The Full Wandle Trail

NOTE. Please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-full-wandle-trail-tickets-674377038877

This ride is a nice challenge: ride the entire Wandle Trail on a Saturday morning starting from Southwark (Southwark Needle, south east side of London Bridge). In fact we are going to cheat a bit by ending the ride at East Croydon Station. So bring your Travel Pass or equivalent to get home by train.  This ride is Amanda’s idea and she will be leading. Total ride distance is 19 miles and we are planning to finish by 2pm following a 9am start. This should allow time for looking around at some of the interesting parts of the Trail and having a coffee break. Parts of the trail are not surfaced and can be quite uneven, so difficult on narrow wheels with tyres inflated hard.

Route outline. Start Southwark Gateway Needle, SE side London Bridge, 9am. From London Bridge take Cycleway 10 to Waterloo.  Over Westminster Bridge and along the cycle lane on the embankment to and over Chelsea Bridge and into Battersea Park. Pick up the Thames Path to the start of the trail where the River Wandle meets the Thames.  Nice stretches include Abbey Water Mill, Morden Hall Park, Carshalton Ponds and Beddington Park.  Useful guide: http://wandlevalleypark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Wandle-Trail-Map-Print.pdf.

We did this ride for the first time last September and it was a big success. Riders managed to finish at 1.30 well before the projected finish time of 2pm, see report https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2022/ride-reports-sept-17th-2022/.

This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/.