sociable cycle ride Sat Sept 28th starts 10am Peckham Square

[Sally Eva]

Not exactly attractive weather to be publicising bike rides but, hey, right now Saturday's the only day in the next week without a blob of rain scheduled on it.

So here goes: the next ride is the Peckham to Blackheath Loop leaving Peckham Square (Peckham Library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5JR) at 10am and returning at 12 noon

The route has been tweaked a bit to include Telegraph Hill. That's a hill of course but it has a great view over London. After that the group will come down to Brookmill Park and follow a not too steep river route up to Blackheath and Greenwich Park. At Lewisham there will be a small diversion to look at the new landscaping at the confluence of the Ravensbourne and the Quaggy.

There's another short stop planned at the entrance to Greenwich Park where there are loos and then a return down through the park and along Quietway 1 (now renamed Cycleway 1) which is a favourite route and by far the best Quietway so far. The round trip is 10.5 miles, all quiet streets or paths. There are steep bits but plenty of time is allowed for walking the short steep bits. A route map is here:

These rides are organised by Bruce Lynn and friends on behalf of Southwark Cyclists who are the borough branch of the London Cycling Campaign. Southwark Cyclists website is here: https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk, the LCC website is here: https://lcc.org.uk/?ref=nav. You can contact us on [email protected]; tweet us @southwarkcycle or text 07842 640 -- you only get me but I try to be helpful