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Gravesend Cycling Club - Favourite Routes
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23 Starter Loop - For use when we have mixed ability riders, with the first lap for everybody and the second only for the stronger riders:-
Lap One - To be ridden at the pace of the slowest rider
Lap two - Fast for anybody still left!
Lap three - You must be on a fixed wheel!
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31 Isle of Grain Loop
Windy and exposed and fairly flat and away from the traffic. One of Colin's favourites
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35 "Len's Route"
One of our favourites - quite lanes and not too many hills aprt from the last run up to Cobham

NB - Route follows the M2 Service road over the Medway, rather than through Rochester as shown on the map.
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36 Kings Hill - Ightham Mote
Down via Birling Hill to West Malling. Up Kings Hill and right through to Shipborne. Onwards to Ighham Mote, then head for the top of Exedown via Terry's Lodge. Cross the A20 and finish off thru Meopham Green and finish at the parade of shops near the turn off for Longfield.
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39 Autumn Leaves Run (Horton Kirby - Knats Valley)
A climbers special, keeping off all main roads, with lots of descents & climbs
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42 Shorham- Knockholt - Pilgrims Way - Snodland
Out through Longfied Hill and Eynsford, cutting across the top of Shoreham Village to cross the A21 and to Knockholt. Turn left and drop down to the Pilgrim's Way and follow this through Otford, Wrotham and Burling to come out at Snodlan, then up our favourite climb back to Cobham.
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39 Crockenhill Loop
Out through Swanley and Crockenhill, back along the Pilgrim's way to Wrotham, then home via Snodland and our favourite climb up to Cobham
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43 Le Tour Route to Leeds
Starting with the reverse of our normal route, through Burham and down to Hollingbourne. Cross over the A20 to Leeds and meander back via Cuxton, back up the hill to Cobham.

NB - Route follows the M2 Service road over the Medway, rather than through Rochester as shown on the map.
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45 Out through Eynsford & Knockholt to Tatsfield and back vis the Pilrim's Way, Terry's Lodge and Meopham Green http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=13834629722539233792,51.316022,0.122910%3B18109135146866592510,51.287720,0.030770%3B2407919740797965302,51.284001,0.071524%3B18349671431812975944,51.312230,0.182810%3B17908021541617901720,51.379304,0.369885%3B3148011801335019507,51.390744,0.400829&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Cobham,+kent&daddr=Main+Rd+%4051.316040,+0.124210+to:Church+Ln+%4051.287720,+0.030770+to:Pilgrims+Way+%4051.284001,+0.071524+to:Pilgrims+Way+W+%4051.312230,+0.182810+to:51.322459,0.31929+to:Camer+Rd+%4051.379304,+0.369885+to:The+St+%4051.390230,+0.400790&mra=dpe&mrcr=2&mrsp=5&sz=12&via=3,4,5&dirflg=h&sll=51.320099,0.289764&sspn=0.089903,0.2314&ie=UTF8&ll=51.346912,0.228653&spn=0.1797,0.462799&z=11&om=0  
58 Cobham to Whyteleafe & Back
A longish route along B roads, but with a few exciting descents thrown in. A long climb just at the half-way stage, then a fairly rapid return through Shoreham and then back to Cobham
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130 London to Brighton -
OK, so it's not the offical route, but the Clapham to Brighton bit is a doddle for a club cyclist and a little bit either end toughens you up!
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