You can cycle from Canary Wharf in east London to West Ham entirely on quiet streets and protected cycle lanes.
The route is 7.2km long (4.5 miles) and makes use of Cycleway 6 and other links.
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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/3065510394?share_token=arCH67M419bONZKStgstM46Xq9Lq6pjGyM4nLpdx04BvMK3Z73&ref=wtd&t_s=referral&t_cid=route_share&t_ref_username=1603228668167
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I also highly recommend the Safe Cycle LDN 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=12
16 Comments
Great route as always. You went past my place of work (Mount Pleasant). Love seen the cycling route I take on tv. Look forward to next Sunday video
I prefer Agincourt Road [edit: actually Constantine Road on the relevant section] over having to dismount and walk over the railway track on the footbridge from Hampstead Heath. It has a lot of traffic but it's one way and easy to cruise down at the same speed as the cars, just keep to the middle and don't even try to allow them to overtake on the narrow bits. But needless to say others may feel differently.
(Btw, when I write this the description mentions last week's route. You may want to correct that.)
6:40 Rule 198
Give way to anyone still crossing after the signal for vehicles has changed to green.
Those modal filters make neighbourhoods so much nicer
I worked on Crossrail 2 (before it was canceled) we were looking at an entrance to a ticket hall on the west side of midland road, the above ground structure would have been just north (i think) of the yellow vehicle barriers on Midland road. Was a very tight squeeze with the cycle lane, we had an imperfect proposal but was never developed. The CR2 station would have been between St Pancras and Euston NR, under the british library. Perhaps one day it will be resurected, in a decade or two.
Really like the Mildmay Line idea. Another challenge would be a safe route to follow but not use the Regents Canal towpath.
+1 for a video about the Mildmay route to Stratford you’re working on. In other news shovels have finally hit the ground for the cycle lane on Rosendale road. Finally!
+1 for the Mildmay line route!
Also, you mentioned Georgiana St (on the Royal College St section of c6) as a bit to be aware of, I’ve found Baynes St (the side road before Georgiana St) particularly awful too
I think the description on this video is wrong. It mentions Canary Wharf to West Ham…?
Brilliant route!!
That is one of the best adventure routes.
Fantastic video, as always. Thanks for all the work you’re doing.
Wrong, straight down Maldon rd much easier and no heath bridge nonsense.. which also is a bit up hilly! Left on Marsden if feeling delicate but Prince wales road from the fiddlers has cycle lane.
Speaking as a long time local and former Mango courier xx
Don’t forget to mention the clerks well
The Harrison is indeed a great pub and also a live music venue
i hear your son in the background of this video.