Downs & Weald (London to Hastings)
Type of route: 60% traffic-free
Length: 105 miles
Gradient: Mixed – some difficult hills
Time needed: Allow three to four days
Access: Train stations in London, Brighton, Newhaven, Eastbourne and Hastings
National Cycle Network route numbers: 2, 21
The Downs & Weald cycle route takes you from the Cutty Sark on the banks of the River Thames in Greenwich along new routes in parks and over bridges in South London. The route continues along the Pool and Ravensbourne Rivers, over the north downs and onto the south coast, linking London with Hastings via Brighton and Eastbourne. This route links with the London Thames and Garden of England cycle routes.
A National Cycle Network map for this route is available from the Sustrans Online shop (www.sustransshop.co.uk/).