Best of Bexley Gravel – 36km Cycle Ride | London, UK

🚴 Gravel. Laughter. Sweat. Crashes.
Join me on a 36km semi off-road loop from Chislehurst to the Thames and back. This ride had it all: woodland trails, riverside paths, golden-hour views, unexpected blood, heartfelt laughter – and some very real hills.

From Simon’s spectacular crash into the River Darent (yes, he’s okay) to me walking up Shooters Hill, mumbling “aye aye” to a passing cyclist – this is The Mustard Chronicles in all its sweat-and-blood, brutally honest glory.

🔦 Highlights include:
– Gravel trails, singletrack, and riverside riding from Chislehurst to Thamesmead
– A very real hill at Shooters Hill (spoiler: I walked it)
– Simon’s double crash: into the riverbank… and then into me 💥
– Unexpected roadside first aid featuring blood, banter and bravery
– Water bottle rescue by Erith Town FC 💦 (thank you!)
– Scenic views of Viking Saturn on the Thames
– Bus stop banter, beautiful golden-hour views, wind turbines
– “I don’t think I’ll be able to do that” — famous last words

🎬 This is part of The Mustard Chronicles – my ongoing journey on two wheels with Mustard, my trusty mountain bike.

📍 Video Chapters — Follow the Yellow Bike Road
0:00 Intro Title
0:09 Chislehurst Rollout
0:18 Sidcup
0:24 Approaching the Rally Point (Oua Oua!)
0:29 Bexley
0:39 Into Bexley Woods 🌲
0:49 Crayford – Bridge over East Rochester Way
1:18 Barnes Cray – Following the River Cray
1:53 Crossing into Slade Green
2:11 Trail along the River Darent
2:19 Simon vs River Darent 💥
2:41 He’s shaken but rolling! 💪
3:00 Dartford Creek Barrier – Cookie Break 🍪
3:43 First sight of the Thames
4:05 Watching Viking Saturn sail by 🚢
4:43 Golden hour at Erith Yacht Club ✨
5:32 Anchor Bay
5:44 Bus Stop Banter: “Sorry mate, only one seat!” 😂
6:23 Cruising through Erith
8:05 Belvedere – Joining the Thames Path
10:09 “Oh!” – The Crash Moment 😬
11:16 Thamesmead & Crossness Pumping Station (Silent Hill vibes!)
13:15 Water Rescue: Thank You Erith Town FC 🙌
13:47 Climbing the Ridgeway
16:05 Arriving in Plumstead
17:00 The Ascent Begins – Shooters Hill, Unaware…
18:24 “It’s more difficult on the bike!” 😅
18:41 Pushing Up Shooters Hill – “Aye aye…”
19:31 Legs stiff. Heart racing. Breath gone. *I love it.* 💛 THE END.

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🎵 Music Credits
Flighty Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100421
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Don’t Stop by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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