Why this ride
A 235 km one-way ride from near Balcombe, about 3 h 14 of riding. The plan has 1 food stop marked.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hastings Cliffs and High Weald · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 235 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 14
- 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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
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 in Balcombe
Planning note
Hastings Cliffs and High Weald is where the day begins. Next is Hastings Cliffs and High Weald food stop.
2. Hastings
The battle of 1066 did not actually take place in Hastings. William of Normandy landed at Pevensey, moved east to Hastings, and fought King Harold on a ridge about ten kilometres inland, at the place now called Battle, where the abbey he built to atone for the bloodshed still stands. But Hastings gave its name to the battle and the date, and the town has embraced the connection, with the ruins of William's first castle on the West Hill above the old town.
Read the complete Hastings write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hastings Cliffs and High Weald food stop is where this day stops to eat. Next is High point near West Mersea.
3. High point near West Mersea
Planning note
The route ends here after 231 km.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop in Balcombe to Hastings
Fuel stop in Balcombe → Hastings is 82 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.