Club Ride to Penshurst Place – Note Start Point!

Please note start location for this ride is not the usual place though some members might meet at Ditchling earlier and ride up to the start together so check on WhatsApp to organize.

This ride starts from the Ashdown Forest Centre on Colemans Hatch Road, one mile east of the Wych Cross traffic lights on the A22.
The postcode of the centre is RH18 5JP.  The car park is on the North side of the road (note it is no longer free)

Watch out for the pothole that broke Hayley’s wheel going fast down the bottom part of Colemans Hatch Rd.

Full circular route (43.3 miles, 3,371ft ascent)

Longer circular route (55.2 miles, 4,347ft ascent)

Slightly shorter circular route (39 miles, 2,264ft ascent) – shorter return leg in case it’s hotter than forecast (20degC).

Route from Ditchling to Ashdown forest (15.5 miles)