The way points of this bicycle route:
Take care crossing main road
3rd exit at 2nd roundabout, down the steep hill past the Fox Pub.
Gradual climb for next 1km
MOD Dog Training centre should be right in front of you, turn left.
Past football pitches on the right
Straight over cross roads into Skid Hill Lane
Tight right hand bend, take care.
Great view across the valley to the left
T junction, turn left into Chelsham Court Road
Washpond Lane forms a Y shaped junction just after the NHS transmitter. Turn right here.
Short sharp decent, often gravel on the road at the bottom so take care
Small T junction, turn left onto Ledgers Road
Hairpin left down Slines Oak Road
Fast decent, bear right and DON'T take take fork straight ahead
Continues fast downhill
Kicks back uphill
View down to the right, across the golf course
At the T junction turn left into Woldingham Road
At the station follow the left hairpin up and up the first major climb of the route.
Stay on this road all the way through Woldingham, past the North Downs Golf club, past the top of Gangers Hill
This isn't a real junction, just a bend to the left
T junction with main Croydon Road, turn right
Roundabout at the top of Botley Hill. Take the first left Clarks Lane
Quick section, can be a bit windy at times though
Start of fast decent, be careful of the odd pot hole
Start easing off on this bend or you'll miss the turn!!
Quite hard on the brakes, change down and turn left where it's a little short uphill for a few yards with farmland to the right.
Straight over Westerham Hill, which you can see rising to your left, and continue on Pilgrims Way
Nice quick section of road, through farm lane and usually free from traffic
At the T-junction with Brasted Hill turn right then almost immediately left to stay on Pilgrims Way
Choices here: turn right down Ovenden Rd, Sundridge Rd and up star hill for more miles less gradient or follow the route left up the sod of a hill - Sundridge
2nd big climb of the route. This is steep on the first part but the gradient eases off (promise!).
Left at T junction into Cudham Lane South
About 100 yds and then right into Grays Rd
Turn right, before main road, after pub. (If you're short on time and don't mind a bit of traffic you can take the A233 past the Airport to get back quicker)
Just past the 'Deer' road sign turn left into Berry's Green Road - a wide, T junction with gravel on the road, and pot holes, take care
Down the hill and back up!
Change down to a low gear on this downhill...
Left up short, sharp hill - Jail Lane
Junction at top of hill, right into Single Street
Follow this road all the way through Downe and back to the A233
Past Downe House, where Darwin lived and wrote Origin of the Species
Downhill and then back up
Sharo 90 bend to the left
Roundabout, 2nd right up Westerham Rd, past bustop
bear right, roll down the hill to Keston
Straight over first roundabout
2nd exit at 2nd roundabout
Fast down Baston Road, on a clear day you can see Canary Wharf
Straight over at the lights
Straight over mini roundabout, back into Hayes Street, Bigfoot Bikes (and the cafe!) are on the left
