Why this ride
Out of Upminster, one way: 276 km, roughly 3 h 47 in the saddle. The stops in between: Sutton and near Wingrave.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Chilterns Ridge and Thames Valley · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 276 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 47
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Upminster
Planning note
Chilterns Ridge and Thames Valley is where the day begins. Next is London motorcycle escapes return.
2. Sutton, on the way back
Sutton is a tiny village in the east of Bedfordshire, close to Potton, and its fame rests on something wonderfully small: a ford and a medieval packhorse bridge. The road dips through a shallow stream at the bottom of the village, and beside it a narrow stone bridge, barely wide enough for a laden horse, carries walkers over the water as it has done since the Middle Ages. It is one of the few packhorse bridges left in this part of England.
Read the complete Sutton, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
London motorcycle escapes return comes up about 102 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Wingrave.
3. Food stop near Wingrave
Planning note
A break here. Next is Photo stop near Milford.
4. Photo stop near Milford
Milford is a village just south of Godalming in Surrey, on the old road from London to Portsmouth. The A3 runs past it, climbing south towards Hindhead and the Devil's Punch Bowl, a huge natural hollow in the sandstone hills, and that climb is the reason this is a high point on the ride.
Read the complete Photo stop near Milford write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Milford closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Upminster to Sutton, on the way back
Fuel stop near Upminster → Sutton, on the way back is 102 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Food stop near Wingrave to Photo stop near Milford
Food stop near Wingrave → Photo stop near Milford is 111 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.