You are invited onto the A Group ride from Banstead Community Centre to Petts Wood and return to Morden Hall Park. Lunch is at the Wetherspoons 'Sovereign of the Seas', Petts Wood, and tea is at the National Trust, Potting Shed cafe, Morden Hall Park.
The route is 25miles to lunch, and 15miles to tea. The route takes in areas of Kent very rarely ridden by Wayfarers - if at all! There are plenty of climbs - before lunch, and wonderful views, but with only one climb of more than 5%. Apart from a short stretch of 300 metres of very rideable gravel, before lunch, it's all road based. Riders should be aware however that approximately half of the route is on Outer SE London suburban roads, some of which are quite busy with traffic, for instance the route out through Purley in the morning. Thereafter it's 15 miles of quiet and scenic country lanes skirting Biggin Hill before emerging into suburban Orpington and Petts Wood for lunch. Most of the return leg after lunch is on quieter mainly residential side roads and a bit of parkland paths. In planning the ride - and the recce, I have been greatly helped by smart revisions to the route suggested by Andy C, who will co-lead.
As this exploratory new route may not suit all A group riders I have attached it now to give riders plenty of time for a preview.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/395629329
Please respond by email to:- gedlawrenson150@gmail.com by 6.00pm on Monday.
Groups and start times will be sent out on Tues. morning.
Happy to answer any queries.
Thanks
Ged
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