the train back to ealing, not up for riding

Coolies. If I make it then I'll hunt you down or something ;)[/quote]
no worries (not an aussie quote, i say it all the time)

Train back. Though I might go to Colchester.

Being that I am a lazy git and will be potentially hungover, I might meet you on the Highway as you are going right past my flat.

where do you live photobean I may be tempted to meet you when you go through East ham depends how I feel.

Cooooolllllll
lots of people are going!!! its going to be so good...

yeah cards will be good!!!

who has a map? a full map not just a A4 map as we did in L2B, hope we wont get lost this time!!
from covent garden till southend on sea its about 40 miles by the AA webpage, avoiding the motorways but of course its all about taking the A roads...

go go go ;)

Damn! Shit! F*ck!... can't do that weekend, got a friggin' wedding to go to... gutted :(