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All Cycling Routes from London

Every route in the London Dynamo Route Book, built and ridden by London Dynamo members for club rides and race training. Search by route name or place, or filter by area or type.

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  • High Intensity

Heathrow Airport Loop

  • 14km
  • 13m
A flat, unimpeded spin around Heathrow Airport, ideal for a high-tempo time trial.
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  • North London & Herts

North London Hill Training

  • 31.3km
  • 439m
A compact loop for hill repeats and climbing efforts in north London, taking in Hampstead, Swain's Lane in Highgate and Alexandra Palace Way.
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  • High Intensity

Hilly-Cobham-Leatherhead

  • 38km
  • 366m
A High Intensity Training Ride of rolling hills through Cobham and Leatherhead, with no steep climbs to worry about.
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  • Thames Valley

Fairoaks Airport Loop

  • 42.7km
  • 137m
A fast, flat route south of Chertsey to Fairoaks airfield and back on the same road.
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  • High Intensity

Ranmore Special

  • 50.6km
  • 442m
An unusual High Intensity Training Ride out through Leatherhead and Westhumble, comparatively flat apart from the eponymous lump in the middle.
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  • High Intensity

False Flats

  • 51.4km
  • 188m
The clue is in the name: a loop through Shepperton, Chertsey and Chobham that looks flat but does not feel it.
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  • Gravel

The Dirty Belgie Gravel Loop

  • 52.4km
  • 373m
A clockwise gravel circuit from Richmond Park over Wimbledon Common to the woods around Chessington and Oxshott.
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  • High Intensity

Box Hill & Pebble

  • 55.2km
  • 570m
A High Intensity Training Ride over the classic Box Hill and up the steep Pebble Hill, returning through Epsom and Chessington.
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  • High Intensity

Effingham & Box Hill

  • 59km
  • 640m
A High Intensity Training Ride through Effingham and over Box Hill, with two lumps along the way that are not so sweet.
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  • Surrey Hills

Mini Surrey Hills

  • 60.9km
  • 642m
A shorter introduction to the Surrey Hills, over Ranmore Common and up the zigzags of Box Hill, returning through Epsom.
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  • Gravel

Box Hill Gravel Loop

  • 62.7km
  • 760m
A long, moderate gravel climb through the woods to Box Hill, anti-clockwise from Hampton Court.
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  • High Intensity

Newlands Corner

  • 63.2km
  • 547m
A High Intensity Training Ride through Esher and the Horsleys to the viewpoint at Newlands Corner, with a fast descent in the mix.
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  • Thames Valley

Virginia Water Loop

  • 65km
  • 323m
A shorter alternative to the Windsor rides, looping round Virginia Water with a cafe overlooking the water.
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  • North London & Herts

Ferny Hill Farm Loop

  • 66.8km
  • 786m
A north London loop out through Mill Hill and the Hertfordshire green belt, returning over Muswell Hill and down through Highgate to Regent's Park.
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  • Kent

Biggin Hill Loop

  • 68.5km
  • 829m
A quick blast out of South London to the top of the first ridge of the Downs, with a café stop in Tatsfield.
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  • Surrey Hills

Classic Surrey Hills – Short

  • 70.1km
  • 796m
A classic three-hill ride: Staple Lane, the Crock North climb to Ranmore Common and the iconic Box Hill, returning to East Molesey.
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Map of The Pilgrim's Loop cycling route, a 72 km hilly loop from Clapham through Kent
  • Kent

The Pilgrim’s Loop

  • 72km
  • 926m
A hilly South London and Kent ride that climbs The Beddlestead to the Velo Barn on the Pilgrims Way near Westerham, then loops back through Sundridge and Downe.
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  • Gravel

Guildford Gravel Loop

  • 72.2km
  • 427m
A flat start, then a gravel climb past Chantry Wood to the top of St Martha’s Hill.
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  • Thames Valley

Classic Windsor Loop

  • 74.2km
  • 290m
A longstanding London Dynamo favourite: rolling out through leafy lanes to Windsor, then a direct return with the wind probably behind you.
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  • Gravel

Surrey Hills River Loop

  • 74.4km
  • 665m
Gravel tracks partly along the river and partly into the Surrey Hills, starting and finishing at Hampton Court.
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  • Kent

Chartwell Loop

  • 74.9km
  • 1092m
Loops around Churchill's home at Chartwell and back over Toys Hill, with Brasted Hill adding some spice on the return.
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  • Thames Valley

Windsor Alternative Loop

  • 78.2km
  • 446m
A scenic variant of the Classic Windsor Loop with a lumpier return over Crimp Hill and Callow Hill instead of following the river.
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  • Thames Valley

Dorney Loop

  • 78.3km
  • 244m
A mostly flat ride west via Virginia Water and north to Dorney Court, returning through Eton and Windsor.
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  • Gravel

Surrey Trails & Hills Gravel

  • 78.4km
  • 1,152m
A gravel loop through the Box Hill area, then on to Ranmore Common, White Downs and Effingham Forest.
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  • Surrey Hills

The Barhatch Blinder

  • 78.7km
  • 1,040m
A four-hill Surrey Hills route over Staple Lane, Row Lane, Barhatch Lane and Whitedown Lane, with some very steep ramps.
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  • Surrey Hills

Leith Hill Circuit

  • 79.9km
  • 926m
A fast-flowing route into the Surrey Hills via Newlands Corner, climbing Leith Hill from the south and Ranmore Common on the way home.
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  • Surrey Hills

Shere Loop

  • 80.3km
  • 1,018m
A Surrey Hills loop around Shere that adds elevation, with St Martha's Hill, Alderbrook Road and Combe Lane.
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  • Surrey Hills

Surrey Explorer: Climbs, Views & Lanes

  • 81.9km
  • 1,036m
A scenic Surrey Hills route over Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill, with a long descent through Redlands Wood and a stop at Polesden Lacey.
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  • One Way

London to Brighton

  • 83.3km
  • 959m
A one-way ride from Wandsworth Common through South London and the heart of Sussex, over the steep climb of Ditchling Beacon and down to the coast at Brighton.
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  • Thames Valley

Frimley Lodge Loop

  • 83.4km
  • 378m
A slightly longer, hillier alternative to the Windsor rides, running south towards Farnborough to Frimley Lodge Park.
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  • Surrey Hills

Redhill Aerodrome Circuit

  • 83.8km
  • 907m
A Surrey Hills route over Box Hill and round the south of Reigate to Redhill Aerodrome, where you can watch the light aircraft.
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  • North London & Herts

Hatfield House Loop

  • 84.1km
  • 893m
A north London route up Swain's Lane and through Potters Bar to the Hertfordshire countryside, passing Hatfield House before returning across Hampstead Heath.
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  • High Intensity

Drift Road

  • 84.1km
  • 356m
A long flat straight for building speed endurance, on a road used for CTT club time trials.
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  • Surrey Hills

The Rusper Circuit

  • 86.7km
  • 853m
A route to Rusper along a long flat road after the climb of Mill Way, returning past Box Hill to finish at Local Hero in Kingston.
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  • Gravel

Lee Valley & Epping Forest Gravel

  • 87.3km
  • 459m
Gravel up past the lakes and marshes of the Lee Valley, then back down through the heart of Epping Forest.
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  • North London & Herts

Panshanger Park Loop

  • 87.8km
  • 982m
A north London route up Swain's Lane and out to Hertford, looping around Panshanger Park before returning to Regent's Park across Hampstead Heath.
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  • Surrey Hills

Classic Surrey Hills – Long

  • 87.8km
  • 1,225m
The other classic London Dynamo ride: five notable climbs from Staple Lane to Box Hill, via Peaslake Lane, Leith Hill and Ranmore Common.
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  • Kent

Knatts Valley

  • 90.5km
  • 1109m
Follows the Pilgrim's Way east, climbs through Rowdow Wood and drops into the picturesque Knatt's Valley.
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  • Gravel

Effingham Forest Gravel Circuit

  • 92.1km
  • 893m
Gravel tracks through the western end of the Surrey Hills, with a steep climb to Netley Heath and Effingham Forest.
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  • Surrey Hills

Tanhouse & Denbies Loop

  • 92.5km
  • 1,120m
A hillier Surrey loop out of Cobham over White Downs and Leith Hill, round Rusper and back via Denbies Farm and Juniper.
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  • Kent

Bayley’s Hill Loop

  • 93.4km
  • 1331m
An alternative way out of London via Beulah Hill, down to Chiddingstone by Hosey Hill and a long, picturesque climb of Bayley's Hill.
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  • Kent

The Kent Ramp Hunter

  • 94.8km
  • 1,481m
A relatively short but very challenging ride that takes on some of the steepest climbs in the area, including Downe Road and Toys Hill.
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  • Kent

Bough Beech Loop

  • 94.8km
  • 1332m
Crosses two ridges of the Downs to Chiddingstone, then returns past Bough Beech reservoir and up Ide Hill for the views.
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  • One Way

London to Oxford

  • 95.4km
  • 569m
A one-way ride from Hampton Court, shadowing the Thames through Twyford and Henley and into the Chilterns, then mostly downhill to Oxford.
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  • Thames Valley

Dragonfly Loop

  • 95.6km
  • 320m
A mostly flat ride west to Dinton Pastures Nature Reserve, returning on the fast run of the Classic Windsor Loop.
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  • Thames Valley

The Drifter

  • 96.2km
  • 381m
A mostly flat ride west as far as Twyford, returning along the full length of Drift Road.
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  • Thames Valley

Knowl Hill Loop

  • 97km
  • 404m
A fast, mostly flat ride towards Henley that loops round the paved parts of the Knowl Hill Bridleway before Wargrave.
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Map of the Surrey Hills Perimeter cycling route, a loop from Hampton Court through Headley, Ockley, Cranleigh and Shere
  • Surrey Hills

Surrey Hills Perimeter

  • 97.7km
  • 930m
A wide loop of the Surrey Hills through Headley, Ockley, Cranleigh and Shere, with Combe Lane as its one notable climb.
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  • Kent

Hever Loop

  • 99.5km
  • 1402m
A tougher alternative to the Bough Beech route, taking Ide Hill south, looping round Hever Castle and climbing Toys Hill from the north.
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  • Kent

Kingdom Loop

  • 100.8km
  • 1435m
Heads south beyond Chiddingstone to Kingdom Café at Penshurst, then returns over Ide Hill and Brasted Hill.
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  • Thames Valley

Twyford Drift

  • 101.1km
  • 412m
A flat ride that loops towards Chobham before the fast road to Twyford, returning through Windsor.
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  • Kent

Shoreham Loop

  • 101.6km
  • 1347m
Follows the Chartwell route, loops round Hever and Chiddingstone, then climbs Hubbards Hill and the wooded Chelsfield Lane near Shoreham.
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  • Kent

Bayley’s Hill & Shoreham

  • 101.9km
  • 1391m
Takes the alternative way out of London via Beulah Hill, then goes on to Shoreham for a wider circuit of Kent.
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  • Thames Valley

Henley Loop

  • 103.6km
  • 443m
A longer, fast Thames Valley ride to Henley, with a climb at White Hill and a quick flat run back through Windsor.
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  • Essex

Epping Forest Figure of 8

  • 104.2km
  • 746m
A middle-distance figure-of-eight ride out of London into Epping Forest and the surrounding area, returning to the start.
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  • Surrey Hills

The Milk Churn Loop

  • 106.9km
  • 1,147m
A long loop south of Shere through Ewhurst and Rudgwick to the West Sussex border, skirting Godalming and Guildford on the way back.
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  • Chilterns

Wendover Loop

  • 112.5km
  • 869m
A steady climb out of West London, leaving London north of Uxbridge before heading into the heart of the Chilterns.
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  • Kent

North Kent Woods & Downs

  • 113km
  • 1481m
Out into Dickens country across the Downs and woods of North Kent, with the climbing early and a café stop in Trosley Country Park.
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  • Gravel

Frensham Ponds Gravel Edition

  • 114.2km
  • 1,050m
Off-road tracks across the heathland and common land of south-western Surrey, around Frensham Ponds.
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  • Thames Valley

Marlow & Henley Loop

  • 115.2km
  • 561m
A long Thames Valley ride through Windsor to Marlow, Henley and Twyford, with Marlow bridge at the halfway point.
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  • Surrey Hills

The Devil’s Punchbowl

  • 116.3km
  • 1,188m
A long Surrey Hills ride with spectacular views, taking in Chalk Lane, Combe Lane and the climb to the Devil's Punchbowl.
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  • Chilterns

Whiteleaf Loop

  • 117.8km
  • 919m
Heads west out of London via Uxbridge to the western end of the Chilterns, where a climb up Whiteleaf Hill sets up the long descent home.
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  • Essex

Chelmsford Loop

  • 119km
  • 873m
A scenic loop out of London into Essex beyond Epping Forest and back to the start.
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  • Gravel

Chartwell Gravel Loop

  • 120km
  • 1,809m
A largely off-road ride from Hampton Court into Kent to Churchill’s family home at Chartwell, returning through the woods of Toys Hill.
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  • One Way

London to Cambridge

  • 121.3km
  • 855m
A fast, rolling one-way ride out through the City and Epping Forest, then across rural Essex and Cambridgeshire into Cambridge.
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  • Surrey Hills

Nove Colli di Surrey

  • 122.8km
  • 1,872m
A collect-the-set route through the Surrey Hills that takes in eight significant climbs, from Ranmore and Box Hill to Leith Hill and Combe Lane.
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  • Surrey Hills

Frensham Pond Loop

  • 122.9km
  • 1,165m
A long rolling ride over Staple Lane and through the heathland south of Godalming to the Frensham ponds.
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  • One Way

London to Whitstable

  • 124.6km
  • 1,498m
A one-way ride south over Crystal Palace and Biggin Hill, then along the Pilgrim’s Way through the heart of Kent to the coast at Whitstable.
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  • Kent

The Kentish Kraken

  • 126km
  • 1,761m
A ride that winds across two ridges of the Downs, crossing the southern ridge four times, with Crockham Hill, Brasted Chart and Ide Hill on the way.
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  • Chilterns

West Wycombe Loop

  • 126.9km
  • 815m
Up the Thames Valley towards Marlow, then a beeline to the edge of the Chilterns for some climbing, before a long descent home via Henley.
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  • Annual Events

Tour of the Isle of Wight

  • 128.6km
  • 2,094m
A London Dynamo tradition: an early morning ferry from Portsmouth, then anti-clockwise round the island via the Cowes chain ferry, the Needles climb and the breezy Military Road.
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  • Chilterns

Aldbury Loop

  • 128.7km
  • 1,277m
A loop north out of Regents Park and Hampstead, skirting south of Watford to reach the eastern, Hertfordshire, end of the Chilterns and a loop around Aldbury Common.
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  • One Way

London to Rye

  • 129.7km
  • 1,401m
A picturesque one-way ride through the Kent Hills and the High Weald to the coast, with a section by the sea before the finish in Rye.
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  • Kent

The Rochester Rouleur

  • 130.3km
  • 1652m
A scenic hilly ride east along the Pilgrims' Way to Rochester and the Medway, returning through Eynsford and its viaduct.
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  • Kent

Deep Kent Woods

  • 134km
  • 2007m
A long loop deeper into Kent, to the edge of East Sussex, on quiet, rolling, heavily wooded roads south of Tunbridge Wells.
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  • One Way

London to Constable Country

  • 134.1km
  • 795m
A long, relatively flat one-way ride through Epping Forest and northern Essex to Constable Country in Dedham Vale, on the Suffolk border.
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  • Essex

Easter Loop

  • 135.6km
  • 971m
A long ride out of London into the countryside north of Chelmsford, through the villages of Good Easter and High Easter.
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  • Gravel

The Henry VIII Gravel Loop

  • 139.4km
  • 2,077m
Extends the Chartwell loop south to Hever Castle and Chiddingstone, with a steep climb up York’s Hill on the way home.
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  • Surrey Hills

The Surrey Octopus

  • 147.7km
  • 2,356m
A gruelling ride that goes up and down Leith Hill eight times from different angles, with little recovery between the climbs.
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  • Kent

Ashdown Forest Loop

  • 151.3km
  • 2350m
A long day based on the Hell of the Ashdown sportive, with deep forest riding through Ashdown Forest and Five Hundred Acre Wood, plus legs to and from London.
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  • Annual Events

London to Brighton to London

  • 175.5km
  • 2,009m
An annual late spring ride that starts just ahead of the official London to Brighton ride, heading due south through Sussex over Ditchling Beacon and returning through the Surrey Hills.
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