London’s 5 best springtime bike rides
The essential guide to London’s unmissable cycling routes
Exploring London is best done by bicycle. The variety of cycling routes in London is huge - anything from the wild marshlands of the Thames Estuary, to historic rides around London’s Docklands. We have compiled the very best traffic-free cycle routes that London has to offer. Ride beside the Thames from Chiswick to Greenwich, drift through the Royal Parks, or ride up the River Wandle to London’s Lavender Fields or test yourself on the gravel paths of London’s forests and remote marshlands. And each ride has its own recommended cafe and pub stops. What better way to spend a summer weekend?
Number 1.
76km Woods, Herts and Brooks
A spring classic
An almost entirely traffic-free ride mixed surface ride through hosts of golden daffodils……..
Number 2.
27km Wandsworth to Banstead
The Lavender Fields
An almost entirely traffic-free route up the Wandle to the glorious lavender fields…
Number 3.
37km Shepherd's Bush to Shoreditch
The world’s greatest city
The highlights of London are all to see on this traffic-light route…
Number 4.
60km Crayford to Waltham
An explosive ride
An explosive and entirely traffic-free ride in remote London…
Number 5.
58km Chiswick to Greenwich
Docks and Palaces
London’s most exhilarating traffic-free route along the Thames…
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