Cycle routes in London that have been waymarked with formal route signage include "Cycleways" (including "Cycle Superhighways" and "Quietways") and the older London Cycle Network, all designated by the local government body Transport for London (TfL),

National Cycle Network The National Cycle Network (NCN) is the national cycling route network of the United Kingdom, which was established to encourage cycling and walking throughout Britain, as well as for the purposes of bicycle touring. It was created by the cha ...

routes designated by the sustainable transport charity

Sustrans Sustrans is a United Kingdom-based walking, wheeling and cycling charity, and the custodian of the National Cycle Network. Its flagship project is the National Cycle Network, which has created of signed cycle routes throughout the United K ...

, and miscellaneous "Greenways" created by various bodies. Most recently, in May 2020 TfL announced its "Streetspace for London" in response to the

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. Not all these routes are dedicated 'traffic free' cycle tracks: most of them also include ordinary roads shared with motor traffic and footpaths shared with pedestrians.

Cycleways

From summer 2019, TfL started branding new cycle routes (and re-branding and consolidating some existing routes) as 'Cycleways'. This was following feedback and criticism that the previous branding ('Superhighways' and 'Quietways') was sometimes "misleading". In addition, all new and existing routes will have to meet newer and stricter 'Cycling Quality Criteria' in order to get signed as Cycleways by TfL. Central London Cycle Grid
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Lancaster Gate Lancaster Gate is a mid-19th century development in the Bayswater district of central London, immediately to the north of Kensington Gardens. It consists of two long terraces of houses overlooking the park, with a wide gap between them openi ...

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Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...

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Blackfriars Blackfriars, derived from Black Friars, a common name for the Dominican Order of friars, may refer to: England * Blackfriars, Bristol, a former priory in Bristol * Blackfriars, Canterbury, a former monastery in Kent * Blackfriars, Gloucester, a f ...

– Tower Gateway –

Shadwell Shadwell is a district of East London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets , east of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the Thames between Wapping (to the west) and Ratcliff (to the east). This riverside location has mea ...

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Barking Barking may refer to: Places * Barking, London, a town in East London, England ** London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, a local government district covering the town of Barking ** Municipal Borough of Barking, a historical local government dist ...

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Bermondsey Bermondsey () is a district in southeast London, part of the London Borough of Southwark, England, southeast of Charing Cross. To the west of Bermondsey lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe and Deptford, to the south Walworth and Peckham ...

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Surrey Quays Surrey Quays is a largely residential area of Rotherhithe in south-east London, occupied until 1970 by the Surrey Commercial Docks. Previously known as Surrey Docks, the area was renamed following the construction of the Surrey Quays shopping ce ...

–) Deptford – Greenwich , Southwark, (Lewisham, Greenwich) , Originally announced as Cycle Superhighway 4, Cycleway 4 is open from Tower Bridge Road to Rotherhithe roundabout, albeit unsigned from Tower Bridge to Southwark Park Road. As of May 2021, a temporary extension of the route to Monument station and a further temporary alignment of the route between Greenwich and Charlton were both open, funded by the Streetspace for London programme. The section from Rotherhithe to Greenwich is under construction. It is proposed to eventually run from London Bridge to Woolwich. , 1.9 miles (3.11 km)
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Vauxhall Vauxhall ( ) is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Vauxhall was part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created. Named after a medieval manor, "Fox Hall", it became well known for ...

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Clapham Common Clapham Common is a large triangular urban park in Clapham, south London, England. Originally common land for the parishes of Battersea and Clapham, it was converted to parkland under the terms of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1878. It is of g ...

, Lambeth, Wandsworth , Initially had been planned to link Waterloo to Croydon, but only the section from Lambeth North to Clapham Common has been launched, initially as Q5, which got rebranded as Cycleway 5 in December 2021. ,
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Kentish Town Kentish Town is an area of northwest London, England in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town. Less than four miles north of central London, Kentish Town has good transport connections and is situated close to the open ...

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Ludgate Circus Ludgate Circus is a road junction in the City of London where Farringdon Street/New Bridge Street (the A201) crosses Fleet Street/Ludgate Hill. (Ludgate Hill is a gentle rise to St Paul's Cathedral.) Fleet Street was the only direct road betwe ...

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Blackfriars Bridge Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road. The north end is in the City of London near the Inns of Court and Temple Ch ...

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Elephant & Castle The Elephant and Castle is an area around a major road junction in London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. The name also informally refers to much of Walworth and Newington, due to the proximity of the London Underground stati ...

, Camden, Islington, Southwark , Includes all of the former 'North–South Cycle Superhighway' (CS6), plus a further northward extension to Kentish Town. There are proposals to extend C6 further north to Gospel Oak. , 5 miles (8 km)
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Southwark Bridge Southwark Bridge ( ) is an arch bridge in London, for traffic linking the district of Southwark and the City across the River Thames. Besides when others are closed for temporary repairs, it has the least traffic of the Thames bridges in Lond ...

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Oval An oval () is a closed curve in a plane which resembles the outline of an egg. The term is not very specific, but in some areas (projective geometry, technical drawing, etc.) it is given a more precise definition, which may include either one ...

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Clapham High Street Clapham High Street is the main through road and shopping area in Clapham, South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. History On Clapham Common, not far from the western end of the High Street, is Holy Trinity Church, which was ...

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Clapham South Clapham South is a station on London Underground's Northern line between and Balham. The station is located at the corner of Balham Hill ( A24) and Nightingale Lane, at the southern edge of Clapham Common. It is in both Travelcard Zone 2 and ...

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Tooting Bec Tooting Bec is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, south London, England. History Tooting Bec appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as "Totinges". It was held partly by St Mary de Bec-Hellouin Abbey and partly by Westminster Abbey. Its domesday ass ...

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Colliers Wood Colliers Wood is an area in south west London, England, in the London Borough of Merton. It is a mostly residential area, but has a busy high street around Colliers Wood tube station on London Underground's Northern line. The high street is part ...

''(A3 – A24)'' , style="background: #fbe6ef; , City of London, Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth , style="background: #fbe6ef; , This route continues to be referred to as a Cycle Superhighway route by TfL. It featured few separated lanes, but during 2020, as part of the response to coronavirus, several sections were upgraded to segregated lanes, including the use of 'floating bus stops'. , style="background: #fbe6ef; , 8.5 miles (14 km) , style="background: #fbe6ef;
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Wandsworth High Street Wandsworth High Street is the main shopping street in Wandsworth, London, England. It forms part of the London inner ring road, the South Circular Road; it is also part of the westbound A3 (the eastbound carriageway follows a parallel road). T ...

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Wandsworth Town Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its n ...

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Battersea Park Battersea Park is a 200-acre (83-hectare) green space at Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth in London. It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames opposite Chelsea and was opened in 1858. The park occupies marshland recla ...

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Chelsea Bridge Chelsea Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames in west London, connecting Chelsea on the north bank to Battersea on the south bank, and split between the City of Westminster, the London Borough of Wandsworth and the Royal Borough of Kens ...

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Vauxhall Bridge Vauxhall Bridge is a Grade II* listed steel and granite deck arch bridge in central London. It crosses the River Thames in a southeast–northwest direction between Vauxhall on the south bank and Pimlico on the north bank. Opened in 1906, i ...

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Lambeth Bridge Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and footbridge crossing the River Thames in an east–west direction in central London. The river flows north at the crossing point. Downstream, the next bridge is Westminster Bridge; upstream, the next bridge i ...

, Wandsworth, Westminster , During 2020, the stretch of CS8 between Vauxhall Bridge and Chelsea Bridge (along Grosvenor Road and Millbank) was largely segregated from the carriageway with 'wands''; in early 2021 this stretch was re-signed as C8. , 6 miles, 10 km
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Kew Bridge Kew Bridge is a wide-span bridge over the Tideway (upper estuary of the Thames) linking the London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Hounslow. The present bridge, which was opened in 1903 as King Edward VII Bridge by King Edward VII and Quee ...

– Chiswick – ( Hammersmith) , Hounslow, (Hammersmith and Fulham) , Partly launched in Chiswick area. ,
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South Bermondsey South Bermondsey is a ward in the London Borough of Southwark created in 2010 out of Burgess Ward in southeast London, England. The area is served by South Bermondsey railway station, with a future station at Surrey Canal Road. Nearby neighbor ...

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Deptford Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, within the London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a Ford (crossing), ford of the River Ravensbourne. From the mid 16th century to the late 19th it was home ...

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Greenwich Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...

, Southwark , Formerly Q1. The portion in Bermondsey/Southwark also forms part of } (and includes stretches that were formerly LCN ).

Missing connection to existing Q1: Streetspace for London plans include ''possible'' road restriction to only cyclists and buses on Waterloo Bridge. ,
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Rotherhithe Rotherhithe () is a district of south-east London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is on a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames, facing Wapping, Shadwell and Limehouse on the north bank, as well as the Isle of D ...

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Canada Water Canada Water is an area of the Docklands in south-east London. It is named after a freshwater lake and wildlife refuge. Canada Water tube, Overground and bus station is immediately north of the lake, along with Canada Water Library which ov ...

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) , Southwark , Originally planned and partially signposted as Q14, C14 is waymarked from Blackfriars Road where it meets C6 as far as Tower Bridge Road, where it meets C4. It is also signed from the Jamaica Road/Dockhead junction, as far as South Dock near the Lewisham border, mostly following }. The route will eventually extend along the rest of the partially-implemented Q14 route, running along the } Thames path through Greenwich and Thamesmead , 2.9 miles (4.6 km)
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Valentines Park Valentines Park is a park, south of Gants Hill, it is the largest green space in the London Borough of Redbridge. The park was originally the grounds of Valentines Mansion, a residence built in 1696. Valentines Park holds a Green Flag Award and ...

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Barkingside Barkingside is an area in Ilford, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It includes the major road junction of ''Fullwell Cross'' which also gives its name to the locality near that roundabout. The area is situated 10.6 miles (17km) north east of ...

, Redbridge , Valentines Park is closed at night. Formerly signed as Q6, which was planned to extend from Mile End to Barkingside, but Tower Hamlets council's originally proposed section was not approved by TfL. ,
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Walworth Walworth () is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. It adjoins Camberwell to the south and Elephant and Castle to the north, and is south-east of Charing Cross. Major streets in Walworth include the Old ...

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Burgess Park Burgess Park is a public park situated in Camberwell the London Borough of Southwark, and is close to Walworth to the north, Bermondsey to the east and Peckham to the south. At , it is one of the largest parks in South London. Unlike most ot ...

, Southwark , Northern section of what was formerly known as Q7. There are proposals to extend C17 further south into Camberwell. , 1.7 miles (2.8 km)
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Winchmore Hill Winchmore Hill is a suburb and electoral ward in the Borough of Enfield, North London, in the N21 postal district. With the Winchmore Hill conservation area as a focal point, the district is bounded on the east by Green Lanes (the A105 road ...

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Palmers Green Palmers Green is a suburban area and electoral ward in North London, England, within the London Borough of Enfield. It is located within the N13 postcode district, around north of Charing Cross. It is home to the largest population of Greek Cy ...

, Enfield , Southern end of route currently ends with a connection to existing cycling infrastructure on the North Circular Road, where the proposed route will start. , 6.5 miles (10 km)
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Meridian Water Meridian Water is a £6bn, 20-year regeneration programme in Upper Edmonton, in the south-east of the London Borough of Enfield, North London. Led by the council, the project will build 10,000 homes next to the Lee Valley Regional Park. The dev ...

, Enfield , Connects at Bush Hill Parade to Meridian Water train station. ,
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Bakers Arms Bakers Arms is an intersection and arguably a district on the boundary of Leyton and Walthamstow, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is named after a former public house which stood at the junction of High Road Leyton, Hoe Street ( ...

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Whipps Cross Whipps Cross is an area of the districts of Leytonstone and Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in London, England. It is most famous for Whipps Cross University Hospital. The area The name Whipps Cross specifically applies to t ...

, Hackney, Waltham Forest , This upgrades an 8 km section of the old LCN route along Lea Bridge Road. Construction was part of the 'mini-hollands' programme. Eastwards the route currently ends opposite an entry road to Whipps Cross Hospital. A westwards extension towards Dalston is under construction, with an eastbound path already open in Millfields Park. , 5 miles (8 km)
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East Acton East Acton is an area in Acton in London, England, west of Charing Cross. It is partly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and partly in the London Borough of Ealing. It is served by East Acton Underground station, on the Central ...

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Wormwood Scrubs Wormwood Scrubs, known locally as The Scrubs (or simply Scrubs), is an open space in Old Oak Common located in the north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London. It is the largest open space in the borough, ...

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North Kensington North Kensington is an area of west London. It is north of Notting Hill and south of Kensal Green and in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The names North Kensington and Ladbroke Grove describe the same area. North Kensington is wh ...

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Notting Hill Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and Portobello Road Ma ...

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Paddington Paddington is an area within the City of Westminster, in Central London. First a medieval parish then a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Three important landmarks of the district are Padd ...

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Marylebone Marylebone (usually , also , ) is a district in the West End of London, in the City of Westminster. Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping street, forms its southern boundary. An ancient parish and latterly a metropolitan borough, it me ...

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Fitzrovia Fitzrovia () is a district of central London, England, near the West End. The eastern part of area is in the London Borough of Camden, and the western in the City of Westminster. It has its roots in the Manor of Tottenham Court, and was urban ...

(– Bloomsbury) , Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, (Camden) , Part of a long east-west Quietway originally known as Q2. The route in Camden is incomplete and has not been signposted, but it does have some road markings in places. For now, the eastern side of the route remains branded as Quietway 2. ,
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, - , , Kingston High Street – Palmerston Road , Kingston upon Thames , An upgrade to part of the old LCN route; initially waymarked as Quietway Q19 before being rebranded as Cycleway 28 in December 2019. , 1500 yards (1.4 km)
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Kingston station Kingston station may refer to: Australia * Kingston railway station, Brisbane * Kingston railway station, Victoria * Canberra railway station, Australian Capital Territory (locally known as Kingston station) Canada * Kingston station (Ontario) * ...

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Tolworth Tolworth is a suburban area in the Surbiton district, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. It is southwest of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Long Ditton, New Malden, Kingston, Surbiton, Berrylands, Hinchley Wood, ...

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Kingston Hospital Kingston Hospital is an acute hospital in Kingston upon Thames, England. It is managed by the Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It has an Accident & Emergency Unit, a popular midwife-led Maternity unit, and an sexually transmitted infecti ...

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Kingston Vale Kingston Vale with Kingston Hill is a district in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in south-west London. It is a residential area between Richmond Park, the much smaller Putney Vale, Wimbledon and Putney Commons, Wimbledon Common, Coomb ...

, Kingston upon Thames , Route is open, although there are short sections where the proposed mini-holland cycling infrastructure has not yet been delivered (due to reduced funding post-COVID). ,
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New Malden New Malden is an area in South West London, England. It is located mainly within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Merton, and is from Charing Cross. Neighbouring localities include Kingston, Norbiton, Raynes ...

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Raynes Park Raynes Park is a residential suburb, railway station and local centre near Wimbledon, London, and is within the London Borough of Merton. It is situated southwest of Wimbledon Common, to the northwest of Wimbledon Chase and to the east of Ne ...

, Kingston upon Thames, Merton , First section between New Malden and Raynes Park opened on 13 July 2019. There are proposals to extend this to Wimbledon. , 1.6 miles (2.7 km)
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, Kingston upon Thames , Partly signed at the New Malden end of the route ,
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North Acton North Acton is a part of Acton in west London, and is within the London Borough of Ealing. It runs adjacent to the industrial district of Park Royal. Historically part of the Municipal Borough of Acton in the county of Middlesex, it has formed p ...

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, - , , Bermondsey Spa – Peckham , Southwark , Opened in summer 2020. Connects directly to at Bermondsey Spa and mostly follows the routes of the old LCN and part of }. , 1.3 miles (2 km)
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Finsbury Park Finsbury Park is a public park in the London neighbourhood of Harringay. It is in the area formerly covered by the historic parish of Hornsey, succeeded by the Municipal Borough of Hornsey. It was one of the first of the great London parks ...

– Liverpool Road , Islington , Formerly planned as the Q10 route. ,
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Kensington Olympia Kensington (Olympia) is a combined rail and tube station in Kensington, on the edge of Central London. Services are provided by London Overground, who manage the station, along with Southern and London Underground. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. ...

, Kensington & Chelsea , Opened in spring 2020. , 1300 yards (1.2 km)
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Syon Park Syon Park is the garden of Syon House, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland in Isleworth in the London Borough of Hounslow. It was landscaped by Capability Brown in the 18th century, and it is Grade I listed by English Heritage under ...

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Twickenham Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the boroug ...

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Barking Riverside Barking Riverside is a mixed-use development in the area of Barking, east London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is being built on land formerly occupied by Barking Power Station, adjacent to the River Thames, ...

, Barking and Dagenham , Mostly completed route, with a notable gap on Thames Road. Planned to be extended northwards to Ilford. ,
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, Kensington & Chelsea, (Westminster) , Opened in August 2020. Follows the old LCN route for almost all of its length. , 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
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Herne Hill Herne Hill is a district in South London, approximately four miles from Charing Cross and bordered by Brixton, Camberwell, Dulwich, and Tulse Hill. It sits to the north and east of Brockwell Park and straddles the boundary between the borou ...

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Hyde Park Corner Hyde Park Corner is between Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Mayfair in London, England. It primarily refers to its major road junction at the southeastern corner of Hyde Park, that was designed by Decimus Burton. Six streets converge at the j ...

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Cycle Superhighways

London's Cycle Superhighways were a set of

Bike freeway A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bi ...

s, that were aimed principally at commuters and more experienced cyclists, providing faster and more direct radial routes between outer and central London. In addition to route signage with a pink logo, other distinctive features included blue cycle lanes on some of the routes (the brand colour of the scheme's original sponsor, Barclays) and 'totem' style signage pillars.

History

London's ''Cycle Superhighways'' were first announced in 2008 by Mayor Ken Livingstone. The original proposal consisted of 12 radial routes, with routes numbered in 'clock face' fashion. However, several of these proposed routes were never built, due to opposition from the respective London boroughs. Initial implementation of the cycle superhighways also drew criticism on safety grounds, with poor design at some junctions, insufficient segregation of cyclists from motor traffic and slippery surfaces all contributing to numerous fatalities. In 2018 TfL dropped the 'cycle superhighway' name from use on any further projects. All the existing Cycle Superhighways are now part of the Cycleways network and will be rebranded as a numbered 'Cycleway'.

Quietways

First announced in 2015, TfL's Quietways targeted less confident cyclists who want to use routes with less traffic, whilst also providing for existing cyclists who want to travel at a more gentle pace. The route numbers were shown in purple on signs. The scheme lasted only three years before TfL decided to drop the Quietways brand, using 'Cycleways' for further new routes. All Quietways are now formally part of the Cycleways network and TfL have indicated that the existing Quietways will be gradually rebranded as a 'Cycleways' (and renumbered in most cases). ). In March 2020 newer sections of the proposed route began to get signed as C14. In Autumn 2021, the western (Southwark) section was resigned as C14.
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Brompton Cemetery Brompton Cemetery (originally the West of London and Westminster Cemetery) is a London cemetery, managed by The Royal Parks, in West Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries. Establ ...

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Earl's Court Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the ...

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South Kensington South Kensington, nicknamed Little Paris, is a district just west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton. Its name was supplanted with ...

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Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

, Kensington & Chelsea , A proposed extension to Belgravia has yet to be implemented by Westminster council.
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West Drayton West Drayton is a suburban town in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex and from 1929 was part of the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District, which became part of Greater London in 1965. Th ...

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North Circular Road The North Circular Road (officially the A406 and sometimes known as simply the North Circular) is a ring road around Central London in England. It runs from Chiswick in the west to Woolwich in the east via suburban North London, connecting ...

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Regent's Canal Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in e ...

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Grand Union Canal The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. It is the principal navigable waterway between London and the Midlands. Starting in London, one arm runs to Leicester and another ends in Birmingham, with the latter ...

towpath. Improvements along the towpath were scheduled to be completed in 2020.
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West Ham West Ham is an area in East London, located east of Charing Cross in the west of the modern London Borough of Newham. The area, which lies immediately to the north of the River Thames and east of the River Lea, was originally an ancient ...

– Plaistow – East Ham – North Beckton (CS3) , Newham , An upgrade to the section of LCN along The Greenway connecting and . (As a future Cycleway) this route is planned to be extended to Victoria Park.
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* Link off to Westminster looping around

St James's Park St James's Park is a park in the City of Westminster, central London. It is at the southernmost tip of the St James's area, which was named after a leper hospital dedicated to St James the Less. It is the most easterly of a near-continuous ch ...

via The Mall
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* Quietways leading off through Hyde Park
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* Links leading off through Kensington Gardens
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* Links leading off in Kensington
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* Runs parallel to

, linking , and via Hoxton
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Streetspace for London

In May 2020, in response to the

and the resulting need to maintain

social distancing In public health, social distancing, also called physical distancing, (NB. Regula Venske is president of the PEN Centre Germany.) is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures intended to prevent the spread of a contagious dis ...

, TfL announced a programme of measures that includes additional cycling provision. Some of these measures are described as 'temporary', although others appear to include fast-tracking of permanent cycle routes. TfL implemented routes delivered under this programme have so far included: Additionally, numerous pop up cycle routes have been funded by TfL or the Department for Transport as part of Streetspace, but implemented by boroughs. Funding has also been provided for

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Low or LOW or lows, may refer to: People * Low (surname), listing people surnamed Low Places * Low, Quebec, Canada * Low, Utah, United States * Lo Wu station (MTR code LOW), Hong Kong; a rail station * Salzburg Airport (ICAO airport code: L ...

, which have filtered roads to prevent through traffic through residential areas, having a knock on effect on cycling by improving links through these areas. As of January 2021, TfL's website listed over 30 different Streetspace schemes. Sustrans published a map of streetspace interventions.

London Cycle Network Plus

London Cycle Network 7 Route and Destination Pointer

The London Cycle Network Plus (LCN+) aimed to provide a 900 kilometre network of cycle routes throughout Greater London. It was funded by Transport for London and managed by the LCN+ Project Team at the

London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and ...

. It was launched in 2001, replacing the earlier London Cycle Network (LCN) project (which had begun rollout in 1981, originally planning 3000 miles of signposted routes), and wound up in 2010. Although some LCN routes have been upgraded to TfL's new Quietways and Cycle Superhighways, the majority throughout Greater London still exist and are signposted and/or indicated by carriageway markings (although not all the signage uses route numbers). Where route numbers are used in signs, this is usually the LCN route number, but on some route sections the 'LCN+ link' number has been used on signs. (LCN+ link numbers were usually internal reference numbers used for project management.)

London Cycle Network routes

The LCN route numbering used a radial and orbital scheme, as shown by the groupings in the table below. Some routes were also part of the Sustrans National Cycle Network – these are signposted with route numbers on a red background. There were also a comparable number of un-numbered routes in the scheme. These are not listed in the table below. The last edition of the LCN route map to be published was the 5th edition (2004). but also includes additional sections, e.g. a route through Millwall Park. ,
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(A2) , , Elephant & Castle – Old Kent Road – Deptford – Greenwich – Blackheath – Kidbrooke – Eltham – Falconwood – Blackfen , , Some sections are now Sustrans } and Quietway (see above) ,
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, - ,   ^⌊ , , Eltham station – Falconwood , , Spur route off LCN parallel to the A2 road, passing via Eltham station. ,
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(old A3) , , (Esher – Ditton) – Kingston – Wandsworth – Battersea – Clapham Common – Stockwell – Oval – Waterloo , , Some sections will become TfL Quietways , . A section in Kingston is now (see above)
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, - , , , Hampton Court Bridge – Kingston – Ham – Richmond Park – Barnes – Putney Bridge – Sands End – West Chelsea – Pimlico – Lambeth Bridge – Waterloo – London Bridge – Rotherhithe – Canada Water – Deptford – Greenwich , , For the most part this is the Greater London portion of Sustrans } ,
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(old A5) , , (Elstree) – Edgware – Kilburn – Maida Vale – Marylebone – Hyde Park – Knightsbridge – Chelsea Bridge – Battersea – Clapham – Streatham – Norbury – Croydon , , Portions in South London will become TfL Quietway . Section across Chelsea Bridge/alongside Battersea Park is now ,
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, - , , , Barnet – Alexandra Palace – Holloway – Tufnell Park – Camden Town – West End – Waterloo , , ,
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, - ,   ^⌊ , , Highgate – Gospel Oak – Camden Town – Westminster , , ,
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, - , , , (Southgate) – Wood Green – (Finsbury Park) – City – Elephant & Castle , , Section past Finsbury Park is }. Section from St George's Circus, across Blackfriars Bridge along Farringdon Road is now
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, - , , , Hammersmith – (Paddington) – Angel – London Fields – Hackney – Leyton – Leytonstone – (Woodford) , , Includes Market Porters & 7 Stations. The portion between King's Cross Road and London Fields is now TfL Quietway ,
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, - , , , City – Broadway Market – London Fields – Hackney – Walthamstow – Chingford – Epping , , The portion between London Fields and Millfields Park South is now Quietway ; between Virginia Road and the Regent's Canal is now Quietway . ,
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, - ! style="font-size: 120%; text-decoration: underline;" colspan="4" , Radial routes in North East London: , - ! style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route Number , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Notes , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Map , - ,
(A10) , , Waltham Cross – Enfield – Tottenham – Seven Sisters – Stoke Newington – The City , , The majority of this route between the City and Tottenham has been upgraded to form Cycle Superhighway ,
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(A11) , , City – Stratford – Leytonstone – (Woodford) – Epping , , This route has been upgraded to between Aldgate and Stratford,
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(A12) , , City – Stratford – Ilford – Romford , , ,
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(A13) , , City – (Canning Town) – Rainham – Tilbury , , Part of this route has now been upgraded to form part of Cycle Superhighway . ,
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(A104) , , Clapton – Lea Bridge – Whipps Cross – Woodford , , A portion of the route has been upgraded to .
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, - , , , City – Canning Town – Plaistow – Barking – (Upminster) , , The section between Tower Bridge and Canning Town has been upgraded to form Cycle Superhighway ,
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, - , , , Cambridge Heath – Victoria Park – Stratford – West Ham – Newham Greenway, Beckton , , The section along The Greenway is now Quietway ,
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, - ! style="font-size: 120%; text-decoration: underline;" colspan="4" , Radial routes in South East London: , - ! style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route Number , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Notes , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Map , - , , , Greenwich Park – Lewisham – Catford – Beckenham, West Wickham , , Shares route of Sustrans } (Waterlink Way) between Elverson Road DLR station and Loampit Vale, Lewisham ,
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, - , , , Greenwich – Woolwich – Erith – Dartford , , ,
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, - , , , Charlton – Greenwich – Plumstead – Bexleyheath – Dartford , , ,
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, - , , , Deptford – Lewisham – Mottingham – New Eltham – Crittall's Corner , , ,
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, - , , , Greenwich – Lewisham – Ladywell – Catford – Lower Sydenham – Kent House – (Elmers End) – Addington – New Addington , , Greater London portion of Sustrans } along Waterlink Way ,
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, - , , , Central London – Peckham Rye – Catford – Bromley – Orpington , , One section in Bermondsey (Willow Walk/Lynton Road) is now part of . In Summer 2020, the section between Peckham and Burgess Park was upgraded to . ,
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(A23), , Central London – Camberwell – Crystal Palace – Croydon – Purley , , Northern section (Elephant and Castle to Southwark Bridge) is now TfL Cycle Superhighway and follows some of LCN also. ,
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, - , , , (Wandsworth) – Carshalton , , ,
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South Circular , , Woolwich – Catford – Dulwich Village – Herne Hill – Clapham Common – (Barnes) , , ,
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, - ,   ^⌊ , , , , Spur route off LCN . ,
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, - , , , (Willesden) – Hammersmith – (Wandsworth) – Streatham – Crystal Palace – Eltham , , This route is an 'orbital' one in south London from Shepherd's Bush in the west, to Eltham in the south east, but it is non-continuous with several gaps. ,
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(Part A21), , Battersea – Crystal Palace – Bromley – Sevenoaks , , ,
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, - , , , Greenwich – Lee – Bromley , , ,
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, - ! style="font-size: 120%; text-decoration: underline;" colspan="4" , Radial routes in South West London: , - ! style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route Number , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Notes , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Map , - , , , Wandsworth – Wimbledon – Sutton , , ,
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, - , , , A30, Staines – (Osterley), , ,
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, - , , , A3 Kingston by-pass parallel, Leatherhead – (Hook) – (New Malden) – Hammersmith, , ,
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, - , , , Hayes – Hounslow – (Whitton)? – Kingston – (Ewell) , , ,
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, - , , , Richmond – Kingston – (Chessington) – Leatherhead , , ,
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, - ! style="font-size: 120%; text-decoration: underline;" colspan="4" , Radial routes in North West London: , - ! style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route Number , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Notes , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Map , - , , , (Sunbury) – Hounslow – (Southall) , , ,
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, - , , , A315 – Staines – Hounslow – (Chiswick) – Hammersmith , , ,
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, - , , , A316 – (Sunbury) – Twickenham – Hammersmith , , The section between Woodberry Wetlands and Walthamstow Wetlands was branded the 'Wetlands to Wetlands Greenway' in 2016.
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, - , , , A316 parallel, (Feltham) – Twickenham – Richmond – (Wandsworth) – Central London , , ,
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, - , , , Wimbledon – Putney – Westminster , , Short section past Victoria will be part of Quietway ,
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, - , , , A4020 Uxbridge Road – Uxbridge – Southall – Hanwell – Ealing – (Shepherd's Bush) – Hyde Park – Mayfair – West End , , ,
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, - , , , A40 (Hillingdon) – (Greenford) – (Hanger Lane) – Bayswater – Paddington – Central London , , ,
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, - , , , (Hayes) – Ealing – Uxbridge Road parallel, (Acton) , , ,
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, - , , , (Hayes) – Westminster , , Along Grand Union Canal , , , - , , , (West Drayton) – (Hayes) – (Brentford) , , Along Grand Union Canal , , , - , , , A4 – Slough – (Osterley) – Hammersmith – (Hyde Park Corner) , , ,
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, - , , , Harrow – Wembley – Kensington – Battersea , , In Summer 2020, the section between Notting Hill and North Kensington was upgraded to . ,
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, - , , , (Willesden) – (Fulham) , , ,
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, - , , , (Kenton) – Wembley – (Queen's Park) , , ,
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, - , , , (Stanmore) – (Kingsbury) – Wembley – Kilburn , , The eastern half of this route is now Quietway .,
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, - , , , (Northwood) – (Pinner) – Harrow – (Hendon) , , ,
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, - , , , Potters Bar – (Hendon) – Regent's Park – Marylebone – St James's Park , , ,
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, - , , , (Friern Barnet) – (Golders Green) , , ,
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, - ! style="font-size: 120%; text-decoration: underline;" colspan="4" , Orbital routes in North East London: , - ! style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route Number , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Notes , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Map , - , , , Muswell Hill – Wood Green – Tottenham Hale – Walthamstow , , ,
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, - , , , (Wanstead) – Ilford – Barking , , ,
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, - , , , Wood Green – Northumberland Park , , The section between Bruce Castle Park and White Hart Lane stadium is now Cycle Superhighway ,
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, - , , , Epping – Chigwell Row – Dagenham , , ,
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, - , , , Epping – Romford – (Rainham) , , ,
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, - , style="background: #e5f1f8; , 59 , style="background: #e5f1f8; , (Rainham) – (Harold Hill) , style="background: #e5f1f8; , ''Proposed route, never implemented'' (?) , style="background: #e5f1f8;
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, - , , , (Bedfords Park) – Romford , , ,
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, - ! style="font-size: 120%; text-decoration: underline;" colspan="4" , Orbital routes in South East London: , - ! style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route Number , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Notes , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Map , - , , , Greenwich – (Forest Hill) – Sydenham – Penge , , Route signage does not use the route number ,
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, - , , , Greenwich – Bromley , , ,
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– (Mottingham) , , ,
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, - , , , Westminster – Vauxhall – Kennington – Peckham Rye – Nunhead – Brockley – Hilly Fields – Ladywell – Ladywell Fields – Lee Green – Eltham – Avery Hill – Blackfen – Bexleyheath, , Shares route through Ladywell Fields with } ,
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, - , , , Thamesmead – Plumstead Common – Falconwood – New Eltham – Chislehurst – Petts Wood , , ,
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, - ,   ^⌊ , , , , Spur route off LCN to the Thames Path ,
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, - , , , Woolwich – Bromley (Chislehurst) , , ,
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, - , , , (Abbey Wood) – Bexley , , ,
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, - , , , Orpington – (Bexley) – Dartford , , ,
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, - ! style="font-size: 120%; text-decoration: underline;" colspan="4" , Orbital routes in South West London: , - ! style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route Number , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Notes , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Map , - , , , East Sheen Common – Roehampton – Wimbledon Park , , ,
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, - , , , Kingston Vale – Wimbledon – Croydon , , ,
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, - , , , Hampton Hill – Kingston – Wimbledon – Mitcham/Colliers Wood , , ,
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, - , , , Ealing – Twickenham – Kingston – Sutton – Croydon – Bromley – Eltham – Woolwich , , ,
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, - , , , (Ewell) – Sutton – Croydon – Orpington , , ,
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, - , , , (Ewell) – (South Croydon) – (New Beckenham) , , ,
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, - , , , Forestdale – Sanderstead , , ,
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, - ! style="font-size: 120%; text-decoration: underline;" colspan="4" , Orbital routes in North West London: , - ! style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route Number , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Notes , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Map , - , , , (Park Royal) – (Hendon) , - , , , Ealing – (Hanger Lane) – Hendon – Barnet , , ,
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, - , , , (Sudbury) – (Perivale) – Ealing – (Brentford) , , ,
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, - , , , (Rayners Lane) – Greenford Broadway – Hanwell – (Brentford) , , ,
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, - , , , ''West section'': A312, Feltham – (Hayes by pass), – (South Ruislip) – (Rayners Lane) – Edgware; ''East section'': Chipping Barnet - Enfield Chase - Chingford , , ,
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, - ,   ^⌊ , , Northolt Park – Yeading – Hayes – Harlington , , Alternative route alignment for LCN . ,
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, - , , , (Heathrow) – (West Drayton) – Uxbridge – (Hatch End) – (Stanmore) – Barnet , , ,
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, - ! style="font-size: 120%; text-decoration: underline;" colspan="4" , Other routes: , - ! style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route Number , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Route , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Notes , style="color: #ffffff; background:#0079c1; border-color: #BDA0CB;", Map , - , , , Hatton – Feltham , , Signposted as 99, but is really a completed section of Hounslow's LCN link +99 ,
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, - , , , Finsbury Park – Highbury Fields , , Shares most of its route with the old LCN . The route was never way-marked on the ground and appears to have been de-designated as a National Cycle Network route by Sustrans in 2020.
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, - , , , Wandle Park – central Croydon – Ashburton Park , Croydon Parks Link, sections opened 2016, 2017. Previously referred to as a National Cycle Network route, but appears to have been de-designated by Sustrans in 2020 (the situation being unclear as the route had already been omitted from their mapping prior to that).
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, - , , , Selhurst – South Norwood , , Croydon route along A213 that ends at borough border. ,
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, - , , , Broad Green – (Elmers End) , , Croydon route along A222 that ends at borough border. ,
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, - , , , Wandle Park – central Croydon – Lloyd Park , Croydon Parks Link, sections opened 2016, 2017. Part of route is along A232. Previously referred to as a National Cycle Network route, but appears to have been de-designated by Sustrans in 2020 (the situation being unclear as the route had already been omitted from their mapping prior to that).
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, - , , , (Mitcham Eastfields) – Norbury – Thornton Heath , , Croydon route that ends at borough border. ,
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, - , , , (Mitcham Common) – Thornton Heath , , Croydon route that ends at borough border. ,
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National and international routes

National Cycle Network routes

The sustainable transport charity

describe their

(NCN) as "a network of safe traffic-free paths and quiet on-road cycling" that "criss-cross the country, linking up villages, towns and cities". Eleven of these pass through London. NCN routes are signed with white lettering on a blue background, save for the route number, set on a small red rectangle. In July 2020 Sustrans de-designated nearly a quarter of its National Cycle Network on safety grounds, including some in London. , , Shetland to Dover , ,

Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England, north-east of Charing Cross. It lies on the Greenwich Meridian, between the River Lea in the west and ...

along the River Lea via

Tottenham Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Wal ...

to the

Isle of Dogs The Isle of Dogs is a large peninsula bounded on three sides by a large meander in the River Thames in East London, England, which includes the Cubitt Town, Millwall and Canary Wharf districts. The area was historically part of the Manor, Ha ...

, through

Greenwich Foot Tunnel The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich) on the south bank with Millwall (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) on the north. Approximately 4,000 people use the tunnel ...

Thames Path The Thames Path is a National Trail following the River Thames from its source near Kemble in Gloucestershire to the Woolwich foot tunnel, south east London. It is about long. A path was first proposed in 1948 but it only opened in 1996. The ...

from

to Dartford , , Also serves as part of international routes EV2 and EV12 (see below), and was London Cycle Network + route LCN1. In 2019, a section in Greenwich was co-designated Q14. ,
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Enfield Lock Enfield Lock is an area in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is approximately located east of the Hertford Road between Turkey Street and the Holmesdale Tunnel overpass, and extends to the River Lee Navigation, including the Enfi ...

to Spalding , Enfield Lock to Hadley Wood , Development as the "Enfield Island Village to Hadley Wood Greenway"
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Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

, ,

Tower Bridge Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames clos ...

–

(Royal Docks) – Rainham –

Purfleet Purfleet-on-Thames is a town in the Thurrock unitary authority, Essex, England. It is bordered by the A13 road to the north and the River Thames to the south and is within the easternmost part of the M25 motorway but just outside the Greater Lon ...

, , shares part of its route with TfL CS3
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Noak Hill Noak Hill is a village in outer East London, in the London Borough of Havering. It is located 17.1 miles northeast of Charing Cross. History Noak Hill was a ward in the ancient parish of Hornchurch. By the 16th century, it had come under the c ...

via

Upminster Upminster is a suburban town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Havering. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the district centres identified for development in the London Plan. Historically a rural vill ...

, , ,
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Wandsworth Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its nam ...

–

Carshalton Carshalton () is a town, with a historic village centre, in south London, England, within the London Borough of Sutton. It is situated south-southwest of Charing Cross, in the valley of the River Wandle, one of the sources of which is Carshalto ...

, then on to

Coulsdon Coulsdon (, traditionally pronounced ) is a town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, in the ceremonial county of Greater London since 1965. Prior to this it was part of the historic county of Surrey. History The loc ...

, , The international

Avenue Verte The Avenue Verte/Greenway is a joint Anglo-French initiative assisted by Europe, to develop a largely traffic-free route between Paris and London (via the Dieppe – Newhaven ferry) for cyclists, walkers and horse riders. A route was put in place ...

from London to

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

follows NCN20; TfL Quietway Q4 shares the route of NCN20 between Earlsfield and the Wandle Meadow Nature Park
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Eastbourne Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the la ...

, , Waterlink Way from Greenwich – Lewisham – Catford – (Elmers End) – (New Addington) – Crawley, , ,
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Fishguard Fishguard ( cy, Abergwaun, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,419 in 2011; the community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5,407. Modern Fishguard consists of two p ...

to London , ,

between Greenwich and

Hampton Court Bridge Hampton Court Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge that crosses the River Thames in England approximately north–south between Hampton, London and East Molesey, Surrey, carrying the A309. It is the upper of two road bridges on the reach ab ...

, , Also serves as part of international route EV2 (see below), and was London Cycle Network + route LCN4. In March 2020, a section in Bermondsey was co-designated as TfL's C14.
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in Camberwell to Durand's Wharf in

, , 8.1 km route built with a grant from the National Lottery. Some of the central section also became C10 (formerly Q1). In Summer 2020, a section between Burgess Park and Q1 was co-designated C35. ,
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International Cycle Network routes

Per the notes column above, two sections are co-opted by the

European Cyclists' Federation The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) is a non-profit member-based umbrella federation of local, regional and national civil society organizations that promote cycling for both transportation and leisure. ECF has around 70 member organizati ...

as forming part of their international

EuroVelo ''EuroVelo'' is a network of currently 17 long-distance cycling routes criss-crossing Europe, in various stages of completion. When completed, the EuroVelo network's total length will almost be . more than were in place. EuroVelo is a project of ...

network, which is largely aimed at promoting cycling tourism in Europe: * EV2 The Capitals Route, which runs from

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

, follows the course of } along the

River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the R ...

from west London to Greenwich, and then follows } northwards towards

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colch ...

, * EV12 North Sea Cycle Route follows the course of } in London, passing along the

from Dartford to Greenwich and then continues northwards towards

. Neither EV2 nor EV12 are signed as EuroVelo routes, so cyclists would instead need to rely on the relevant national route (NCN) signage. Additionally the

international route from London to Paris begins in central London, largely following Sustrans route NCN20 within the Greater London area.

Greenways

London's "Greenways" are a loosely defined collection of mostly traffic-free shared cycling and walking routes, predominantly within (or connecting to) various parks and open spaces within Greater London. TfL and Sustrans claimed that "Greenways should be suitable for use by a novice adult cyclist, a family with young children or a sensible, unaccompanied 12-year-old". Greenways in London have been developed by numerous different bodies, including

(who began the Greenways initiative in 1994), Transport for London, the

Canal and River Trust The Canal & River Trust (CRT), branded as in Wales, holds the guardianship of 2,000 miles of canals and rivers, together with reservoirs and a wide range of heritage buildings and structures, in England and Wales. Launched on 12 July 2012, th ...

, the London Boroughs, the

Royal Parks The Royal Parks of London are lands that were originally used for the recreation, mostly hunting, of the royal family. They are part of the hereditary possessions of The Crown, now managed by The Royal Parks Limited, a charity which manages ...

, the

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) is a statutory body that is responsible for managing and developing the long, Lee Valley Regional Park. The park was established by Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1967. The headquarters of the ...

and the 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority, under various different funding programmes (including the 2009–2014 London Greenways scheme, the 2012 Games Walking and Cycling Routes programme, 'Connect2', the National Cycle Network, and others). The routes tend to have names rather than numbers, and many of them use waymarking signs or markers in the carriageway, but there is no consistent scheme covering all of them. Some of the Greenways have been co-opted into the other TfL or Sustrans schemes listed earlier in this article. The table below lists the most notable Greenways in London. ‡ These routes were developed for the

2012 Summer Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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