free sociable cycle rides Sat May 7th

[Sally Eva]

NOTE. You must register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below.

For 7 May we have two Southwark Healthy Rides, one short and one long, with registration on Eventbrite as usual. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.

Rides for May 7th

Burgess Park to Wandsworth and Putney .

Start/Finish Burgess Park (Fuorvito Cafe, Chumleigh Gardens, Off Albany Rd. SE5 0RJ). Start 10am, finish 1.30pm. Idea is to explore a bit further west on the south side of the river. Outward route will go via Vauxhall and Battersea Power Station to Battersea Park. Then round the park and on to the nice paths along the Battersea and Wandsworth riverside, eventually reaching Wandsworth Park. Will then go a further ? km and have a look at the rowers on the Putney Embankment. Coffee break in Wandsworth Park during return, but sadly no time for a round on the well-maintained Crazy Golf Course. Return route has great contrasts. Back along the river to the bridge over Bell Lane Creek, the mouth of the River Wandle. Then head south into Wandsworth town centre along shared use pavement and across cycle crossings to avoid the traffic on the 1-way system. Next King George?s Park with a nice path by the Wandle. At the south end of the park, turn left and start heading home via Wandsworth and Clapham Commons. Fairly flat route, 28km, a lot of park and riverside is traffic free. Route at

Two photos and report at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/healthy-ride-reports-2021/ride-reports-27-nov-21/?fbclid=IwAR14CDLBrnpYRSTv7B9NIY_0GXNc3-7d9tLokLhVJJLFq1AY6IWxKWwEgAc

The 4 Bridges Ride - Canada Water to Tate Modern and St Pauls.

Flat 2-2? hour, 10 mile ride so pretty easy-paced. Mostly cycle lane or quiet streets. Start/finish Deal Porter Square next to Canada Water Library and opposite Canada Water Station, SE16 7AR. 10am to 12/12.30pm. Leader Philippa. Start along the Thames Path, then north over Tower Bridge and along Cycleway C3 to Southwark Bridge. South over the bridge and turn right onto Sumner St to the Tate. Cross Millennium Bridge on foot ? required ? to St Pauls. Then backstreet route to Blackfriars bridge crossing south on C6 and back to Canada Water via Q1 (now Cycleway 10). Route at http://bit.ly/39F1pET. Great photos on Healthy Riders Facebook Group from May 22nd 2021 (when we found Tower Bridge open and so had a bit of a wait).

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