You can cycle from Pimlico in central London to Wandsworth in south west London, entirely on quiet streets and protected cycle lanes.
The route is 7.6km long (4.8 miles) and makes use of Cycleway 8 and quiet streets following the south west mainline.
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You can see a digital map of the route and download a GPS/GPX file to use on whatever device or app you want here:
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1917854483?share_token=aGf9v3PtmxcKTcpYekwwx7dXDSq6cGECmzR3aTNzSzzM1zCDDf&ref=wtd
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I also highly recommend the Safe Cycle London map for route planning, which is compiled by @SafeCycleLDN on twitter:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1XlpvN9R-Wg7qZHyezO8y-eVlftr4e0WX&hl=en&ll=0%2C0&z=12
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there is a wave machine at Latchmere, been there since i was a child im now 43
I haven’t worked in London for over thirty years but I do really enjoy watching your videos. I’m sure the infrastructure is far from perfect but it (probably) is better than most UK cities. What I also really like is how you show and highlight those bits of London that are easily accessible but not found if your idea of London is The Tube Map. Inform, educate, entertain as the phrase goes 👍
I personally don’t mind an occasional right turns in two stages, but they really highlight where cycling is just an afterthought to councils and TfL. When they are not willing to reallocate road space, it’s very easy for them to just tell cyclists to turn in two stages.
I believe French road rules allow hook turns (turn left to turn right) for cyclists at all junctions unlike in the UK where the hook turn markings indicate those where you are allowed to — which, if properly advertised, makes for good standardisation (same with contraflow being authorised in all 30km/h roads in France — though the prefecture de police in Paris is fighting against it arguing that since 30km/h became a blanket rule it led it to be applicable in roads unsuited to it! But that's another story for another day). Some communes have signs to help nudge cyclists into doing so but as Altis's video I've linked below explains, there really is very little clarity on where you are supposed to wait. At least in London, the hook turn markings do make it clear where to wait (and in a case I have in mind at the Tavistock Place/Tavistock Square intersection, the council/TfL refused to install them for some movements because of a lack of waiting space).
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K8TIh0A_bSU?app=desktop
God I hate Kensington and Chelsea council.
Interesting video and comments. When designing cycleways it would help if the designers made right turns (and other complex manoeuvres) 'clear and obvious' and also consistent. Then we would not have to second guess how to make the turn – it would be obvious. So I don't mind how they do it but be consistent. Thanks for making the videos. Is it always sunny in London? Or do you only make videos on sunny days? Thanks again.
When I first got my bike I did have LA lessons in RBKC 🎉so was shown this route. I don't like it tho. Crossing Battersea park road would give me ANXIETY the same as all the twists and turns. I don't like feeling wobbly on my bike.
Okay my first bike was a fold up I learned to cycle Albert Bridge to Putney bridge loop. Just like this video. But the chain kept coming off (Inc leaving Albert Bridge 😬) I got a full size trek now I like STRAIGHT roads, tarmac 😍 I love CS8. Tate to Lambeth bridge 😊 is my 10 second speed trial.
So this route, the crossing at the Latchmere, the cobbled road, why isn't Falcon Park made for bikes, every thing about it annoys me 😂 I just go on the main roads which here are too narrow, too busy and a flipping nightmare. I have to psyche myself up first.
I don't think they consult female cyclists like me. A horrible man blocked my bike in with lime bikes intentionally so now I'm back on crutches. Couldn't cycle home yesterday. Same as the last time I went over cobbles. Maybe I could do the turns 😬 but I don't like the wonky dips, rain and missing bits and gaps. It feels dangerous x
Unfamiliar 2-stage turns are very confusing!
Congratulations on a great guide. I was the editor of On Your Bike (with cycling maps) for many years and this guide is a great replacement.