On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 08:09:57 GMT, "Velvet" <
[email protected]> wrote:
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>Unfortunately, the cycle facilities round here seem limited to very narrow cycle lanes marked on
>the roads, and even they are patchy. Oh, and they take you right by the edge of long lines of
>parked cars. Oh, and that's not counting the cycle lanes that bizarrely close into the kerb,
>leaving you with no idea if you're supposed to swap to the pavement at that point, or continue on
>the road.... Having looked at sustrans, the routes here are either on-road, or on tracks off-road,
>which don't appear to be suitable for anything other than a mountain-bike.
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>Does anyone know of anything like some nice tow-paths (suitable for a tourer/racer) within a
>reasonable distance of croydon/redhill? Have the ability to get me and the bike there without
>cycling on the roads (and I don't want to hear sucking of teeth and tutting from that back,
>thankyou very much) ;-)
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The sustrans route south from Redhill is fine for tourers, I use mine on it. First part is on the
main road, but then zips into Earlswood on residential roads. Then on a cycle track (tarmaced) past
the Royal Earlswood. A bit of lane work, followed by a track and byway and you're in Horley. Follow
the road through the town then onto a nice path alongside the River Mole past Gatwick (where I saw
the kingfisher the other day).
The bit north of Redhill (round Mercer's park) is also just fine for tourers. The bit between
Redhill town centre and Nutfield Marsh (Inn on the Pond) is pretty much a muddy track.
Tim
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