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Rotherhithe is blessed with lots of off road paths beside docks, along the Thames, through parks and along canals. It is also completely flat. So ideal for an easy-paced, gentle ride. Route meanders across to Southwark Park then heads to the Salter Statues on the river. A 4km stretch along the Thames Path as far […]
Werner has planned a Bazalgette-themed ride. It was 200 years from Joseph Bazalgette's birth on March 28th. A little late, we plan to celebrate with a ride around sights associated with the great engineer. Bound to include the memorial on Victoria Embankment and the blue plaque in St Johns Wood. Also a ride past the […]
Special Southwark Cyclists ride. Bazalgette 2. April 22, 2019 Bank Holiday ride of 4-5 hours celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Bazalgette, the great Victorian civil engineer. Organised by the same people as the regular Southwark Healthy Rides. Easy paced all day ride with a lunch stop (Fulham Palace, bring your own […]
Usual easy-paced ride using a lot of quiet streets and paths as well as some busy roads on the outward leg. Ride created to demonstrate that it was possible to have a flat ride from Dulwich. Trick is to follow the River Effra valley, going via Brockwell Park and Brixton. Last did this ride Sept […]
Usual easy-paced ride on mostly quiet streets and paths. Great for learning local routes and gaining confidence riding in a group. Free and open to all. Just turn up with your bike! Route info: Head off to Southwark Park then join Q1 at Stevenson Crescent and continue west to Trinity St. Join Q7 there and […]
Easy-paced loop to Danson Park, Bexley and back. Brief stops along the way at points of interest and a longer coffee stop at Danson Park. Mike and Mary are leading. Up through Greenwich Park (walking allowed), across Blackheath to Kidbrooke. Pick up Quietway 1 and follow this past Well Hall Pleasaunce, along Rochester Way to […]
Usual easy-paced ride, this one mostly quiet roads with a few path sections through parks. Some gentle hills, nothing extreme. Inspiration comes from the last Waterlink way ride that made me curious about another tributary of the Ravensbourne, the one with the easy-to-remember-name, the Quaggy River. The Quaggy meets the Ravensbourne down by Lewisham station […]
Special 21 mile Bank Holiday ride to Alexandra Palace and back, using a different route each way. Begin northwards through the City and Islington. At Canonbury make the first of several contacts with the New River. Continue to Clissold Park (2nd New River sighting), then Woodberry Wetlands (New River 3) and Finsbury Park (New River […]
Start/finish at Canada Water Library (Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station, SE16 7AR). Route to show Quietways 1 and 14 and planned extension of Q14. If you ride through Greenwich, Deptford or Bermondsey, these are useful routes to learn. They also pass many places of interest including Russia Dock Woodland, Deptford Historic Waterfront, the […]
Start/finish Deal Porter Square opposite Canada Water Station. Flat 25km route using lots of quiet streets and off road paths, plus a bit of segregated path, but also some stretches on busy roads. Out along NR4 following the river and passing Tower Bridge and Tate Modern. Cross Blackfriars Bridge then embankment (CS3) to Houses of […]