This section starts by leaving NCR 4 beside the River Thames and following the Waterlink Way south through South-East London, generally on well-surfaced bridleways and residential roads and climbing gently. On leaving Greater London the route quickly becomes more rugged, following a number of paths and roads, including the long access road to Woldingham School. After passing under the M25 motorway the track quality improves again and the route heads west to Redhill, before again heading south, close by the London-Brighton railway. It passes directly underneath the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport, weaves through the runway approach lights and continues south to Crawley.
Between Redhill and Crawley the route duplicates Route 20.
This section is largely on well-made railway paths through attractive countryside and consists of the Worth Way immediately followed by the Forest Way. It finishes just south of Groombridge, with a short signposted spur to the village itself.
The first half of this section is on undulating country roads, passing by Eridge Station. About one mile before Eridge Station is a spur connecting Crowborough with the route. After Mayfield there is a steep off-road section. The route then follows the whole length of the Cuckoo Trail from Heathfield to Eastbourne, crossing NCR 2 at Polegate.
national, cycle, route, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, sep. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources National Cycle Route 21 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message National Cycle Route 21 or NCR 21 is part of the United Kingdom s National Cycle Network It runs from Greenwich in South East London south to Crawley then east to Groombridge and south to Eastbourne with a short final loop northwards again to its end at Pevensey 1 NCR 21 sign near Crawley The route is approximately 150 km 93 miles long Several sections are not suitable for road bikes Links to National Cycle Route 4 at Greenwich which is the route s start National Cycle Route 1 at Greenwich is a few hundred metres from the route s start National Cycle Route 2 at Polegate and at Pevensey at the route s finish National Cycle Route 20 at Redhill and at Crawley The route forms much of the English section of the Avenue Verte a planned long distance cycle route linking London and Paris Contents 1 Route 1 1 Greenwich to Crawley 1 2 Crawley to Groombridge 1 3 Groombridge to Eastbourne 1 4 Eastbourne to Pevensey 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksRoute editGreenwich to Crawley edit nbsp NCR 21 passing the runway approach lights at Gatwick Airport Greenwich Lewisham South Norwood New Addington Redhill Horley Gatwick Airport CrawleyThis section starts by leaving NCR 4 beside the River Thames and following the Waterlink Way south through South East London generally on well surfaced bridleways and residential roads and climbing gently On leaving Greater London the route quickly becomes more rugged following a number of paths and roads including the long access road to Woldingham School After passing under the M25 motorway the track quality improves again and the route heads west to Redhill before again heading south close by the London Brighton railway It passes directly underneath the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport weaves through the runway approach lights and continues south to Crawley Between Redhill and Crawley the route duplicates Route 20 Crawley to Groombridge edit nbsp NCR 21 near Groombridge Crawley Crawley Down East Grinstead GroombridgeThis section is largely on well made railway paths through attractive countryside and consists of the Worth Way immediately followed by the Forest Way It finishes just south of Groombridge with a short signposted spur to the village itself Groombridge to Eastbourne edit Groombridge Rotherfield Mayfield Heathfield Hailsham Polegate EastbourneThe first half of this section is on undulating country roads passing by Eridge Station About one mile before Eridge Station is a spur connecting Crowborough with the route After Mayfield there is a steep off road section The route then follows the whole length of the Cuckoo Trail from Heathfield to Eastbourne crossing NCR 2 at Polegate Eastbourne to Pevensey edit Eastbourne PevenseyThe route follows the coast up from the east side of Eastbourne passing the harbour to Pevensey where it meets NCR 2 See also editAvenue VerteReferences edithttps www sustrans org uk find a route on the national cycle network route 21 Route 21 SustransExternal links editEast Sussex County Council National Cycle Network Route 21 NCR 21 overview map 881k 51 11 10 N 0 9 7 W 51 18611 N 0 15194 W 51 18611 0 15194 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Cycle Route 21 amp oldid 1133982811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
