Leisure Cycling in New Eltham
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cycle rides in your local area? local your in rides cycle Have you thought about planning your own own your planning about thought you Have Well done for completing the longer route! route! longer the completing for done Well the library, just beyond the railway line. railway the beyond just library, the New Eltham and Chislehurst) to return to to return to Chislehurst) and Eltham New right at the roundabout (cycle signposted signposted (cycle roundabout the at right London Cycle Network Route 66). Fork Fork 66). Route Network Cycle London T-junction. Road, down Avery Hill Road (signposted (signposted Road Hill Avery down Road, rst left. Follow this road to the the to road this Follow left. rst your c signals go straight over Bexley Bexley over straight go signals c traf the right and Colepits Wood Road will be be will Road Wood Colepits and right right down hill into Crown Woods Way. At At Way. Woods Crown into hill down right eld Road. Then, turn turn Then, Road. eld Rie into emerge left into Colepits Wood Road, to turn turn to Road, Wood Colepits into left Wood Road. If you do take the path, you you path, the take do you If Road. Wood 4 eld Road. Take the next next the Take Road. eld Rie down Cycle rst right into Colepits Colepits into right rst and Road eld Rie down to dismount. to down Bexley Road to take the next left up up left next the take to Road Bexley you approach the end of the slipway slow slow slipway the of end the approach you too muddy, in which case continue along along continue case which in muddy, too shared path beside the A2 turning left. As As left. turning A2 the beside path shared If it has been raining this route may be be may route this raining been has it If right into Orchard Rise West to join a a join to West Rise Orchard into right off road path (signposted Green Chain). Chain). Green (signposted path road off (signposted Falconwood station). Turn Turn station). Falconwood (signposted trough marks the entrance to a shared shared a to entrance the marks trough right to continue along Ridgeway West West Ridgeway along continue to right Golf Club on your left, a stone water water stone a left, your on Club Golf Ridgeway East, turn left then immediately immediately then left turn East, Ridgeway 3 Just beyond the sign to the Eltham Warren Warren Eltham the to sign the beyond Just signposted Falconwood). At the end of of end the At Falconwood). signposted the next signal controlled junction. controlled signal next the and then left into Ridgeway East (cycle (cycle East Ridgeway into left then and c island. Go straight through through straight Go island. c traf the at rst left into Leechcroft Avenue Avenue Leechcroft into left rst and Road c, pull over and walk across the road road the across walk and over pull c, traf 3 Turn right at the T-junction with Blackfen Blackfen with T-junction the at right Turn cycle signs to Welling and Blackfen. and Welling to signs cycle This is quite busy, so if unsure of the the of unsure if so busy, quite is This rst right into Queenswood Road. Queenswood into right rst the take into Marlborough Park Avenue following following Avenue Park Marlborough into Why not try the longer route next time! next route longer the try not Why at the T-junction at Eltham High Street. Street. High Eltham at T-junction the at and immediately left into Fen Grove. Then, Then, Grove. Fen into left immediately and turn right along Burnt Oak Lane and left left and Lane Oak Burnt along right turn Well done for completing the shorter route. route. shorter the completing for done Well the roundabout, bear left uphill. Turn right right Turn uphill. left bear roundabout, the Leave the Shuttle Riverway to turn right right turn to Riverway Shuttle the Leave station is just to your right). Shortly after, after, Shortly right). your to just is station 2 Bear left to join Footscray Road and at at and Road Footscray join to left Bear Chislehurst) to return to the library. the to return to Chislehurst) Riverway (signposted Avery Hill Park). Park). Hill Avery (signposted Riverway the T-junction with Station Street (Sidcup (Sidcup Street Station with T-junction the (cycle signposted New Eltham and and Eltham New signposted (cycle a motorbike barrier to join the Shuttle Shuttle the join to barrier motorbike a crossroads with Green Lane, turn right. turn Lane, Green with crossroads a long gentle downhill ride. Turn left at at left Turn ride. downhill gentle long a Route 66). Fork right at the roundabout roundabout the at right Fork 66). Route across and then dismount to negotiate negotiate to dismount then and across turn right into Parkview Road. At the the At Road. Parkview into right turn becomes Old Farm Avenue, which will be be will which Avenue, Farm Old becomes (this is signposted London Cycle Network Network Cycle London signposted is (this At Willersley Avenue, cycle straight straight cycle Avenue, Willersley At westerly away from the railway and then then and railway the from away westerly roundabout. Follow Cradley Road as it it as Road Cradley Follow roundabout. Bexley Road and down Avery Hill Road Road Hill Avery down and Road Bexley shared path past a children’s playground. playground. children’s a past path shared rst rst the at right turn to Road Hill Avery south Road Southwood along right c signals go straight over over straight go signals c traf the At Way. School, passing through a gate on a a on gate a through passing School, across the railway line and cycle up up cycle and line railway the across off set and road the over cross library, 4 2 1 1 Turn right down hill into Crown Woods Woods Crown into hill down right Turn Turn left at the entrance to Marlborough Marlborough to entrance the at left Turn From New Eltham Library, turn right right turn Library, Eltham New From the From Library. 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Please ensure you are adequately prepared for for prepared adequately are you ensure Please GP. your from advice Take your family and friends along with you you with along friends and family your Take • Young Lewisham and Greenwich Cyclists: Cyclists: Greenwich and Lewisham Young • discomfort whilst exercising, we recommend that you seek medical medical seek you that recommend we exercising, whilst discomfort et and build up to the longer route? route? longer the to up build and et lea are concerned about the suitability of some activities, or experience experience or activities, some of suitability the about concerned are www.greenwichcyclists.org.uk we have provided you has not been based on any medical check. If you you If check. medical any on based been not has you provided have we not try out the shorter cycle ride in this this in ride cycle shorter the out try not cial in most circumstances, any advice advice any circumstances, most in cial Cycling is a greatbene is exercise physical Whilst • Greenwich Cyclists: Cyclists: Greenwich • tness. Why Why tness. way to explore the up building of way great a and It’s a quick and cheap way to get around around get to way cheap and quick a It’s Royal Borough of Greenwich Find out more about cycling Cycling Tips www.limitededitioncycling.co.uk Get in touch • Limited Editions Cycling Club: Club: Cycling Editions Limited • You can plan your own cycle routes and Follow these simple cycling tips to ensure information: Greenwich Get Active is a programme to help riders. Visit the following websites for more more for websites following the Visit riders. request printed maps of Greenwich and your cycle journeys in the Royal Borough of local people to get active throughEltham walking, beyond by visiting the cycling section of Greenwich are experienced safe to and enjoyable:beginners and children from cycling and a whole range of other activities. New New TfL’s website under ‘roadusers’: • Always obeylevels, all thefor Highwaycatering Code.rides social offering The Greenwich Get Active website contains request further maps. further request Cycling in in Cycling www.t .gov.uk/roadusers. • It is illegal Greenwich to in cycle clubs on the cycling footway several unlessare it There hundreds of local activities, from ideas for [email protected] to to Email Email You can also visit the active travel section of cycle rides in the Borough, to health and Cycling clubs in Royal Greenwich Royal in clubs Cycling is speci cally marked for cyclists. Leisure West Thamesmead and Woolwich. Woolwich. and Thamesmead West our local Greenwich Healthy Living Service tness classes, to competitive team sports. nd out more. out nd • Keep safe when you are cycling, by wearing to Greenwich, Plumstead, East Thamesmead, Thamesmead, East Plumstead, Greenwich, website under ‘get active’ which has useful There really is something for everyone! Sign 0800 587 5833 587 0800 re ective or uorescent call or clothingwebsite for extraService Living New Charlton, Eltham, New Eltham, Eltham, New Eltham, Charlton, New information on local cycling routes, cycle up for an activity and we’ll provide a free visibility.