I seem to remember quite a steep hill riding up to the entrance to the park!!!It felt like up to me.
I seem to remember quite a steep hill riding up to the entrance to the park!!!It felt like up to me.
you can also take bikes on a lot of the so-called "underground" out of peak hours.I agree with Vickster's idea, why not get a train to somewhere with quieter roads. It doesn't have to take long.
I live in fairly rural Herfordshire but I get bored of my own local routes sometimes too. I got a couple of Sustrans maps and I get on a train and travel no more than about 30 minutes / ten quid train fare, it opens up loads of new possibilities.
The ridge of roads from South Norwood Hill (not too easy!) - Howden Road - Cypress Road (undoubtedly tough) - Sylvan Hill - Stambourne Road - Fox Hill (signed at 20%) and Anerley Hill are all worthwhile - you can't help but raise your heartbeat against the gravity.It felt like up to me.
Or white lane. At the top of that a driver once stopped to check that a riding companion hadn't died.South of Croydon (it's less than 20 mins from Victoria on the train) has a lot of good hilly route options out into the country lanes. Head towards Oxted or Westerham.
Yes, know it well! Tough going and the venue for the BEC Cycling Club Hill Climb competition usually run around early October.Or white lane. At the top of that a driver once stopped to check that a riding companion hadn't died.
I once cycled to Greenwich park but everyone it said no cycling allowed.The London parks are worth exploring or you could go down to the river and follow the Thames, from there keep going or take the ferry across and into Greenwich park.
There’s a road through itI once cycled to Greenwich park but everyone it said no cycling allowed.
+ 1have you been to Richmond, Bushey?
Bayswater? Paddington?not exactly sure where west central is (sounds very manhattan) but you can cycle from little venice right (and from more into town than that) out to Greenford and beyond on the canal - decent surface - I've done it a lot. Flat of course - otherwise the canal would drain over the edge of existence.