Ride4Joe Route

100 Km

START: High Elms Country Park

• Turn right into Shire Lane

• At T junction turn right Farnborough Hill

• At roundabout turn right onto A21.

• Follow A21 crossing 2 roundabouts, after 2nd roundabout, petrol station on left.

• Cont. A21 take 2nd main road on right, Sevenoaks Road ( Knockhalt Station)

• At roundabout turn right onto A224 to Pollhill

• Before bottom of Pollhill Turn left over M25

• At T junction turn left Pilgrims Way West

• Through to Otford and continue straight

• Straight ahead at roundabout signpost Dartford Tunnel A225

• At top of hill turn right signpost Kemsing (Pilgrims Way East)

• At crossroads Exdown turn right Fen Pond Road (West Kingsdown & Ightham)

• At T junction in Ightham turn right The Street on A227(13 miles)

• Take 3rd right signpost Ivyhatch

• Continue straight ahead over crossroads to Ivyhatch

• At T junction turn right then left signpost Stone Street

• Follow signs to Riverhill

• At T junction with A225 turn right

• (18.5 miles)

• Turn left at next junction signpost Ide Hill

• Continue straight ahead over crossroads with Hubbards Hill

• Turn left over A21 on Gracious Lane Bridge

• Turn left {left fork) signpost Weald

• CAREFUL DOWNHILL

• Turn right at next junction signpost Bough Beech (triangle island in road)

• Straight ahead to T junction with A2027 (24 miles)

• Turn left on A2O27

• Continue straight ahead to Penshurst BR station

• Turn right signpost Penshurst.

• Turn right at T junction with B2176 and follow signs to Penshurst Place

• Turn tight at ‘T’ junction with B2188

• Continue straight ahead through. Fordcombe to junction with A264

• Turn left then right onto B2ll0 to Groombridge (31 miles)

• Continue. straight ahead through Groombridge to B2188

• At The Victoria Pub roundabout take right fork staying on B2l88

• At right hand bend turn left staying on B2188

• Straight ahead to top of Ashdown Forest

• Turn,right at ’T’junction with B2026 towards Hartfield

• Turn left on B2026 signpost Edenbridge -

• Straight over at staggered crossroads to Edenbridge B2026

• At mini roundabout turn right into Edenbridge High Street

• Turn right signpost Tonbridge B 2027

• Straight ahead through Four Elms.

Alternative route ahead bear left and take in the climb of Toys Hill.

Or follow road round to right to take in Ide Hill, the choice is yours !

• Follow road all the way up the climb of Ide Hill, to car park and toilets.

• Take 1st left after car park, Ide Hill Village to mini roundabout bear right

• Bear right after Emmets into Church Road to Sundridge to traffic lights straight on

• Now back on same route

Toys Hill Route

• Turn left at right hand bend and follow signs to Brasted (51.2 miles)

• Turn right at T junction with A25

• At traffic lights turn left signpost. Chevening

• Continue straight over at roundabout signpost A224

• At top of hill opposite Pollhill Arms cont. A224

• Pollhill, at roundabout take 2nd exit, Old London Road.

• Back past Knockhalt Station on right to junction A21 turn left.

• At roundabout take 2nd exit cont A21to Green St Green roundabout

• Nearly back now at roundabout take 1st left then straight away turn right.

• Into Old Hill the last climb of the day, over the top down to T Juct. Shire Lane

• Turn left into Shire lane Then 1st left into High Elms Road, 62 miles.