The 360 Anytime: London Orbital Gravel GPX Collection

Four self-guided gravel rides around London, each starting and finishing at a major railway station.

Ride the long way round London, one sector at a time.

The 360 Anytime is a four-part gravel route collection that lets you complete a full gravel orbit of London in your own time.

Adapted from The 360 event route, the collection breaks the challenge into four railway-friendly, station-to-station rides. Each sector is around 90km, with its own character, challenges and useful escape options.

Ride one sector as a proper day out, join two together for a big weekend, or complete all four for your own 366km lap of London.

As seen on GCN: Simon Richardson and Alex Paton took on the complete route as one continuous 360km ride. You can watch their attempt further down the page.

• Four separate GPX files
• 366km of riding
• Approximately 4,300m of climbing
• Major railway station at every start and finish
• Detailed route guide and individual sector notes
• Resupply, railway and bail-out information
• Google My Maps route overview

The four sectors

Sector 1: Thames Path and Greensand Ridge

Greenwich to Redhill
98km | 1,350m climbing

The adventure starts beside the Thames in Greenwich before working its way out through South London’s green corridors and into the countryside.

Don’t be fooled by the riverside opening. With 1,350m of climbing, this is the hilliest sector of The 360 Anytime. The route becomes tougher as it heads south, with woodland, tracks and a succession of short, sharp climbs before reaching Redhill.

Greenwich and Redhill both have large railway stations, making this a practical point-to-point ride despite the demanding terrain in between.

Sector 2: North Downs and Surrey Heaths

Redhill to Maidenhead
90km | 1,200m climbing

From Redhill, the route crosses the North Downs and heads into Surrey’s lanes, commons, heathland and bridleways.

This is a varied point-to-point ride with plenty of proper gravel riding. The surface and rhythm change constantly: wooded trails, chalk, open heath, quiet lanes and faster tracks towards the Thames Valley.

The sector finishes at Maidenhead, with a large railway station and plenty of options for food before the journey home.

Sector 3: The Chilterns

Maidenhead to St Albans
90km | 1,200m climbing

The north-western arc of The 360 Anytime takes you away from the Thames and into the Chilterns.

This is another hilly sector and one that needs managing. There are longer stretches between reliable resupply points, so carrying enough food and water matters. In return, you get rolling chalk tracks, wooded bridleways, old lanes and some of the most satisfying riding on the entire route.

The sector finishes at St Albans, with a large railway station and direct connections back towards London.

Sector 4: Lee Valley and Epping Forest

St Albans to Greenwich
88km | 558m climbing

The final sector closes the loop, travelling east from St Albans before turning south through Epping Forest and the Lee Valley.

With considerably less climbing than the other three sectors, this is the fastest and most forgiving part of the collection. That does not necessarily make it easy: forest trails can become slow after wet weather, and 88km is still a proper day on the bike.

The final run follows the waterways back into London before finishing where the journey began in Greenwich.

Explore the complete route

The map below shows all four sectors and the complete gravel orbit around London.

Watch GCN take on The 360

GCN’s Simon Richardson and Alex Paton attempted the complete 360km gravel orbit in one continuous ride — pursued by a professional gravel racer who started two hours behind them.

The film gives you a very good idea of the terrain, variety and scale of the route. The 360 Anytime lets you explore the same orbit rather more sensibly, across four railway-friendly rides.

Watch “Can We Survive a 360km Gravel Loop of London?” on YouTube

What you receive

• Four separate GPX route files
• A downloadable overview route guide
• Individual notes for every sector
• Railway information for each start and finish
• Food, water and resupply advice
• Bail-out and escape options
• Warnings about harder terrain and weather-sensitive sections
• Links to the supporting stories from The 360 route
• Advice on joining the sectors into a complete challenge

Ride it your way

The 360 Anytime is not a guided ride or a supported event. You are responsible for your navigation, equipment, food, mechanical problems and getting yourself home.

That is why the route has been divided around major railway stations. You can ride the sectors separately, choose the best conditions for each one and build towards completing the full orbit.

You can also link sectors together. Two sectors make a substantial weekend; all four create a 366km challenge with approximately 4,300m of climbing.

The 360 Anytime or The 360 event?

The 360 Anytime is for riders who want to explore the route in their own time, one railway-friendly sector at a time.

The 360 event is the full-fat version: one continuous loop, trackers, dot-watching, results and a 24-hour target. The next event takes place on 19th–20th June 2027.

Same orbit. Very different undertaking.

Who is it for?

This collection is intended for experienced gravel riders who are comfortable navigating independently and dealing with a mixture of bridleways, towpaths, woodland trails, chalk, heathland, quiet roads and occasionally awkward terrain.

You do not need to ride quickly, but you should be prepared for a full day out. Conditions can make a considerable difference, particularly on the chalk and through Epping Forest.

One purchase gives you all four GPX files, the complete route guide and the supporting sector information.