Bank Holiday special: cycle ride to Ally Pally May27th

[Sally Eva]

This one starts at 10am from the Southwark Needle (what is that I hear you cry -- see pic attached, I reply) which is at the south end of London Bridge. Easy walk-on train service from East Dulwich all the way to London Bridge station.

It's a Bank Holiday Special ride to Alexandra Palace and back, using a different route each way for a total of 21 miles in five hours. The ride north roughly follows the course of the New River as it comes south to join the Thames. It can't be entirely flat but the incline is definitly shallow. However that changes as the route travels north. At Alexandra Palace Station, the group will leave the river and climb to the Palace. Their reward: a view down upon London (and lunch at the Boating Lake Caf?).

The return route runs a bit to the west of the outward route and includes the Parkland Walk, a green path along disused railway to Finsbury Park (info at https://underground-history.co.uk/northernh.php). It's a delightful, nearly 2 miles of off-road path. They will pass the Emirates Stadium, and then cycle through Barnsbury and Legal London to jjoin the East-West Superhighway (CS3) at Temple Avenue. From there to the Monument and across London Bridge to finish.

The hope is to finish around 3pm. The pace will be easy with plenty of stops as we will be going at our usual rather easy pace with plenty of stops at points of interest. The route was worked out by Werner who will be leading. Route map here http://taffimai.w2.org.uk/healthy-rides/NorthernHeights-20190505.html

these rides are organised and led by Bruce Lynn and friends on behalf of Southwark Cyclists. We are the Southwark branch of the London Cycling Campaign. Everything we do is free and open to all. To contact us email [email protected] (slow method), tweet @southwarkcycle or text 07842 640 207 (quick but often ignorant)