The best cycling route out of london?

willy b

Ben6899 wrote:

Thanks pal. I'll look into this... I am certainly unsure of the Hertfordshire roads!

London Pheonix ride from teh Bald Stag in Finchley as well. That's how I know the Hertfordshire lanes

Ben6899

I love this forum! Thanks again, I might venture out on Saturday... if I feel better!

alansd1980

For another route out from clapham which is a bit quieter than the A24, head down the back of balham to tooting bec common, across both the commons into tooting. Along Figgs Marsh you can then catch the side of mitcham common and along there. When you get past hackbridge/wallington you are pretty much onto quiet roads. You can take anyone of a couple of roads to either Woodmansterne or Banstead. And you are just over the A217 to epsom downs or walton on the hill.

mtb-idle

SteppenHerring wrote:

... The dual carriageway stretch of A217 from Sutton to Banstead lights should be avoided though - slightly uphill, very fast traffic...

It ain't called the 'mad mile' for nothing.

wot others said, go out towards Ewell/Epsom and then head towards Box Hill and the Surrey Hills. the best riding around here.

Box Hill is a POP in riding terms.

kieranb

+1 for the routes south east of London, I live in forest hill and it's about 30min to the countryside/start of the north downs foloowing the route of the ride of the falling leaves (see Dulwich paragon website) I used to head out box hill way but I find the roads a lot quieter traffic wise in the other direction. Also the route out is a fairly nice route through suburbia.