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free sociable cycle rides Sat June 11th and Bike Week

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Rides for June 11th. Remember you must register on Eventbrite, links below.


Round the Parks.


10am to 12noon. Start/finish Peckham Square (Peckham Library, Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, SE15 5JR). Bruce leading. Specially easy route for less experienced riders and families. Route visits Burgess Park, Myatts Fields, Elam St Open Space, Ruskin Park, Dulwich Park, Peckham Rye Park. 55% off road path, 40 % quiet streets, 6% busy road. 15km (9 miles), mostly flat, one short climb. Route at http://bit.ly/3amtFfd . GPX route file attached


Greenwich to Danson Park.


10am to 1.30pm. Start finish at Cutty Sark, near the tunnel entrance. Eva leading. This is quite a long (18 miles) ride for us with significant short hills (550 feet total climbing). Starts though Greenwich Park then across to cycle paths and quiet streets that parallel the A2, passing on the way the Well Hall Pleasaunce. Leaves the A2 route at Wendover Way and reaches Danson Park from Danson Lane. Coffee break at the really lovely Fleur de Th? in Danson House. Return uses mostly LCN routes to Woolwich Arsenal via Plumstead Common. There joins the Thames path and follows this back to Cutty Sark.


These rides are part of the Southwark Cyclists' Healthy Rides programme, [southwarkcyclists.org.uk]. These rides are organised by Southwark Cyclists and are part of a regular programme of Saturday rides, more information at [southwarkcyclists.org.uk]. Southwark Cyclists are part of the London Cycling Campaign. This ride is organised by volunteers. If you have any feedback, good or bad, please get in touch with [email protected]. For details of LCC?s Safeguarding and other policies please see lcc.org.uk

Sally Eva

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This is Bike Week. Try a Healthy Ride tomorrow - Saturday 11th June.

We have 2 rides. One is fully subscribed already, but there is lots of space on the Round the Parks romp from Peckham through, amongst others, Burgess, Ruskin and Dulwich Parks. Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-round-the-parks-cycle-ride-tickets-354671109837. Or just turn up at the last minute. Ideal for anyone you want to persuade out on their bike. Just 2 hours, no big hills, lots of lovely paths in the parks.

And a nice forecast, warm, dry, plenty sunshine.

Cheers,

Bruce

Southwark Cyclists Healthy Rides Co-ordinator

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