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We took this route
(devised by spybot but with considerable input from Oliver Shick and dropout I believe, but he can tell you more about its heritage) but rode out to join it from Watford using a sneaky route through the town centre and Casiobury Park
that I devised for the ride I led to Leamington.
Then we got a lift from the Highways Agency 4x4 across the bridge from Thurrock to Dartford and rode back from there using this cunning route supplied by dropout
.
It was a long, hot day - with quite a few off road bits, including sticky mud and rutted tracks - but had many highlights - as spybot said the tea and cake at Upshire Church were excellent, watching the sunset over London from the top of Shooters Hill was also a big one for me.
I didn't realise we had a tailwind on the way back from Dartford, I just thought we were on fire. Oh well ;)