London Cycle Route
London city farms cycle route
This
scenic circular tour winds through eight central London boroughs and takes in eight city farms, as
well as many of the city's famous landmarks, tourist attractions and a section
alongside the Thames river.
The whole loop is around 30 miles in length and takes approximately five or six hours to complete (this estimate does not take in the amount of time spent visiting the farms).
For convenience the route has been broken down into smaller sections of varying sizes, which can take from ten minutes to more than an hour to complete.
Of course you can join up as many sections as you like or do the whole loop if you are feeling ambitious. You can also enter or leave the route at any point.
The times given are based on the pace set by an amateur cyclist of average fitness riding a normal bicycle. Though the description of the route is as up-to-date as possible, please be aware that building work and temporary or new street diversions may affect parts of the route.
Cycle route map
The London City Farms Cycle Route, winds its way through eight of London's boroughs.
Each section of the route is colour-coded. simply choose the section (or sections) you are interested in from the list below and click on the link to be taken to a new page which gives you:
- Written directions of the route through London's streets
- Information on average cycling times and any highlights along the route
- Comprehensive details of the city farms at either end of the route
Route sections:
Grey: Vauxhall to Surrey Docks
Orange: Surrey Docks to Mudchute
Green: Mudchute to Stepping Stones
Purple: Stepping Stones to Spitalfields
Brown: Spitalfields to Hackney
Blue: Hackney to Freightliners
Gold: Freightliners to Kentish Town
Further information
To help with your cycling experience in London we recommend the series of 19 cycle guides produced by Transport for London (TfL) using route information provided by the London Cycling Campaign.
You can order these from the TfL's 24-hour travel information service on 020 7222 1234.
Alternatively, route guides can be ordered from:
Acknowledgements
The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens would like to thank Rachel Summerscales who, along with her family, pioneered the London City Farms Cycle Route. She also organised a visit to four city farms along a section of the route as part of the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens 25th Anniversary celebrations at Mudchute Park and Farm in September 2005.
Thanks also go to Good Going and Transport for London, who have provided funding to help create this resource. To find out more about these organisation, access the Good Going website and Transport for London.
The Federation are also indebted to designer Stephen Mortimer, who created the London City Farms Cycle Route map.
