two free sociable cycle rides Sat August 3rd

[Sally Eva]

Ride Info – 3 August 2024

 

NOTE. Please register for rides on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, links below.  Do not turn up for rides if you have not been able to register. The number limit is defined in our Rusk Assessment for Healthy Rides. If a serious injury occurred on a ride and we were found not to have conformed to our RA then London Cycling Campaign, our parent organsiation,  could be liable for damages. If these were substantial it could bankrupt LCC. So please only attend rides for which you have registered on Eventbrite.

 

On the 3RD August we have two rides, very different in character.  One is a new, quite challenging, route to be led by Bruce. The other is a gentle stroll through small green spaces led by Simon S.

 

Ride 1, The Ridgway Ride   https:/www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/se-london-ridgeway-cycle-ride-tickets-965374760897 >

There is a ridge running from Sydenham Hill to Beulah Hill where you can cycle for 4 km at just over 100m altitude. 3 issues. 1. You have to climb up a steep hill to get on to the ridge. 2. Most of the road along the ridge is busy with no cycle infrastructure. 3. Because it is all built up and there are lots of trees you get next to no views. But it is a nice challenge for a Saturday morning.

Start/finish Dulwich clock Café, middle of Dulwich Park. 10 am start, 1.30 finish. 10 mile circuit so leaving lots of time to walk the steep bits. Uphill start to Horniman Museum, then steep Sydenham Rise and Hill. Make sure your lowest gear is working! Once at the top a level ride along the ridge to Crystal Palace Parade and on to the top of Beulah Hill. Ridge ends there and we will drop down to have a look at Grangewood Park. Return by climbing back up to the top of Beulah Hill then descending along a spur to the corner of Streatham Common, then more lovely downhill to West Norwood and back to Dulwich. Will fit in a coffee stop somewhere.  Route at https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1P3S1ZC2C7jOVILN16J7r6CuidCVHM-s&usp=sharing

Ride 2, Lambeth Small Spaces  < https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ride-through-lambeths-small-open-spaces-tickets-965397799807 >

Small parks often have a charm of their own. And we are lucky to have lots of them in London. Most have some individual feature of interest. Some have remarkable activities embedded. This flat, easy-paced, 10 mile route includes 12 small parks and also visits 2 larger parks. A mixture of paths, quiet streets and some short stretches of busy street.

Ride will start (10am) and finish (12.30pm) at Waterloo Millenium Green, SE1 7AA, across from The Old Vic. Meet up next to the Baylis St entrance.  Cannot resist starting via the Graffiti Tunnel under Waterloo Station.  Then begin the ride proper by visiting some small parks close to the river, Archbishop’s Park, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, Vauxhall Park. Next, heading a bit inland, Larkhall Park and on to Wyck Gardens, Brixton, home of the Ebony Horse Club, a Community Riding Centre. Heading back traverse Elam Open space, Myatts Fields, Eythorne Park and Kennington Park.  On to Cleaver Square, then a small diversion to the Beefeater Gin Distillery (sadly no time for a tour), the Cinema Museum and its neighbour the house in a water tower.  Briefly into Southwark for Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park and finally back to Waterloo Millenium Green. Coffee break, perhaps in Myatts Fields. Probable route showing all the parks at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1R6fTBvDP_CWqVtzEhbo-kHtOydWA1ne2&usp=sharing (note this map also includes a longer version going to Battersea Park; we are planning the short version for the 9th)"

Riders of all ages are welcome on Healthy Rides but under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Same for “adults at risk”. Always give way to pedestrians and to other cyclists so all path users feel safe.  If you cannot make a ride, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. How to cancel link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/help/en-gb/articles/575010/how-to-cancel-your-free-registration/ .

This ride is part of a regular programme of Saturday rides organised by Southwark Cyclists, more information at https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/healthy-rides/. 

 

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