BIKEPACKING - THE SOUTHERN WAY - A 500 MILE BIKEPACKING ADVENTURE ACROSS THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND

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Today I attempt to cycle the 500 miles from Margate to Land's end, in the epic adventure I will pedal my way across the country from the east coast to the south-west crossing the Kent downs, high weald national landscape, the south downs with the south downs way, the new forest the Jurassic coast, Dartmoor and Cornwall. With over, 44000ft of elevation gain this route is sure to test me, find out how I got on as I bikepack the southern way.
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The gear i am currently using
The tent - • ALPKIT SOLOIST FINAL T...
Framebag - • BIKEPACKING FRAME BAG ...
Seatpost bag - • TOPEAK BACKLOADER 10L ...
Jones Handlebars - • THE JONES H-BAR - BIKE...
Gravel bike - • SONDER CAMINO UPDATE B...
plus bike mtb - • BOMBTRACK BEYOND PLUS ...
gps device - • GARMN EDGE 830 - LIKES...
mtb shoes - • SHIMANO ME7 FIRST LOOK...
All the gear from GNT - • ALL THE GEAR FROM THE ...
Vest bag - • DECATHLON EVIDICT 10l ...
Ortleib bar roll • ORTLEIB HANDLEBAR ROLL...
Dynamo setup - • BIKEPACKING WITH A DYN...
Questions answered - • KEEP SMILING ADVENTURE...
Gb divide bike/gear- • THE GB DIVIDE - BIKE/G...
Sonder looped bar - • JONES H BAR TO SONDER ...
Tarpstar tent - • BIKEPACKING TENTS - 3F...
Flat bar Gravel bike - • SONDER CAMINO BIKEPACK...

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@martinhutchinson9265 20 дней назад

Imagine getting knocked out by a golf ball, and the next thing you see is a bloke with 'BONK' written on his hat.

@KeepSmilingAdventures 19 дней назад

🤣 🤣🤣

@A_AAA232 21 день назад

brilliant ride and video Josh, well done plugging away into that wind....some awesome camera shots and great storytelling, cheers

@Brettski777 21 день назад

We’ve missed you Josh. Great to see another adventure 👍

@Dan.harbourview 20 дней назад

What a fantastic trip. And an absolute joy to watch, thank you.

@JosefFitzGeraldPatrick 12 дней назад

Fantastic video - I was the photographer at Land's End that came and chatted. Epic to watch the video on the adventure that led you to being there!

@annesteele9764 21 день назад

Really enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

@tanderson278 19 дней назад

Another great video. When I watch these types of videos, I am interested in the trails, landscape and the route. At least, you are one of the RU-vidrs who provide this panarama. Too many times I have started watching a bikepacker's publication, and all you are presented with is a view up thier nostrils!!!

@robcole5805 21 день назад

Hey mate, your film inspired me to get on my bike today. Only 40km, a warm up for you I'm sure, but for me that's a good distance, especially as it was mostly off road. Thank you. Ps. As a Cornishman, I agree entirely about the mighty pasty!

@edwardmitchell8563 14 дней назад

Your camping spot on the SDW was Chantonbury Ring. Beautiful spot. Old legends say if you walk backwards round it u see the devil. Great vid

@davidfuell6576 18 дней назад

As always, a wonderful video Josh...Hi from New Zealand. I toured the UK twice during the early 1990s and loved it. Favourite parts, in no particular order were the Yorkshire Dales, the Scottish Highlands and Southwest England. Your videos bring back so many good memories. Many thanks. 🚴‍♂

@damedavidfrith55 21 день назад

Thanks for sharing your experience and views where stunning how you do it amazes me well done 👏🏻

@theham1000 21 день назад

Great video, thnk you for sharing

@mikebridges8394 6 дней назад

Well done. Really like this subject. Love steel road bikes. Parts are usually common standards and easy to maintain. I have several but my daily Allrounder is Milwaukee Road with midreach brakes and 700x32s and can tackle most any thing considered a road. My Rando/Touring/Gravel bike is a Soma Pescadero. Room for 700x43s tyres with the Paul Racer Brakes, mudguards and midfork eyelets for rando rack/bags. If I need a bigger tyre than that I'll just take my mountain bike. Cheers.

@garryshirreffs9645 21 день назад

My neck of the woods love the lanes around Charing :)

@bennyhill4228 21 день назад

As soon as you said Poole in Dorset i thought the Sand banks ferry and Studland-Swanage and beyond to Weymouth the Jurrasic coast leading close to Sidmouth/Exmouth ish, Exeter to Dawlish, You have brought back so many memories, mid 50's now and your vids are awesome, thank you, edit Old Harry rocks yes just before Swanage, tis a bit hilly, Lulworth Cove is epic, used to take The Wife and kids, that car park was always full and the hill was always a challenge, the views from atop though are some of the most wonderful i have ever seen on a Coastline, the land slippage in massive chunks of Earth over time......Hope they golfers work it out btw

@michaelbrandy5184 19 дней назад

Recent follower of yours, huge congrats on making it. A big amount of mental fortitude required to keep pushing on!

@rzysko 13 дней назад

thank you for this! I was thinking of doing this route as I live in Margz and it's been an ambition for a while. This has really helped me.

@DavidMackenzie 19 дней назад

More great story telling and videography. Keep up the good work!

@slammedmugen 13 дней назад

These video's are my happy place. Thanks Josh, that was another epic journey with some decent miles each day. Great effort.

@bennyhill4228 21 день назад

16:10 Fantastic videography 👍

@markcowen9538 17 дней назад

Best film yet Josh. Top tunes too👍

@phtumshk 18 дней назад

Wow! The fish eye go pro lens made that pastie look ginormous!!! Another top tour vid! Nice one!

@ChasingFeatsXtra 21 день назад

Epic mate. Went past my play ground of Butser Hill and QECP as well. Amazing video as always.

@iankennedy5358 21 день назад

Love your videos keep them coming 😊

@gimme1smile 21 день назад

Well done ! Great Video as always ! It’s about getting out long or short … pushing yourself over all those hills 👍👏🏻

@paulsslightlyactivelife 20 дней назад

So great to see you back on a bike, Josh. I take it you're all mended now? Always fancied an east-west route like this, so thanks for the inspiration 👍🏻.

@user-go7mg8tu1c 21 день назад

Love the new Keep Smiling shirt Josh! ❤😄

@raydeacon 21 день назад

Chanctonbury Ring my favourite place to sleep, great views to wake up to.

@Downhillsmoothtarmac 20 дней назад

Fantastic video, some great shots and what an adventure!!!

@Bargos1968 18 дней назад

Best one yet!

@tonypotter9578 21 день назад

Epic adventure!

@Heroes_of_Qalanor_RPG 20 дней назад

Hello, we met on this adventure on the hill out of Swanage and had a quick chat - thanks for the upload 👍

@KeepSmilingAdventures 19 дней назад

Nice to meet you 👊

@dalj4362 21 день назад

Awesome trip and great to see you back mate. Take it you got on the right train this time 😂 Were those pasties better than the other place?

@KeepSmilingAdventures 21 день назад

😂 that's why I started in margate, couldn't trust myself to get to Cornwall. Phillips Pasties are always great, but the ones I had in Padstow last time were probably a bit better. They went traditional ones though

@alanhill618 20 дней назад

Ecellent adventure josh i rode through where you camped in charing kent on my way to Canterbury last week look forward to your next adventure

@RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures 19 дней назад

Stunning mate!! You always seem to find cracking camp spots as well. I seem to end up on the side of the trail somewhere haha!

@Mel1175 21 день назад

Hey Josh you got your own t shirt. Nice one ! 🤘🏻 looks good 👍

@martystacey4429 20 дней назад

#outstanding #grimpeur👊💪

@marktownend3782 15 дней назад

Yet another fantastic video Josh thank you. I don't know why never noticed b4 but by heck you ride narrow bars!😅

@KeepSmilingAdventures 15 дней назад

The flat bars are a new edition, taking it back to the 90's with the 600mm bars 😄

@marktownend3782 15 дней назад

@@KeepSmilingAdventures 😃

@marktownend3782 15 дней назад

@@KeepSmilingAdventures you finding them ok?

@KeepSmilingAdventures 15 дней назад

@@marktownend3782 yep, really liking them. Can see the new set-up here if you like ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ic4on9E81oI.html

@geoffmilner 18 дней назад

Golden Cap is not only the highest point on the Jurassic coast, it is the highest point on the whole of the Southern coast.

@AdamWebb1982 19 дней назад

I managed the Camel Trail a few weeks ago. Nice and relaxing ride, but raining hard on my return journey to Bodmin, typical!

@davidhudson7590 20 дней назад

Looks grand never been those parts but a great ride id love to do but at my age maybe abit much so I get to follow you and experience is at least great vid as always you do best vids on here imo ,atb david

@Pionirish 20 дней назад

Nothing wrong with using an e-bike if the legs aren't up to it

@TJP32 2 дня назад

Great video. It's easy to forget how much time and effort it is to set up a camera, ride out of shot, ride through the shot then go back and pick up the camera! I'm about to embark on LEJOG and want to film it so came here to get some tips....anything short of what you're doing will look pap in comparison! ;-) How long does each of those shots take to set up? Final question....do you ever get concerned leaving your bike outside the tent all night?

@hsjshdhsjshsh958 18 дней назад

Cycling 500 miles in order to find real Cornish pasties. Respect

@alethearobinson8132 21 день назад

Always a great day when one of your adventures land. Thank you. You like Scotland. You like pubs. How about going to Inverie? Scotland most remote village? Cheers 🌞🚴‍♀️🖖

@KeepSmilingAdventures 21 день назад

I had planned to go to the most remote pub, last year but when I checked it was being refurbished, so I went to the oldest tree instead. I will have to check to see if it open again 😀

@davidharris4062 10 дней назад

Phillp, Hayle, best Pasties

@WeekesWheels 21 день назад

I starting to recognise more and more places on your trips these days :) Did you camp inside Chanctonbury Ring on the SDW? haha! The route through the final 1/3 of the trip looked really good, not got that far west myself yet so gonna take some notes. Thanks for a great vid!

@KeepSmilingAdventures 21 день назад

Aha, yeah, had a neighbour that night.

@ian-mucarruthers441 16 дней назад

Thanks for the inspirational video. Sorry to ask if you have answered this before, but I could not find it on your website. What are you filming on?

@kovenant7 6 дней назад

Sweet bike! What brand handle bars do you have?

@teachemwell4961 15 дней назад

good morning, lovely little film. Why do you put flatbar intstead of dropbars on your bike?

@KeepSmilingAdventures 15 дней назад

I have made a video over on the second channel if you want it check it out ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ic4on9E81oI.html

@richtourist 21 день назад

I think this was my favourite trip. It was so beautiful all the way along, and so many placed I went to as a kid with my mum; for a moment I forgot London existed. But who was your charming assistant at 34:49!? A Patreon, or have you got a secret girlfriend?

@KeepSmilingAdventures 21 день назад

aha, well, she isn't so secret 🤭

@richtourist 21 день назад

@@KeepSmilingAdventures Wonderful. I'm so glad.

@lydiagould3090 18 дней назад

A most beautiful route. Do you have the routes you ride available to download? I've always been scared of riding across a golf course, but never thought anyone actually got hit by a golf ball. Wrong!

@KeepSmilingAdventures 18 дней назад

You can find all the routes etc at www.keepsmilingadventures.com/ He was very unlucky he wasn't even on the golf course, he was running along a road that went past it. 🤕

@lydiagould3090 18 дней назад

Thankyou! @@KeepSmilingAdventures

@paulcomptonpdphotography 19 дней назад

have you got a full kit video, you just look so lightwieght

@jameshowe2074 21 день назад

Your second night of camping on the South Down Way with a fellow cyclist camper nearby looked like Chanctonbury Ring?

@kennychristie4310 21 день назад

When can we buy the caps! Give the people what they want! 😁

@KeepSmilingAdventures 21 день назад

As soon as I can get them better quality 🚵

@mokotramp 17 дней назад

Missing those drop bars yet? 😉

@KeepSmilingAdventures 15 дней назад

Not even a little bit 😎

@mokotramp 14 дней назад

@@KeepSmilingAdventures You're just in denial 🤣

@robertdalessandro9310 21 день назад

Really looking forward to doing this one Josh. Where can I get the GPX for it?

@KeepSmilingAdventures 21 день назад

Head over to www.keepsmilingadventures.com/ for all the routes

@RachelPash 21 день назад

That has to be the first time I've seen a swimming pool on a beach?? Is that because the tides are strong or is there some other reason I wonder.

@KeepSmilingAdventures 21 день назад

I'd imagine it is a bit of it's a safer place to swim, and It's just also quite nice. There are a quite a few tidal pools around the UK

@Biolazard 21 день назад

Could you give a quick bike description, please. Still a Ti Sonder? And what handlebars? Cheers

@KeepSmilingAdventures 21 день назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ic4on9E81oI.html

@Biolazard 21 день назад

Many thanks 👍

@BEAZeO20d 15 дней назад

How did you not run out og charge for all your devices?

@KeepSmilingAdventures 15 дней назад

Dynamo setup - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SL7MhjB6Lp0.html

@koyapol 21 день назад

how narrow are those bars?

@KeepSmilingAdventures 21 день назад

600mm can see the full bike check over on the second channel 🚴‍♂️

@koyapol 21 день назад

@@KeepSmilingAdventures oh didnt know about the 2nd. subscribed! You might wanna try Corner bars.

@kotthund 18 дней назад

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS USE TITLES WITH CAPITAL LETTERS? DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO DISABLE CAPS LOCK? IT'S THE KEY ABOVE YOUR LEFT SHIFT KEY. REMEMBER TO ONLY IT PRESS IT ONCE TO DISABLE IT. AND PLEASE. DO WRITE THIS DOWN JUST IN CASE YOU ACCIDENTALITY ENABLE IT AGAIN. IT MAKES IT QUITE DIFFICULT TO READ TEXT LIKE THIS. IT ALSO MAKE YOU LOOK QUITE STUPID. SORRY.

@KeepSmilingAdventures 18 дней назад

Hey shut the fuck up. This is youtube. You clearly have no idea how it works, of you go!

@kotthund 18 дней назад

@@KeepSmilingAdventures Well. That was rude and uncalled for. Is this always how you treat your followers?

@KeepSmilingAdventures 13 дней назад

Your comment was rude, and uncalled-for. You know, if you were generally interested why they are in caps, you could have just asked “what's the reason you title everything in caps?” And I would have replied, well the analytics show a video titled with capital letters gets more views. They just perform better. But you decided to come in all passive-aggressive telling me how stupid I look, for um let's see, doing the very thing that works on RU-vid. Just because you follow me doesn't mean you can come here and tell me what to do and tell me I look stupid because something you don't even understand. If you don't like the way I title something, that's fine that's your choice, and if it bothers you that much, you are free to not watch.