PoisonIvy
Active Member
Hello,
New member here so apologies if this is in the wrong place.
I'm thinking of cycling from south London to Southend (well, Shoeburyness) this weekend. Does anyone have suggestions for plotting a route that:
- utilises quiet roads (can do some A roads but prefer to avoid for the most part)
- mostly paved (I'm on a road bike)
- can be used to navigate on a smartphone
Last weekend I did London to Oxford using google maps after I failed to understand how Strava maps work (the route planner map was pretty much unreadable). While I did get to Oxford eventually, it took ages because much of it was along gravel paths and towpaths, and a particularly terrifying A road outside of High Wycombe. The NCN route 57 was lovely though. It would have been easier on a hybrid, but I am training for a London-Paris ride in 4 weeks and I'm trying to get in as many hours / miles on the road bike as possible.
Suggestions appreciated, and even better if someone has a route they like.
New member here so apologies if this is in the wrong place.
I'm thinking of cycling from south London to Southend (well, Shoeburyness) this weekend. Does anyone have suggestions for plotting a route that:
- utilises quiet roads (can do some A roads but prefer to avoid for the most part)
- mostly paved (I'm on a road bike)
- can be used to navigate on a smartphone
Last weekend I did London to Oxford using google maps after I failed to understand how Strava maps work (the route planner map was pretty much unreadable). While I did get to Oxford eventually, it took ages because much of it was along gravel paths and towpaths, and a particularly terrifying A road outside of High Wycombe. The NCN route 57 was lovely though. It would have been easier on a hybrid, but I am training for a London-Paris ride in 4 weeks and I'm trying to get in as many hours / miles on the road bike as possible.
Suggestions appreciated, and even better if someone has a route they like.