London to cambridge route

pedalbasher

I am hoping to ride from London (near Angel) to Cambridge this weekend, on the road bike.

The only routes I can find include sections of the Lee Navigation path and gravelly country lanes.

Are there are road-bike friendly routes out there that still take in the nice countryside? Would be grateful to hear from anyone who has done this as a quick road ride rather than as a charity pootle on a hybrid.

Thanks!

mrbrightside

Your chosen destinations are linked with popular annual charity rides, search google and you'll find a few.

Id avoid the A10 for sure and try to find a route East of the M11.

Heres an example however:

http://www.mapmyride.com/gb/waltham-cro ... e-17760106

menthel

Deffo avoid the canalside bits and the navigation path. I did it last year with a group of mixed ability on a charity run and it was a nightmare sheparding them along those paths and those bits were crappy on my Italia. Once we were on the small roads past that bit things improved.

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3426439

The bit from Stanstead Abbots and beyond was rather nice!