You can cycle from Wandsworth in south west London to Stockwell in south London, entirely on quiet streets and protected cycle lanes.
The route is 8.9km long (5.5 miles) and makes use of an older backstreet cycle route, as well as new protected cycle paths on Nine Elms Lane and Thessaly Road. There is also a stretch in Battersea Park.
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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/1830273809?share_token=a58OJKDhOtow4A9SzLN3200Y0bxIwBILErzH1d3DGrVYj7pkSD&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=51.516975804561284%2C-0.21828576419061996&z=11
19 Comments
Fab as always. I really must explore the Power Station and park.
Thanks for the video, another familiar area to me, I liked the facts you shared and nice to see quite a lot of the route is on quiet roads and separated from other road vehicles.
BatterseaPark does stay open in the evening for pedestrians and cyclists. I used it when I worked in Twinckenham, on the way back from work.
Wish I had known this route then… I live in Stockwell!
If you had continued straight on at 7:23 and followed the railway line cycle route (to near the end tunnel), turning left into the D&R estate there is a cycle route out to a cycle traffic light at B.Park Rd dropping you safely straight into Macduff Road opposite, avoiding the nastier crossing at 7:55, Macduff Road then drops you into the park opposite Barbara Helpworth’s Single Form at 8:43
The previous council were cyclist-hostile, the park has its own warranted park police who weren’t averse to stopping and booking cyclists for breaking its obscure bye-laws. Whilst the new council are more friendly towards pedal cyclists they are negatively obsessed about electric hire cyclists who may still fall foul of the speed limit and park police fines.
I exit the Power Station at the 12:13 roundabout as your exit route is so pedestrian intensive, with traffic lights at the end to safely enter the main road in either direction, right to Thessaly Rd. Sneak look at the underground shelter entrance at 15:44-48.
The bus garage is worth a mention as it’s so spectacular and just around the corner from the tube.
Btw – @3:11 you cycle past the new Mitchell House on the right, and then the original William Mitchell’s concrete reliefs on the left 3:13 to 3:28 along Thomas Baines Rd, installed when the estate was first built. Mitchell has a wide range of disappearing installations around the UK and the West Coast of America, see more inside Curzon Mayfair.
Think I'd prefer a "revolution road" over a "reform street"
This is south of me but I don't like it. I'd go to the shops in Wandsworth if it easier. I don't like the steep bit on Nantes close. I think I go on the motorway or dismount. Once it was tipping down and my peddles weren't catching my chain and I got so lost on the roundabout it was one of those moments 😅 I do like the blue lanes east tho, I don't know how I got lost. I was going to Fulham Broadway instead of home Albert Bridge and couldn't work out how to turn left. Luckily I went left and it was correct but Wandsworth bridge road is a bit grim. A car overtook me and pulled into the cycle lane right in front of me!!!
Love the scenic route around the Battersea Power Station Development.
Lovely video. London is a good cycle friendly city. Your history comments really enhance your videos. Keep up the good work mate 👍.
Compared to those other videos this route seems pretty squickly. I likely would not ride it this way because to many changes turns and curbs. Does not seem pleasnt despite being low traffic.
To many chokepoints and it does seem to be indirect and difficult to follow.
Edit : Gets much better after passing the park.
Silly concept to close parks at night.
Great video! Cheers! Its definitely good to have some new safe connections between North Battersea and Stockwell… Ive previously used the Ravenet St tunnel, Silverthorne Rd, Turret Grove route to reach C5 and then Stockwell but I find crossing Queenstown Rd can be pretty scary sometimes. Typically I've avoided Battersea Power Station on bicycle because I find the environment a bit overwhelming and the public realm confusing but now its featured on LCR I will give it a try 🚴🌿
Your videos should be picked up in whole or in part by whatever agency promotes London for tourists. I admit to confirmation bias, having a deep primal longing to return to London…to at least spend some more time while my age permits as a sojourn. Somehow you've managed to allay my greatest fears as to cycling in London. That being said, a GPS navigator with your routes downloaded would be a requisite.
Loved this vid like I do most of yours. It's beyond therapy. Thank you…
Do you know of a safe way to cycle from Clapham Common to Battersea Park? The A3216 is a nightmare.
Anyone know if Latchmere has a wave machine?
The most distinctly downbeat assessment of facilities to hand I've seen on this channel. TBH, so much has improved in the four decades since I escaped from London, seeing parts where the roads are just as ropey as I recall came as a bit of a surprise!
Thanks for your videos!
I'm going to give this route a try from Wandsworth to Chelsea bridge but tbh can't convince myself why it might be better than the Thames Path (immediately after the Wandsworth crossing) – Westbridge road – Parkgate road – Battersea park route though.
Why do you prefer this one?
oh my the utility companies have made a right mess outside Wandsworth Town Station. The laws around replacing the roadway to its original state definitely need updating!!
If you like to explore by foot as well as by wheels, tfl have some urban orienteering routes on their website, one of which is around Battersea/Clapham Junction. They’re walking routes with bits of history/art to look out for on the way. Maybe fun to do with the kiddo when they’re a bit older!
04:54: Lightning fast squirrel!