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A flat route from Dulwich – yes indeed. Starting from Dulwich Clock Café in Dulwich Park at 10am, quiet streets to Brockwell Park, exit on to Brixton Water Lane, then take Effra Road to Brixton Central.  Road takes its name from the River Effra whose valley we will follow. R. Effra not visible as it was buried in a sewer by Bazalgette in the mid-1860s.  Long run down Brixton Rd to the Oval, bit boring but gets you there. On to CS5 at the Oval and follow this short segregated path to Vauxhall Bridge.  You used to be able to see the exit of the Effra into the Thames just upstream, but the Tideway Tunnel people have built lots of stuff concealing this.  Apparently it is not where the Effra mostly entered the Thames anyway – find out more here (http://vauxhallhistory.org/river-effra-jon-newman/).  Short stop on Vauxhall Bridge then start the return past the new American embassy with its moat and defensive rampart. Take a look at the Sky Pool. Then past Nine Elms station, followed by back streets across Stockwell and on to Herne Hill.  Finally Burbage Rd, past the Velodrome (maybe pop in if we have time) to Dulwich Village and the Park.  Overall a mixture of quiet and busy streets, some cycle lane. Care needed at Brixton central, but we have done this ride several times without problems (report from Oct 2021).  Simon S. leading. Route at http://tinyurl.com/y7ul6r9r