A full circumnavigation of London on gravel, bridleway, woodland singletrack, canal paths, field crossings and forgotten connectors.
A challenge designed to be mentally harder than it looks , because you’re riding a perfect loop around one of the world’s biggest cities… yet never more than 30 minutes from warmth, trains, and an easy way home.
The question is simple:
Can you resist the temptation to quit - and finish the orbit?
What Is The 360?
The 360 is a self-supported gravel ultra that traces the wild outer edges of London.
It’s everything the city hides: hills, mud, abandoned tracks, eerie woods at 2am, and long quiet stretches where you forget you’re anywhere near civilisation, right until you cross a road and see the glow of the skyline again.
You’ll ride through along Kentish ridgelines, over the North Downs, across the Surrey heaths, conquer the Chilterns charging through Epping Forest and the tangled tracks connecting them all.
It’s a tour of everything London isn’t known for.
No feed zones.
No checkpoints.
No broom wagon.
Just you, your legs, your choices, and a GPX file.
The Stakes
Don’t be fooled by the comforting geometry of a circle.
This ride is a psychological knife-edge: you’re always close enough to escape, yet committed enough that quitting stings.
At almost any point you could bail.
A quick detour to a station > a train home > Hot food > a shower > your bed > done.
That’s the trap.
The 360 is a challenge of stubbornness as much as strength - a test of whether you can keep pedalling when the quiet voice says “you could be home in half an hour…”
Finishing means more because giving up would’ve been easy.
Completing the orbit is a decision you make dozens of times.
Route & Terrain
Distance: ~360 km
Elevation: ~4,400 m
Surface: 70% off-road (gravel, dirt, chalk, woodland, bridleway, farm track, canal)
Format: Self-supported | GPX-only navigation | Start & finish in Greenwich
Expect:
Fast gravel sectors
Slow, gritty woodland connectors
Ridgelines with huge views
Sleeper-class mud sections
Route passing tempting train stations
Sleep monsters
London’s unseen green belt, end to end
This isn’t technical MTB terrain - it’s the accumulation of roughness, grind, and mental fatigue that makes it hard.
The Spirit of The 360
Finishers talk about The 360 the way people talk about their first ultra: with a mixture of pride, disbelief, and a little bit of PTSD.
It’s an adventure disguised as a loop.
A test hidden in plain sight.
A full spectrum of emotions compressed into one orbit.
Complete it, and the map of London never looks the same again.
What You Get
Official GPX route
Digital Rider Pack (tips, strategy, bail-out points, water stops, night sections)
Tracker and results
No medals
No podium ceremony
Just a circle — and the challenge to complete it in under 24 hours.
Who Is It For?
The 360 is for:
Experienced gravel or endurance riders
First-time ultra riders wanting a serious but accessible challenge
Riders who enjoy navigating by GPX and being responsible for themselves
Anyone who loves the mental game as much as the physical one
This is not for:
Riders expecting aid stations
People who dislike mud
Riders who want a marked course
Anyone allergic to Type 2 Fun
The Spirit of The 360
Finishers talk about The 360 the way people talk about their first ultra: with a mixture of pride, disbelief, and a little bit of PTSD.
It’s an adventure disguised as a loop.
A test hidden in plain sight.
A full spectrum of emotions compressed into one orbit.
Complete it, and the map of London never looks the same again.
Entry fee: £80 + £150 tracker deposit
(A £150 refundable tracker deposit applies, pay at entry or via the rider briefing link sent two weeks before the event, and it’s automatically refunded when you return the tracker.)
Event added by: billy1979
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