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    🚲 A lovely London autumn cycle ride: Herne Hill to Borough Market traffic-free



    You can cycle from Herne Hill in south London to Borough Market south of the river, entirely on quiet streets and protected cycle lanes.

    The route is 8.5km long (5.3 miles) and makes use of the Railton LTN and Walworth LTN, as well as parts of Cycleway 14.

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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/1957570946?share_token=atMTsS1QJjoC68rkRYuxP8dKlD7FNskxaoxft1AeAOMMc2RxUG&ref=wtd

    And you can find a viewer-created and maintained map of all the London Cycle Routes videos here:

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1h9Hxm57fPvZmcuSXajM_Wu0G0s6f_bs&ll=51.505213496092054%2C-0.1285238120117249&z=12

    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=10

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    1. @jaredb9281 on

      I love these videos 😊 We're moving back to London next year from Finland, and it's great to see how much London's cycling infrastructure has improved since we left London 11 years ago. I can't wait to be cycling there again. Cheers! 👍

    9. @GentleFactory on

      A really interesting and gloriously autumnal route! Cheers! Agree this is probably the best way north from Brixton… I used to always use a very similar trajectory to get to London Bridge when I was in the area. Have to say Akerman Rd was always the most challenging bit for me back then tho, and also Barrington due to its poor surface 😂 More recently I've used that very same Redcross Way option to reach the market but always coming the other direction on C5, it's really handy. Maybe it was a key exit route for trucks back in the wholesale market days 🤔

    11. @mgbrewhard on

      At Borough Market, with Redcross Way, isn't that the quickest way out of the one-way system in the market? Always seen delivery vans coming out of there. It's probably too busy and narrow to have safe a cycle contraflow.

      When I cycle to Borough Market from south, I usually go in via Bermondsey Street and Tooley Street and under the bridge on Montague Close. It's unhelpfully narrow in a couple places, but I've never had a problem there as it tends to be quieter. Some very interesting buildings there to enjoy as well.

      Also used Great Guildford Street and Park Street to get in. Park Street has a short protected cycle lane at one part where it's narrow. Would be a bit of a detour from Union Street, but might be better for some than dismounting and walking down a narrow pavement with vans coming the other way.

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