Does Anyone Cycle Along the A23 in the Morning?

[Barrel of Fun]

Yes, there really is! I have cycled to Crawley, Horsham and London using that route, when I have wanted to avoid the hills.

National Cycle Route 20.......mostly non-road cycle track as far as Hickstead, then opposite the Shell garage take Jobs Lane alongside the A2300 (almost no traffic), cross the A2300 onto Gatehouse Lane (almost disused), follow this and you'll be within a couple of miles of BH station.

Sorry to be a dunce. I'm struggling with the bit from Withdean to Hassocks. The cycle website is not playing ball. I don't want to hold up traffic at Pyecombe and I'm not particularly inckined to cycle with the 80mph cars. Where is the alternative?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Sorry to be a dunce. I'm struggling with the bit from Withdean to Hassocks. The cycle website is not playing ball. I don't want to hold up traffic at Pyecombe and I'm not particularly inckined to cycle with the 80mph cars. Where is the alternative?

As you get to the roundabout at the A23/A27 junction, turn left under the bridge on Mill Road, then under the A27 to Waterhall, but turn right after the underpass. This then becomes a cycle path that goes up the A23 (but mostly, the road is out of sight) to Tates Garage, which it goes behind, then a little bit on the pavement by the road before joining the old A23 up towards Albourne.

Go right here, and that takes you into Hurstpierpoint. Hassocks is a couple more miles along the road

 

[dazzer6666]

Don't go to Hassocks. The cycle track follows the main A23. You go on the road (or pavement) for a bit through Albourne and Sayers Common, then back on the track alongside the A23 as far as Hickstead, then you turn right over the A23 towards Burgess Hill beside the A2300.

Edit - could do as above and go into Hassocks too

 

[Barrel of Fun]

As you get to the roundabout at the A23/A27 junction, turn left under the bridge on Mill Road, then under the A27 to Waterhall, but turn right after the underpass. This then becomes a cycle path that goes up the A23 (but mostly, the road is out of sight) to Tates Garage, which it goes behind, then a little bit on the pavement by the road before joining the old A23 up towards Albourne.

Go right here, and that takes you into Hurstpierpoint. Hassocks is a couple more miles along the road

Smashing, thank you. I'll give it a go tomorrow.

#earlystart

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

excluding a glass of lemonade at the sportsman pub how long would it take to do that route,without going mad,i am no cyclist but i reckon 90 minutes? or am i way out?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

excluding a glass of lemonade at the sportsman pub how long would it take to do that route,without going mad,i am no cyclist but i reckon 90 minutes? or am i way out?

Not a million miles away. An hour if you really push it.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Smashing, thank you. I'll give it a go tomorrow.

#earlystart

Good luck! Let us know how you get on.

 

[dazzer6666]

http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/588737935

Don't know if this link helps but includes the Tates Garage section to Burgess Hill, going on the cycle track to Albourne and then via Langton Lane (turn right into Hurst at Albourne then left just after you get into Hurst - another very quiet lane) and then out to Jobs Lane (via Hassocks and the cycle track is probably shorter ?).

About 8 miles from Tates to Burgess Hill I reckon and not a lot of elevation.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Not a million miles away. An hour if you really push it.

I'd take the 90 minutes ....Still it sounds a pleasant enough route,i'd wear shorts and a rain mac in the moring BOF

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I'd take the 90 minutes ....Still it sounds a pleasant enough route,i'd wear shorts and a rain mac in the moring BOF

Yes...the weather isn't looking great. A nice Southerly wind in the morning though! Coming home - that'll be more of a challenge.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I'm lookong at an hour commute?!

 

[El Sid]

Do you feel safe or is it fraught with danger?

Toying with the idea of cycling to work in BH and thinking of avoiding the Pyecombe bit/diversion to avoid snarling up traffic.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

One hours cycling before running after and wrestling with SEN pupils?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

One hours cycling before running after and wrestling with SEN pupils?

It's about 15 miles! It'll focus the mind...

Seriously, there is no better way to start your day.

 

[£1.99]

Wow 90 minutes each way! Makes my journey to work look like a walk in the park.

 

[£1.99]

I'm lookong at an hour commute?!

You better get to bed now, your going to have to leave in the morning at 6.45 to get in by 8.15.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

It's about 15 miles! It'll focus the mind...

Seriously, there is no better way to start your day.

Wow 90 minutes each way! Makes my journey to work look like a walk in the park.

You better get to bed now, your going to have to leave in the morning at 6.45 to get in by 8.15.

Madness. I think I will try it out at the weekend, rather than playing with fire tomorrow.

 

[Gwylan]

It's a good cycle route considering it's a main road, done it many times. Although I'd agree with PM that the route via Ditchling is a nicer one

Good luck with it BOF, my guess is that it will take about 75 minutes - although longer at first

 

[AZ Gull]

Wow 90 minutes each way! Makes my journey to work look like a walk in the park.

Which park do you walk through?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I am a very considerate cyclist and take my safety very seriously, along with that if other road users. My problem is that I perceive all threats and dangers and react to them; other road users don't. For example, a person was stepping off a kerb to cross a road in front of me. Nothing was behind me, so I could move over with no drama. But another time that might not be the case and then if I break quickly, I am reliant on any traffic behind doing the same. That's where my confidence is wobbly.

Too often drivers will choose to be a dick, too. They will either tailgate or pass too close on the outside, and I don't understand why - genuinely. Maybe they're reacting to less than considerate cyclists, of which there are many.