Greenwich commuters...

Canny Jock

...what time is the park closing these days? Website says 7pm, anyone been through there recently know if this is accurate?

Looking to add a decent hill to my route home

Backsplash

yep.

7pm it is in March...have a feeling that come april it moves to 8pm

deptfordmarmoset

It's pretty much open until dusk. See this: http://www.royalparks.org.uk/docs/green ... gHours.pdf

Canny Jock

Cheers guys!

navt

Just remember to stick to the roads and designated cycle paths only

deptfordmarmoset

If it's effort you're looking for, the shortest steepest hill from Greenwich up to the A2 is Point Hill. Cyclists tend to use the park and Hyde Vale most often - they're the steadiest climb. I've never seen a cyclist on Crooms Hill. Venturing further east, there's always Maze Hill or Vanbrugh Hill (which I think has a 17% sign somewhere or other.) There, you can have a different one for every day of the week...

Canny Jock

The one through the park is enough for now. I think I once attempted Crooms Hill after a visit to The Union and had to walk it up :oops:

It's because I was on my old hybrid - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Rich158

deptfordmarmoset wrote:

If it's effort you're looking for, the shortest steepest hill from Greenwich up to the A2 is Point Hill. Cyclists tend to use the park and Hyde Vale most often - they're the steadiest climb. I've never seen a cyclist on Crooms Hill. Venturing further east, there's always Maze Hill or Vanbrugh Hill (which I think has a 17% sign somewhere or other.) There, you can have a different one for every day of the week...

+1 to that, I run up Point Hill on my lunchtime run and it's a steep bugger. Saying that I've cycled up Vanbrugh Hill and that's pretty steep