The Aldbury Loop cycling route to the Chilterns heads north out of Regents Park and Hampstead and skirts south of Watford, out into the countryside and the eastern, Hertfordshire, end of the Chilterns with a loop around Aldbury Common back to London.
It’s a generally rolling route with the occasional steeper climb.
Start point: Espresso Café, Regents Park
Suggested café stop: Church Farm Café (64km), just before Aldbury
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.
A collect-the-set route through the Surrey Hills with nine significant climbs racking up nearly 1900m of climbing.
The Classic Surrey Hills (Long Version) cycling route is the other classic London Dynamo ride in the area. This one tackles five notable climbs. After the Staple Lane climb the route descends into Shere before climbing again up Peaslake Lane, and then Leith Hill. A fourth significant climb up to Ranmore Common is followed by the usual descent and Box Hill climb.
This gravel route broadly mirrors the Frensham Pond Loop route in the Surrey Hills section but this time favours off-road tracks, exploring more of the heathland and Frensham Common itself in the south-western corner of Surrey.