The ride has a historical theme, starting next to the Cutty Sark ship in Greenwich, following the Thames estuary out to the Isle of Grain, passing by the Chatham Dockyards, onto the Isle of Sheppey before returning to finish in the Old Royal Naval college in Greenwich.
After the first control at Nurstead, the ride descends to the Hoo Peninsula, which is depicted in Dicken's Great Expectations as an area of wetlands and salt marsh. The second control is at Grain where you are but 6 km as the crow flies to the next control, but it's 50 km of cycling back around the Medway with extensive views of the estuary. There'll be a control with food at the beach in Minster. After returning back to the mainland the ride crosses the North Downs to the final control in West Kingsdown.
The finish will be at The Old Brewery in the World Heritage grounds of the Greenwich naval college.
Ride With GPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39049822

Enter HERE after 6 April 2023.