route to London

James D

Can someone point me to the preferred route into London please

Or

List out the places to pass through

Or

Ride home with me on Thursday evening! Its a southerly tail wind forecast...

Thanks

James

PeterG

Try this, taken from the club mapped rides list, in the club runs section:
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-kingdom/ashwell,-baldock-hertfordshire/469581798

Dominic

I've a nice route I ride from Hitchin to West London, via Kimpton, St Albans and then A5 all the way to Marble Arch.

Its about 37 miles and takes just about two and a quarter hours.

I'll send you the route if you like.

Martin L

Hi James

That mapmyride route; it's a good, safe, low-fuss, scenic way in. It's vastly improved near London if you take the 2nd exit on the Forty Hill roundabout towards Enfield and go along the safer, wide street - pretty much straight line - London Road, Village Road, Green Lanes all the way to Finsbury Park/Islington. The A10 is just a bit too much like the Trench out of Star Wars.

I'm likely going in tomorrow [Weds] morning. Really steady pace - no thrills. Probably setting off 5.45am from Ashwell. Central London about 8.30am. Traffic builds up badly in the burbs if you leave much after 6am.
Might just get the train back - don't know yet.

If you plan to go alone - the tricky easy to miss bits are;
- after Bayford village - go right at the t-junction [it feels like you should go left].
- in Newgate Street village - go right at the roundabout [it feels like you should go straight on].

James D

Thanks to you all. Not sure now whether to give this a crack this week or go on the Thursday night Baldock MTB ride....

Adam H

Very late notice, but I'm going in tomorrow from Baldock, leaving about 6.