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[[File:United Kingdom national cycle route 20.png|thumb|This is the national cycle route 20 in the United Kingdom]]
[[File:United Kingdom national cycle route 20 v2.png|thumb|Current route of NCN Route 20|alt=Map of the current route]]
[[File:NCR_20_-_Tilgate_Forest.JPG|thumb|right|National Cycle Route 20 at Tilgate Forest, near [[Crawley]], [[West Sussex]]]]
[[File:NCR_20_-_Tilgate_Forest.JPG|thumb|right|Former National Cycle Route 20 at Tilgate Forest, near [[Crawley]], [[West Sussex]]]]
'''National Cycle Route 20''' is part of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[National Cycle Network]]. It is the [[London]] - [[Brighton]] cycle route<ref>{{Cite web|title=Route 20|url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-20/|access-date=2020-07-23|website=Sustrans|language=en}}</ref> which starts alongside the [[river Thames]] at [[Wandsworth]] heading south along a mixture of roads and cycle paths to the southern side of the [[M25 motorway|M25]], here it combines with [[National Cycle Route 21]] which it follows to [[Crawley]]. In July 2020, the route between Crawley and [[Pyecombe]] was removed from that national cycle network due to being of insufficient quality<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ballinger|first=Alex|date=2020-07-20|title=Hundreds of miles of roads removed from National Cycle Network because they’re just not safe enough|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/hundreds-of-miles-of-roads-removed-from-national-cycle-network-because-theyre-just-not-safe-enough-460180|access-date=2020-07-23|website=Cycling Weekly|language=en}}</ref>, as a result a small section remains in Crawley after Route 21 heads off East. The old route here still exists physically and is mostly made up of a dedicated cycle path beside the [[A23 road|A23]] Dual Carriageway, however parts use the B2118 and B2114 which can have fast moving traffic. At Pyecombe the official route returns using a cycle path beside the A23, once south of the [[A27 road|A27]] Brighton bypass the route mostly uses on road cycle lanes on the A23 all they way to the seafront where it meets [[National Cycle Route 2]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=OS Maps: online mapping and walking, running and cycling routes|url=https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/50.90096,-0.16888,15|access-date=2020-07-23|website=osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk}}</ref>
'''National Cycle Route 20''' is part of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[National Cycle Network]]. It runs from [[Crawley]] in [[Sussex]] southwards to [[Brighton]] where it is roughly following (and sometimes next to) the A23 Highway/London Road. In future, the route will also connect northwards to [[London]] starting alongside the river Thames at [[Wandsworth]], and will duplicate [[National Cycle Route 21]] between [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]] and Crawley.
The northern section of the route between Wandsworth and [[Carshalton]] has already been completed.<ref>[https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-20/ National Cycle Route 20 - Sustrans]</ref> It follows the route of the [[Wandle Trail]], and mainly runs on foot and cycle paths alongside the river.


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Revision as of 16:15, 23 July 2020

Map of the current route
Current route of NCN Route 20
Former National Cycle Route 20 at Tilgate Forest, near Crawley, West Sussex

National Cycle Route 20 is part of the United Kingdom's National Cycle Network. It is the London - Brighton cycle route[1] which starts alongside the river Thames at Wandsworth heading south along a mixture of roads and cycle paths to the southern side of the M25, here it combines with National Cycle Route 21 which it follows to Crawley. In July 2020, the route between Crawley and Pyecombe was removed from that national cycle network due to being of insufficient quality[2], as a result a small section remains in Crawley after Route 21 heads off East. The old route here still exists physically and is mostly made up of a dedicated cycle path beside the A23 Dual Carriageway, however parts use the B2118 and B2114 which can have fast moving traffic. At Pyecombe the official route returns using a cycle path beside the A23, once south of the A27 Brighton bypass the route mostly uses on road cycle lanes on the A23 all they way to the seafront where it meets National Cycle Route 2[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Route 20". Sustrans. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ Ballinger, Alex (20 July 2020). "Hundreds of miles of roads removed from National Cycle Network because they're just not safe enough". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ "OS Maps: online mapping and walking, running and cycling routes". osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2020.