Route maps / descriptions from SW London?

KnightOfTheLongTights

Having tired of lapping of Richmond Park, I'm looking to venture further afield out of sw London for a long steady endurance ride.

I've heard of the run out towards Chertsey - maybe taking in a loop north through Windsor Park? - but have yet to find an easy way to print out such a route, or a list of directions that I can take with me.

Is there a online resource for this sort of thing?

Ta in advance.

Schobiedoo

www.bikehike.co.uk is the online route planner that I use.

As for rides out of London from Richmond, if I'm going out towards Windsor I'll normally cycle through Twickenham, Hampton Hill, turn right on the A308, left turn on Lower Sunbury Rd towards Sunbury-on-Thames and then keep going straight until reaching Chertsey. At Chertsey take the Thorpe Rd out past the waterski place and then hang a left at the roundabout under the M25 to Virginia Water. Once I get to Virginia Water there are a load of different options, however I try to keep to the smaller roads as some of the main ones can be pretty nuts with cars driving too fast.

A couple of favourites are:
Ride to Sunninghill, then to Windlesham, cross the M3 and take the smaller roads back to Chertsey.
Ride to Royal Hollaway College, Cross A30 then cycle on to Old Windsor on the back roads, then Windsor via Datchet, then back through the Great Park
A loop within the Great Park (great when it's not too nice a day and the park is quiet - otherwise you have to be slow for people/horses,etc).

KnightOfTheLongTights

thanks for that Schobiedoo

Chriscommuter

If you want to ride in a group, come along to Kingston Wheelers Club Run:

http://www.kingstonwheelers.co.uk/clubrun.shtml

We have riders who have a huge knowledge of all sorts of rides from SW London out to Windsor, or as far as Henley, to the west. Box Hill or further, to the south and over Banstead Down if going south east.

Even if you don't join in with the group, there are a few suggestions on the link above.

Chris

WisePranker

Schobiedoo wrote:

www.bikehike.co.uk is the online route planner that I use.

As for rides out of London from Richmond, if I'm going out towards Windsor I'll normally cycle through Twickenham, Hampton Hill, turn right on the A308, left turn on Lower Sunbury Rd towards Sunbury-on-Thames and then keep going straight until reaching Chertsey. At Chertsey take the Thorpe Rd out past the waterski place and then hang a left at the roundabout under the M25 to Virginia Water. Once I get to Virginia Water there are a load of different options, however I try to keep to the smaller roads as some of the main ones can be pretty nuts with cars driving too fast.

A couple of favourites are:
Ride to Sunninghill, then to Windlesham, cross the M3 and take the smaller roads back to Chertsey.
Ride to Royal Hollaway College, Cross A30 then cycle on to Old Windsor on the back roads, then Windsor via Datchet, then back through the Great Park
A loop within the Great Park (great when it's not too nice a day and the park is quiet - otherwise you have to be slow for people/horses,etc).

Thanks for that. I'm just starting road riding and am looking for some routes in this area as well so I may have to give these a try