Easy ride with mostly quiet roads and cycle paths. One steep hill up to Blackheath, but short so easily walked. Outward route uses some of the Deptford paths and the stretch of Nat Route 21 through Brookmill Park. Return route crosses Greenwich Park, then picks up Quietway 1 from its start at the Greenwich DLR […]

Usual easy-paced ride suitable for all cyclists.  Plan is to ride a new version of the popular ride from SE London through Regents Park and Hyde Park.  3.5 hours easy riding, including coffee stop.  Starting at Burgess Park gives us time for a longer ride round Hyde Park.  Route uses parts of both the N-S […]

Usual easy-paced ride on mostly quiet streets and paths. Suitable for any cyclist. Ride to Ladywell Fields. Repeat of ride on Nov 26th 2016 (see Report). Route via LCN 22 (Peckham Rye Park, Brockley Way, Ewhurst Rd). Then north on National Route 21 to the curly bridge where you get a chance to test your […]

Ride to the O2 at North Greenwich. Outward along the Thames Path as far as we can get in an hour. I think probably just past the O2, maybe as far as the Ecology Park.  Return cutting across the peninsula to Greenwich, then taking Q1 back to Surrey Canal Rd, then the railway path route […]

Easy-paced ride from Canada Water, suitable for all riders. Especially aimed at new-ish cyclists who want to gain experience riding in company and to learn local routes.  Canada Water to Dulwich Park and back. Meet in small square beside the library, opposite Canada Water station, SE16 7AR.  Repeat of ride on June 11th last year […]

Usual easy paced ride on mostly quiet streets and paths.  Suitable for any type of bike.  Everyone welcome.  Start/finish at Pavilion Cafe, Dulwich Park, SE21 7BQ. Do not be put off by the building work - Cafe is operational and the loos are unaffected.  Easy ride avoiding any big hills. Out via Herne Hill Velodrome, […]

Meet Canada Water Library, opposite Canada Water Station, 10am Canada Water to the London Eye via National Cycle Route 4.  Points of interest: Thames Tideway work at Chambers Wharf, Borough Market, Tate Modern now with new extension.  Loop back through Waterloo Station to the Cut and Union Street (where work on Quietway 14 has started) […]

this is one of the monthly "+" Rides starting at 9.30am and returning for 1pm. It's a sort of stretching exercise for those who want to go that bit further and see more of London than can be cycled in the usual 120mins. Next unusual thing is the start line. The ride starts at the […]

Usual easy-paced ride on mostly quiet roads and paths.  Bit shorter than normal as there are a few hills.  Start/finish at the Pavilion Cafe in the middle of Dulwich Park (approx post code SE21 7BQ).  Outward via Horniman Museum (brief stop), then through to Sydenham Wells Park and into Crystal Palace Park at the small […]

Meet beside Canada Water Library, opposite the station. Really easy ride - 14km (8.4 miles) with no hills.  Plan is to use the Quietway 14 alignment for the outward leg.  Some work has recently started on bits towards the west, e.g. on Snowsfields and Union St.  But mostly this is still just a paper route, […]