Why this ride
224 km round from London - plan on about 3 h 36 of riding. The plan has 1 food stop marked.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hastings Cliffs and High Weald · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 224 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 36
- Journey
- Loop
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. London
London is the one place on the map where the best advice is to leave the bike at the edge. The centre around Charing Cross and Trafalgar Square is a maze of one-way streets, bus lanes, taxis and tourists, and parking is limited and expensive. The city also has a congestion charge and a low-emission zone, whose rules for motorcycles have changed over the years, so check the current conditions for your own machine before you ride in. For a start and finish, a quiet side street or a secure garage on the outskirts is a better plan.
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.
3. London
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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