Why this ride
182 km one way from Old Windsor - plan on about 2 h 53 of riding. The climb of the day is near Bracknell.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
North Wessex Downs Flow · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 182 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 53
- 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 Old Windsor
Planning note
North Wessex Downs Flow is where the day begins. Next is High point near Bracknell.
2. High point near Bracknell
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Food stop in Wivelsfield Green.
3. Food stop in Wivelsfield Green
Planning note
A break here. Next is London motorcycle escapes.
4. London motorcycle escapes
Cranbrook stands in the High Weald of Kent, a hilly, wooded country of sandstone ridges and winding lanes, and in the Middle Ages it was one of the richest towns in the county, thanks to the cloth trade. Edward III encouraged Flemish weavers to settle here in the fourteenth century, and the broadcloth they made brought wealth to the town, visible today in the big timber-framed houses and the huge church known as the Cathedral of the Weald. On the edge of the town stands Union Mill, an eighteenth-century smock mill that is the tallest working windmill of its kind in Britain.
Read the complete London motorcycle escapes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
London motorcycle escapes closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop in Old Windsor to High point near Bracknell
Fuel stop in Old Windsor → High point near Bracknell is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Bracknell to Food stop in Wivelsfield Green
High point near Bracknell → Food stop in Wivelsfield Green is 102 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Food stop in Wivelsfield Green to London motorcycle escapes
Food stop in Wivelsfield Green → London motorcycle escapes return is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.