The Easter Loop cycling route is a long ride out of London to the picturesque countryside north of Chelmsford, including the villages of Good Easter and High Easter in Essex.
Starting point: Café Society by Vauxhall Bridge
Suggested café stop: Snug Café, High Easter (72 km)
The Hatfield House Loop cycling route heads up through North London via the Swains Lane climb in Highgate, and then heads directly up through Potters Bar to the Hertfordshire countryside just south of Hertford and Welwyn Garden City. The route passes Hatfield House before the southerly leg heads back to Regents Park via Hampstead Heath.
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.
The West Wycombe Loop cycling route heads up the Thames Valley towards Marlow where it then makes a beeline to the edge of the Chilterns for a bit of climbing before the long descent back to London via Henley.
The London-Brighton-London ride is another summer event. Starting just ahead of the official London-to-Brighton ride, London Dynamo’s event starts by Wandsworth Common before heading due south out of London and down through Sussex.
This London to Cambridge one-way cycling route is fast, fairly flat ride leaving London via the City, through Epping Forest before heading into the stunning countryside of rural Essex and Cambridgeshire.