No takers ! – Too obvious a ride ? Cyclists don’t like flowers ?

Any ideas for short rides that would be useful please let me know.

Paul

Meet Strawberry Hill Station 10.15 am. We cross the refurbished Teddington lock footbridge and head up into Richmond Park. After a quick look at the renewals at Isabella Plantation we move on to the refreshment stall for coffee (weather permitting) before descending to Kingston Gate and making our way home by the riverside. Only about 8 miles so the hill up into the park can be taken gently/walked.

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Meet  Richmond Little Green by theatre at 10.30 We cross the Thames and head up the tributary river Crane. Passing the nature reserve we try the new cycle path on the Hounslow bank before regaining the Thames in Twickenham and returning along the tow-path. Coffee break in Kneller Gardens . 11 miles , low traffic and pretty flat. Back around 12.30.

Five of us enjoyed this ride in brilliant sunshine with trees coming into leaf and blossom. An excellent example of a good cycle route – thank you Richmond and Hounslow.

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Hoping for an urban heat island effect and not the all-day rain of last month.

Meet on Richmond Little Green (by Theatre) 10.15.

We brave the Upper Richmond Road ( actually not that bad on a Sunday morning) to reach Clapham Common, Brockwell Park and Dulwich Village and up (there is a reason for the transmitter being there) to Crystal Palace Park. After lunch in the park cafe we hunt out the dinosaurs

and then head back via Wimbledon Park. About 30 miles with some significant hills.

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Four of us met up at Richmond and headed East. The Upper Richmond Road was bearable but we turned into an ideal cycling facility – a rat-run with a permeable closure in the middle. These became a feature of the marked route to Dulwich. After a challenging climb to the CP transmitter we descended by the Sports Centre to the cafe for lunch. Then we headed how through surprisingly quiet streets with more climbs to Wimbledon and Richmond Hill getting back soon after 2pm.

Note to LB Richmond – if you put cycle logos where there is no space for a bicycle lane DON’T put them in the door zone of parked cars. Other boroughs get this right.

Meet at Mortlake Green by the station 10.30. We make use of the off road track over Chiswick Bridge and cycle along the riverside before cutting through to Chiswick House Gardens for coffee. We then follow quiet roads to Kew Bridge from where the towpath takes us back to Mortlake. An easy 6 miles for a winter day.

We had not too bad weather but only 2 riders. Is there nobody else in Mortlake and Barnes that fancies a short Saturday morning ride ?

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