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social cycle ride 10am Saturday Sept 8th


Sally Eva

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Canada Water to Burgess Park Loop

this ride starts at 10am at Deal Porter Square (next to Canada Water Library, opposite Canada Water Station, SE16 7AR) finishes two hours later in the same place. There's a lift at Canada Water Station which can take 3 bikes at a time and it's on the Overground from Peckham Rye. Sadly no lift at Peckham Rye.


This route uses sections of Quietways 1 and 7, plus some other useful local paths. It begins by heading from Canada Water to Southwark Park. Then through mostly quiet streets to join Q1 at Stevenson Crescent. Quietway 1 is the best quietway and genuinely safe for 8-80.


The route continues west to Trinity St where it joins Q7 and that take us south along Portland St where the new cycle crossing at Albany Road speeds you safely into Burgess Park. The Albany/Portland junction used to be stressful but no more.


We will take a look at work in progress in west end of Burgess Park then ride across the park and exit on to Glengall Rd. This has a protected crossing of the Old Kent Road which rejoins Q1 at Oxley Close. Follow Q1 east this time to Millwall Stadium. We will make small detour to ride Bolina Rd,which is completely changed for the better following the Thameslink work.


Then rejoin Q1 down Surrey Canal Rd, across Deptford Park and ride the new Surrey Canal Linear Park to South Dock, round Greenland Dock and back to Canada Water. Route at https://goo.gl/evzj3g. Everyone welcome and free to all. Website calendar here: https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/events/rotherhithe-healthy-ride-43/


These rides are organised and led by Bruce Lynn and friends on behalf of Southwark Cyclists. We are the borough branch of the London Cycling campaign and our website is here https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk. The LCC campaigns for safer and more joyful cycling in London. Events like this are run all over the capital. See here: https://lcc.org.uk/events

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