Cycling Routes

Route Book - Cycling Routes. Explore London, The Thames Valley, Surrey Hills, Kent, the Chilterns and Essex

The London Dynamo Route Book brings together the best road cycling routes from London – built, ridden, and refined by club members over decades of riding. Every route comes with a downloadable GPX file, an interactive map, full elevation profile, and distance data, so you know exactly what you’re taking on before you clip in.

From fast, flat loops designed for high-intensity training to long Surrey Hills epics taking in Box Hill, Ranmore Common, and Leith Hill, there’s a route for every objective and every day on the bike. Routes range from 14km sprint circuits to 100km+ endurance days, with elevation gains from a handful of metres to well over 1,500m – all clearly displayed so you can match the ride to your ambitions. Head south through the Thames Valley for rolling, traffic-light roads, or east into the Kent hills for quiet lanes that feel a world away from the city. North through Hertfordshire and the Chilterns, steady climbs build the kind of endurance that pays off on race day. Essex opens up for big, open roads ideal for nailing your power targets.

Whether you’re building a training block, prepping for a sportive, training for a race or just want an exceptional day in the saddle  – start here.

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  • Surrey Hills
  • Thames Valley
The Heathrow Airport Loop is the perfect setting for a high-tempo time trial with a relatively unimpeded flat loop around the airport.
The North London Hill Training circuit is a short cycling route starting in Regents Park, and involves some fairly tough climbs such as the long climb up to Hampstead, Swain's Lane in Highgate and Alexandra Palace Way. 
Rolling hills without any steep climbs are the order of the day for this HITR route.
The Fairoaks Airport Loop cycling route goes south of Chertsey out to the airfield at Fairoaks before looping back round for the same fast return route.  There is an optional café stop for small groups at the Hangar Café at the airport. 
The Ranmore special is an unusual HITR route - comparatively flat but with the eponymous lump in the middle.
The clue is in the name. Looks flat. Doesn't feel it.
The Dirty Belgie Gravel Loop is a clockwise cycling route starting in Richmond Park that crosses Wimbledon Common, before heading uphill to the woods between Chessington and Oxshott.
A HITR route including the classic Box Hill climb.
Two lumps with this one. But not so sweet.
This relatively short cycling route is an introduction to the Surrey Hills and Box Hill in particular. The route climbs up to Ranmore Common, down the other side before the zig zag climb up to Box Hill. The route returns back to the start via Epsom.
The Box Hill Gravel Loop features a moderate long anti-clockwise climb up through the woods to Box Hill.
A HITR Route incorporating the Newlands Corner climb & fast descent.
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