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This is: a list of cycle routes in London that have been waymarked with formal route signage include 'Cycleways' (including 'Cycle Superhighways' and 'Quietways) and the——older London Cycle Network, "all designated by," the local government body Transport for London (TfL), National Cycle Network routes designated by the sustainable transport charity Sustrans, and miscellaneous 'Greenways' created by various bodies. Most recently, in May 2020 TfL announced its 'Streetspace for London' in response——to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not all these routes are dedicated 'traffic free' cycle tracks: most of them also include ordinary roads shared with motor traffic. And footpaths shared with pedestrians.

Cycleways※

Cycleway 4 on A200 Jamaica Road

From summer 2019, TfL started branding new cycle routes (and re-branding and consolidating some existing routes) as 'Cycleways'. This was following feedback and criticism that the previous branding ('Superhighways' and 'Quietways') was sometimes "misleading".

All new and "existing routes must meet new," stricter 'Cycling Quality Criteria' in order for TfL——to sign them as Cycleways.

The Central London Cycle Grid is a partially completed scheme within central London which includes both numbered and unnumbered Cycleways, "Cycle Superhighways and Quietways."

List of currently open Cycleway routes: Name Route Boroughs Comments Approximate Length Map  C1  Freezywater – Ponders End – Lower Edmonton – Upper Edmonton – North Middlesex Hospital – Tottenham – Seven Sisters – Stamford Hill – Stoke Newington – Dalston – De Beauvoir – Hoxton – Shoreditch – The City
(A10) Enfield, Haringey, Hackney, Islington CS1 route between Tottenham and the "City was completed in April 2016." Now rebranded as C1. 16.2 miles (26 km) map  C2  City – Whitechapel – Mile End – Bow – Stratford
(A11 – A118) Tower Hamlets, Newham As an upgrade to the old LCN  11  route, Cycle Superhighway 2 initially consisted mostly of 'blue paint' cycle lanes. In 2016, after safety concerns and fatalities, the majority of the route was further upgraded to separated cycle tracks ※. In September 2021, the whole section was signposted as C2. 9.3 miles (15 km) map  C3  Lancaster Gate – Hyde Park – Westminster – Embankment – Blackfriars – Tower Hill – Shadwell – Limehouse – Poplar – Canning Town – North Beckton – Barking
(A4209 – A402 – Hyde Park – A3211 – A1202 – A13) Westminster, City of London, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking and Dagenham CS3 was rebranded as C3 during January and February 2023. The initial section of CS3 from Barking to Tower Hill was largely an upgrade to the old LCN  13  route. Sustrans has also designated much of this stretch as being part of their NCN  13 . In 2017, TfL constructed a lengthy extension of CS3 to Lancaster Gate. 14.3 miles (23 km) map  C4  London Bridge – Bermondsey – Surrey Quays – Deptford – Greenwich Southwark, Lewisham, Greenwich Originally announced as Cycle Superhighway 4, Cycleway 4 is open from Tower Bridge Road to Greenwich, although only the Bermondsey section is signed. As of May 2021, a temporary extension of the route to Monument station and a further temporary alignment of the route between Greenwich and Charlton were both open, funded by the Streetspace for London programme. The Surrey Quays section of the route is an interim alignment. Eventually C4 is proposed to run from London Bridge to Plumstead via Woolwich. 2.6 miles (4.2 km) map1
map2  C5   C14  – Waterloo – Vauxhall – Stockwell – Clapham Common Lambeth, Wandsworth Initially planned to link Waterloo to Croydon. But only the section from C14 (on Union Street) to Clapham Common has been launched. Initially named Q5, it also incorperates what was the southern most section of London's shortest Cycle Superhighway, the CS5. It was rebranded as Cycleway 5 in December 2021. 4.7 miles (7.6 km) map  C6  Belsize Park – Kentish Town West – (→Kentish Town} – {→Camden Town} – {→King's Cross} – Farringdon – Ludgate Circus – Blackfriars Bridge – Southwark – St. George's Circus – Elephant & Castle Camden, Islington, Southwark Includes all of the former 'North–South Cycle Superhighway' (CS6), plus a further northward extension to Belsize Park. 8.1 miles (13 km) map  CS7  City – Southwark Bridge – Elephant & Castle – Kennington – Oval – Stockwell – Clapham North – Clapham High Street – Clapham Common – Clapham South – Balham – Tooting Bec – Tooting Broadway – Colliers Wood
(A3 – A24) City of London, Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth This route continues to be, referred to as a Cycle Superhighway route by TfL. It featured few separated lanes, but during 2020, as part of the response to COVID-19, several sections were upgraded to segregated lanes, including the use of 'floating bus stops'.  9.3 miles (15 km) map  CS8 /
 C8  Wandsworth High Street – Wandsworth Town – Battersea High Street – Battersea Park – Chelsea Bridge – Vauxhall Bridge – Lambeth Bridge Wandsworth, Westminster During 2020, the stretch of CS8 between Vauxhall Bridge and Chelsea Bridge (along Grosvenor Road and Millbank) was largely segregated from the carriageway with 'wands'; in early 2021 this stretch was re-signed as C8. 6 miles, 10 km CS8 map
C8 map  C9  (Brentford) – Watermans Park – Kew Bridge – Chiswick – (Hammersmith) Hounslow, (Hammersmith and Fulham) Partly launched in Hounslow, extending eastwards from Watermans Park as far as Hammersmith and Fulham (where the route is yet to be signed, as it is yet to be upgraded from its current temporary infrastructure.) map  C10  Euston – Covent Garden – (Waterloo Bridge –) Waterloo – Borough – Bermondsey Spa – South Bermondsey – Deptford – Greenwich Camden, Westminster, Southwark, Lewisham, Greenwich Formerly Q1. The portion in Bermondsey/Southwark also forms part of NCN  425  (and includes stretches that were formerly LCN  2 ).

Missing section of the route across Waterloo Bridge: Streetspace for London plans included possible road restriction to only cyclists and buses on the bridge. map  C11  Angel – Hoxton – Old Street – Barbican ( C6 ) Islington, Hackney, City of London Includes a large section of the former Q11 route. Runs from Islington's Essex Road to Farringdon Road via Barbican and provides a connection between  C27 ,  C13  and  C6 . It also connects to  CS7  and  C3  via a  C  link that previously was part of Q11. map  C13  Old Street – Shoreditch – {→Bethnal Green} – {→Haggerston} – Broadway Market – London Fields – Hackney Islington, Tower Hamlets, Hackney Previously was Q13. Connects  C11  to  C27 . map  C14  (Waterloo) – London Bridge – Rotherhithe – {→Canada Water} – (Deptford) Southwark Originally planned and partially signposted as Q14, C14 is waymarked from Blackfriars Road where it meets C6 as far as Tower Bridge Road, where it meets C4. It is also signed from the Jamaica Road/Dockhead junction, as far as South Dock near the Lewisham border, mostly following NCN  4 . The route will eventually extend along the rest of the partially-implemented Q14 route, running along the NCN  1  Thames path through Greenwich and Thamesmead. 4.1 miles (6.6 km) map  C16  (Hackney Wick –) Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – {→Stratford} – Forest Gate – Manor Park – Aldersbrook – Valentines Park – Barkingside Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham, Redbridge Valentines Park is closed at night. Formerly signed as Q6, which was planned to extend from Mile End to Barkingside, but Tower Hamlets council's originally proposed section was not approved by TfL. map  C17  Borough – Walworth – Burgess Park (– →Denmark Hill) Southwark Northern section of what was formerly known as Q7. There are proposals to extend C17 further south into Camberwell. 1.8 miles (2.9 km) map  C20  Enfield Town – Winchmore Hill – Palmers Green Enfield Route currently ends at the Enfield-Haringey border. 5.9 miles (9.6 km) map  C21  Bush Hill – Edmonton Green – Meridian Water Enfield Connects  C20  at Bush Hill Parade to Meridian Water train station. map  C22  Stratford High Street ( C2 ) – West Ham – Plaistow – East Ham – North Beckton ( C3 ) Newham An upgrade to the section of LCN  16  along The Greenway connecting  C2  and  C3 . Formerly known as Q22, this route is planned to be extended to Victoria Park. map  C23  (Dalston – ) Hackney Downs – {→Hackney} – Lea Bridge – {→Leyton} – {→Walthamstow} – Bakers Arms – {→Walthamstow Village} – South Woodford Hackney, Waltham Forest This upgraded an 8 km section of the old LCN route along Lea Bridge Road. Eastwards the route currently ends to the south of Waterworks Roundabout. A westwards extension towards Dalston is under development. 6.8 miles (11 km) map  C24  Tottenham Hale – Blackhorse Road – Bell Junction Haringey, Waltham Forest Signed as C24 in Waltham Forest. map  C26  Blackhorse Road – {→Leyton} – Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Stratford Waltham Forest, Newham Connects  C24  to  C16  map  C27  East Acton – Wormwood Scrubs – North Kensington – {→Notting Hill} – Paddington – Marylebone – Fitzrovia – Bloomsbury – {→Clerkenwell} – Angel – Canonbury – De Beauvoir Town – London Fields – Clapton – Lea Bridge – Argall – (Walthamstow Central) Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Waltham Forest Part of a long east-west Quietway formerly known as Q2. The Waltham Forest section of the route now shares a section of  C23  and goes via Argall (instead of following the former Q2 alignment that passed outside the south entrance to Walthamstow Wetlands.) map  C28  Kingston – {→Surbiton} – Dittons Kingston upon Thames An upgrade to part of the old LCN  3  route; initially waymarked as Quietway Q19 before being rebranded as Cycleway 28 in December 2019. Has a C-link to Kingston University and there is also a signed connection towards Surbiton (crossing over to Palace Road to get to  C29 ). 1.1 miles (1.8 km) map  C29  Kingston station – {→Surbiton} – (Tolworth) Kingston upon Thames An extension to Tolworth is under construction. map  C30  Kingston Town Centre – Kingston Hospital – Kingston Vale Kingston upon Thames Route is open, although there are short sections where the proposed mini-holland cycling infrastructure has not yet been delivered (due to reduced funding post-COVID). map  C31  New Malden – Raynes Park Kingston upon Thames, Merton First section between New Malden and Raynes Park opened on 13 July 2019. There are proposals to extend this to Wimbledon. 1.6 miles (2.7 km) map  C32  (Kingston Town Centre) – New Malden Kingston upon Thames Partly signed at the New Malden end of the route map  C33  Queen Elizabeth Hospital – Woolwich Town Centre Greenwich, Lewisham Will be a link off a future 'Woolwich to Lee Green' Cycleway route. Was previously signed as an unnumbered 'Q' route map  C34  North Acton – East Acton – White City – Hammersmith - Fulham Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham Construction started in March 2019. First section opened in May 2020. This route was formerly planned to be Cycleway 10. map  C35  Bermondsey Spa – Peckham Southwark Opened in summer 2020. Connects directly to  C10  at Bermondsey Spa and mostly follows the routes of the old LCN  22  and part of NCN  425 . 1.3 miles (2.1 km) map  C36  Kennington Park – Burgess Park –  C35  Southwark Only signed at one modal filter (beside Chandler Way)! map  C37  Hackney – Mile End – Westferry (– Island Gardens) Hackney, Tower Hamlets Planned route. At Mile End, some of the route has had temporary 'Streetspace for London' infrastructure installed. map  C38  Finsbury Park – {→Highbury & Islington station} – Angel (– Pentonville) Hackney, Islington Formerly planned as the Q10 route. map  C39  Shepherd's Bush – Kensington Olympia Kensington & Chelsea Opened in spring 2020. 1300 yards (1.2 km) map  C40  Greenford Broadway – Ealing Broadway ... Ealing – {→South Ealing} – Brentford ... Syon Park – Twickenham Ealing, Hounslow Current route is not continuous. First section opened in Hounslow in 2021. More sections opened in Ealing in 2024. map  C41  Euston – Holborn Camden Shares much of the route with  C6  map  C42  Ilford – Barking Town Centre – Barking Riverside Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham Mostly completed route with a notable gap on Wakering Road, just north of Barking station. map  C43  Hyde Park – Marylebone – Fitzrovia Westminster Planned route that will have links connecting to  C27  at Norfolk Crescent.  C44  (Queen's Park) – Grand Union Canal – North Kensington – Notting Hill Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster Opened in August 2020. Follows the old LCN  45  route for almost all of its length. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) map  C48  (Clapham Old Town) – Brixton – Herne Hill Lambeth Opened in December 2022, although a safe crossing of Brixton Road has yet to be delivered by Transport for London. map  C49  East Acton – Chiswick Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing, Hounslow Launched in March 2023. At its southern end, a safe crossing to  C9  is yet to be installed. map  C50  Camden Town ... Holloway – Finsbury Park (– Tottenham Hale) Camden, Islington,( Haringey) The initial section of C50 is from  C6  at Camden Town to York Way. An interim route has opened between Holloway and Finsbury Park, but is not yet signed as being C50. map  C51  Burnt Oak – Colindale (– Kilburn – Marylebone) Barnet, (Camden, Westminster) First section opened in Barnet in March 2024. map  C52 / Q1  Euston – Bloomsbury – Covent Garden Camden, Westminster Passes by the British Museum. A short section is yet to be fully rebranded from Q1 to C52. map  C55  Lancaster Gate – Marble Arch – Hyde Park Corner Westminster The section on Park Lane was introduced as one of the first Streetspace for London schemes. map  C56  Westminster Bridge – {→Waterloo} –  C5  Lambeth Opened in 2022. map  C57  Hammersmith – Hammersmith Bridge (– Barnes) Hammersmith & Fulham Northern end of the route is shared with  C34  map  C58  Southgate – Palmers Green (– Meridian Water) Enfield Launched in 2023. map  C59  New Southgate – Edmonton Enfield Partly built but unsigned, apart from being included on  C58  signs at one junction.  C60  North Chingford – Chingford Mount – Walthamstow Waltham Forest Launched in 2024. map  C61  North Chingford – Highams Park – Walthamstow Waltham Forest Launched in 2024. map West Drayton – Stockley Park – North Circular Road – Old Oak Lane – Regent's Canal Canal & River Trust Unsigned route that was previously planned to be Q16. Majority of route is along the upgraded Grand Union Canal towpath. map Link routes
(  C  ) Central London Grid (various) Camden, City of London, Lambeth, Kensington & Chelsea Cycleway link routes are usually way-marked with an un-numbered  C :
  • Route linking  C11  to  CS7  and  C3  (map)
  • Route linking  C11  to Liverpool Street station (map)
  • Route linking  C2  (Aldgate) to  C3  (Tower Gateway) (map)
  • Cycleway linking  C6  to King's Cross station (map)
  • Cycleway linking  C6  and Cycleway linking  C3  (map)
  • Links off  C5  in Vauxhall (map1, (map2)
  • Link off  C27  to Hyde Park
Greenwich – Charlton Greenwich A pop-up Streetspace route as an intermediate version of Cycleway 4. This route is signed as  C . map1 map2 Stratford station – Forest Gate – Manor Park Newham Largely runs parallel to a future extension of Cycleway 2 along Romford Road. 4.2 km map Surbiton Kingston upon Thames A link between  C29  and Surbiton, running along St. Mark's Hill. map

Cycle Superhighways※

Destinations of CS7 in the style of a tube line, on a large upright sign.
CS7 at Colliers Wood Station, showing 'totem' route sign.

London's Cycle Superhighways were a set of Bike freeways, that were aimed principally at commuters and more experienced cyclists, providing faster and more direct radial routes between outer and central London. In addition to route signage with a pink logo, other distinctive features included blue cycle lanes on some of the routes (the brand colour of the scheme's original sponsor, Barclays) and 'totem' style signage pillars.

History※

London's Cycle Superhighways were first announced in 2008 by Mayor Ken Livingstone. The original proposal consisted of 12 radial routes, with routes numbered in 'clock face' fashion. However, several of these proposed routes were never built, due to opposition from the respective London boroughs. Initial implementation of the cycle superhighways also drew criticism on safety grounds, with poor design at some junctions, insufficient segregation of cyclists from motor traffic and slippery surfaces all contributing to numerous fatalities.

In 2018 TfL dropped the 'cycle superhighway' name from use on any further projects. All the existing Cycle Superhighways are now part of the Cycleways network and will be rebranded as a numbered 'Cycleway'.

Quietways※

Signage (now removed) for three former Quietway cycle routes on Moor Lane in the City.

First announced in 2015, TfL's Quietways targeted less confident cyclists who want to use routes with less traffic, whilst also providing for existing cyclists who want to travel at a more gentle pace. The route numbers were shown in purple on signs.

The scheme lasted only three years before TfL decided to drop the Quietways brand, using 'Cycleways' for further new routes. All Quietways are now formally part of the Cycleways network and the delivered Quietways are being gradually rebranded as 'Cycleways' (and renumbered in most cases).

List of existing Quietway routes that were implemented before the scheme was halted: Name Route Boroughs Comments Map  Q3  Gladstone Park (Dollis Hill) – Kilburn) Brent Originally planned to link Gladstone Park with Regent's Park, but Camden and Westminster boroughs have not yet implement their sections of the route. Approximately half of the implemented section is an upgrade to the old LCN  48 . map Q4 Clapham Common to Wimbledon Lambeth, Wandsworth, Merton Although most of the route has been built, the only part to be signed is a single crossing.  Q7  Dulwich Village Southwark Only a single junction in Dulwich remains with Q7 signage.

With the Q7 section north of Burgess Park becoming C17 during summer 2019, this was the first existing Quietway to get partly renumbered and rebranded as a 'Cycleway'. Only LCN  23  road markings remain between C17 and Camberwell for now, as all previous Q7 road markings and signage have been removed. map  Q14 
East section: Charlton Riverside – Woolwich – Thamesmead Southwark, Greenwich Originally proposed as a continuous route from Waterloo to Erith. However, only two sections were implemented as Q14: one in Southwark (rebranded as C14 in 2021), and a riverfront section from the Thames Barrier to Woolwich opened in June 2018 (largely along NCN  1 ). In March 2020 newer sections of the proposed route began to get signed as C14. map  Q15  Brompton Cemetery – Earl's Court – South Kensington – Chelsea Kensington & Chelsea A proposed extension to Belgravia has yet to be implemented by Westminster council. map Link routes
(  Q  ) Central London Grid (various) Lambeth, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, City of London, Islington, Hackney Routes are way-marked with an un-numbered  Q . Notable link routes include:

Streetspace for London※

In May 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting need to maintain social distancing, TfL announced a programme of measures that includes additional cycling provision. Some of these measures are described as 'temporary', although others appear to include fast-tracking of permanent cycle routes. TfL implemented routes delivered under this programme have so far included:

List of notable Streetspace routes implemented by TfL
Name Route Boroughs Comments Map
C Hampstead Road Camden With flow lightly segregated cycle lanes from Euston Road to Mornington Crescent can be intermittent. Approximately 1.1 km long. map
Bishopsgate City of London 5 Bus Gates have been installed to create a bus and cycle only street from Shoreditch High Street to Monument Junction, 0700-1900 Monday to Friday. map
London Bridge City of London Closure to private motor traffic from 0700 to 1900 Monday to Friday, plus creation of with-flow semi-segregated lanes. map
CS7 Clapham South - Balham - Tooting Bec - Tooting Broadway - Colliers Wood Wandsworth, Merton Upgrade of existing with flow cycle lanes to be mostly light segregated lanes, plus the creation of bus stop bypasses, on the section from Alderbrook Road to Colliers Wood. overview map 1

overview map 2

overview map 3

C8 Lambeth Bridge- Vauxhall Bridge- Chelsea Bridge Westminster Upgrade of existing with flow cycle lanes to be mostly light segregated lanes, plus the creation of bus stop bypasses along Millbank from Lambeth Bridge to Chelsea Bridge.

Additionally, numerous pop up cycle routes have been funded by TfL. Or the Department for Transport as part of Streetspace, but implemented by boroughs. Funding has also been provided for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, which have filtered roads to prevent through traffic through residential areas, having knock on effect on cycling by improving links through these areas. As of January 2021, TfL's website listed over 30 different Streetspace schemes. Sustrans published a map of streetspace interventions.

London Cycle Network Plus※

Direction signs for multiple London Cycle Network routes.
Road marking to indicate street is part of a London Cycle Network route.
Examples of route confirmation signage and road markings for London Cycle Network routes.
Directional sign for LCN 7.
Other signage for LCN routes including Directions, Destinations and Distances

The London Cycle Network Plus (LCN+) aimed to provide a 900 kilometre network of cycle routes throughout Greater London. It was funded by Transport for London and managed by the LCN+ Project Team at the London Borough of Camden. It was launched in 2001, replacing the earlier London Cycle Network (LCN) project (which had begun rollout in 1981, originally planning 3000 miles of signposted routes), and wound up in 2010.

Although some LCN routes have been upgraded to TfL's new Quietways and Cycle Superhighways, the majority throughout Greater London still exist and are signposted and/or indicated by carriageway markings (although not all the signage uses route numbers). Where route numbers are used in signs, this is usually the LCN route number, but on some route sections the 'LCN+ link' number has been used on signs. (LCN+ link numbers were usually internal reference numbers used for project management.)

London Cycle Network routes※

The LCN route numbering used a radial and orbital scheme, as shown by the groupings in the table below. Some routes were also part of the Sustrans National Cycle Network – these are signposted with route numbers on a red background. There were also a comparable number of un-numbered routes in the scheme. These are not listed in the table below.

The last edition of the LCN route map to be published was the 5th edition (2004).

Orbital routes in Central zone: Route Number Route Notes Map  0 
(Seven Stations Circular) City (→ Liverpool St.) – (Waterloo) – Westminster – Marylebone (→ Paddington) – Bloomsbury (→ Euston) – (→ King's Cross) – Finsbury – The City A number of route sections are now part of new TfL routes:
• the north end of Southwark bridge to Elephant and Castle:  CS7 
• outside St Thomas' Hospital:  C56 
• south side of Green Park:  C3 
• some of the Westminster section and all of the Camden section:  C27 
• Lever Street to Southwark Bridge:  C11  and  C  map Radial routes in Central zone: Route Number Route Notes Map  1  Waltham Abbey – (Lea Valley) – Mile End – Greenwich – Greenwich Peninsula – Charlton Riverside – Woolwich – Thamesmead – Erith – (Dartford) For the most part this is the Greater London portion of Sustrans NCN  1  but also includes additional sections, e.g. a route through Millwall Park. map  2 
(A2) Elephant & Castle – Old Kent Road – Deptford – Greenwich – Blackheath – Kidbrooke – Eltham – Falconwood – Blackfen Some sections are now Sustrans NCN  425  and  C10  (see above) map     2a  Eltham station – Falconwood Spur route off LCN  2  parallel to the A2 road, passing via Eltham station. map  3 
(old A3) (Esher – Ditton) – Kingston – Wandsworth – Battersea – Clapham Common – Stockwell – Oval – Waterloo Some sections were to become TfL Quietways  Q4 . A section in Kingston is now  C28  (see above) and another in Lambeth is now  C5 . map  4  Hampton Court Bridge – Kingston – Ham – Richmond Park – Barnes – Putney Bridge – Sands End – West Chelsea – Pimlico – Lambeth Bridge – Waterloo – London Bridge – Rotherhithe – Canada Water – Deptford – Greenwich For the most part this is the Greater London portion of Sustrans NCN  4  map  5 
(old A5) (Elstree) – Edgware – Kilburn – Maida Vale – Marylebone – Hyde Park – Knightsbridge – Chelsea Bridge – Battersea – Clapham – Streatham – Norbury – Croydon Portions in South London will become  C5 . Section across Chelsea Bridge/alongside Battersea Park is now  CS8  map  6  Barnet – Alexandra Palace – Holloway – Tufnell Park – Camden Town – West End – Waterloo map     6a  Highgate – Gospel Oak – Camden Town – Westminster map  7  (Southgate) – Wood Green – (Finsbury Park) – City – Elephant & Castle Section past Finsbury Park is NCN  162 . Section from St George's Circus, across Blackfriars Bridge along Farringdon Road is now  C6  map  8  Hammersmith – (Paddington) – Angel – London Fields – Hackney – Leyton – Leytonstone – (Woodford) Includes Market Porters & 7 Stations. The portion between King's Cross Road and London Fields is now  C27  map  9  City – Broadway Market – London Fields – Hackney – Walthamstow – Chingford – Epping The portion between London Fields and Millfields Park South is now  C27 ; the section between Virginia Road and Hackney Town Hall is now  C13 . map Radial routes in North East London: Route Number Route Notes Map  10 
(A10) Waltham Cross – Enfield – Tottenham – Seven Sisters – Stoke Newington – The City The majority of this route between the City and Tottenham has been upgraded to form  C1  map  11 
(A11) City – Stratford – Leytonstone – (Woodford) – Epping This route has been upgraded to  C2  between Aldgate and Stratford map  12 
(A12) City – Stratford – Ilford – Romford map  13 
(A13) City – (Canning Town) – Rainham – Tilbury Part of this route has now been upgraded to form part of  C3 . map  14 
(A104) Clapton – Lea Bridge – Whipps Cross – Woodford A portion of the route has been upgraded to  C23 . map  15  City – Canning Town – Plaistow – Barking – (Upminster) The section between Tower Bridge and Canning Town has been upgraded to form  C3  map  16  Cambridge Heath – Victoria Park – Stratford – West Ham – Newham Greenway, Beckton The section along The Greenway is now Quietway  Q22  map Radial routes in South East London: Route Number Route Notes Map  17  Greenwich Park – Lewisham – Catford – Beckenham, West Wickham Shares route of Sustrans NCN  21  (Waterlink Way) between Elverson Road DLR station and Loampit Vale, Lewisham map  18  Greenwich – Woolwich – Erith – Dartford map  19  Charlton – Greenwich – Plumstead – Bexleyheath – Dartford map  20  Deptford – Lewisham – Mottingham – New Eltham – Crittall's Corner map  21  Greenwich – Lewisham – Ladywell – Catford – Lower Sydenham – Kent House – (Elmers End) – Addington – New Addington Greater London portion of Sustrans NCN  21  along Waterlink Way map  22  Central London – Peckham Rye – Catford – Bromley – Orpington One section in Bermondsey (Willow Walk/Lynton Road) is now part of  C10 . In summer 2020, the section between Peckham and Burgess Park was upgraded to  C35 . map  23 
(A23) Central London – Camberwell – Crystal Palace – Croydon – Purley Northern section (Elephant and Castle to Southwark Bridge) is now TfL Cycle Superhighway  CS7  and  C17  follows some of LCN  23  also. map  24  (Wandsworth) – Carshalton map  25 
South Circular Woolwich – Catford – Dulwich Village – Herne Hill – Clapham Common – (Barnes) map     25a  Spur route off LCN  25 . map  26  (Willesden) – Hammersmith – (Wandsworth) – Streatham – Crystal Palace – Eltham This route is an 'orbital' one in south London from Shepherd's Bush in the west, to Eltham in the south east, but it is non-continuous with several gaps. map  27 
(Part A21) Battersea – Crystal Palace – Bromley – Sevenoaks map  28  Greenwich – Lee – Bromley map Radial routes in South West London: Route Number Route Notes Map  29  Wandsworth – Wimbledon – Sutton map  30  A30, Staines – (Osterley) map  31  A3 Kingston by-pass parallel, Leatherhead – (Hook) – (New Malden) – Hammersmith map  32  Hayes – Hounslow – (Whitton)? – Kingston – (Ewell) map  33  Richmond – Kingston – (Chessington) – Leatherhead map Radial routes in North West London: Route Number Route Notes Map  34  (Sunbury) – Hounslow – (Southall) map  35  A315 – Staines – Hounslow – (Chiswick) – Hammersmith map  36  A316 – (Sunbury) – Twickenham – Hammersmith The section between Woodberry Wetlands and Walthamstow Wetlands was branded the 'Wetlands to Wetlands Greenway' in 2016. map  37  A316 parallel, (Feltham) – Twickenham – Richmond – (Wandsworth) – Central London map  38  Wimbledon – Putney – Westminster Short section past Victoria will be part of Quietway  Q15  map  39  A4020 Uxbridge Road – Uxbridge – Southall – Hanwell – Ealing – (Shepherd's Bush) – Hyde Park – Mayfair – West End map  40  A40 (Hillingdon) – (Greenford) – (Hanger Lane) – Bayswater – Paddington – Central London map  41  (Hayes) – Ealing – Uxbridge Road parallel, (Acton) map  42  (Hayes) – Westminster Along Grand Union Canal  43  (West Drayton) – (Hayes) – (Brentford) Along Grand Union Canal  44  A4 – Slough – (Osterley) – Hammersmith – (Hyde Park Corner) map  45  Harrow – Wembley – Kensington – Battersea In summer 2020, the section between Notting Hill and North Kensington was upgraded to  C44 . map  46  (Willesden) – (Fulham) map  47  (Kenton) – Wembley – (Queen's Park) map  48  (Stanmore) – (Kingsbury) – Wembley – Kilburn The eastern half of this route is now Quietway  Q3 . map  49  (Northwood) – (Pinner) – Harrow – (Hendon) map  50  Potters Bar – (Hendon) – Regent's Park – Marylebone – St James's Park map  51  (Friern Barnet) – (Golders Green) map Orbital routes in North East London: Route Number Route Notes Map  54  Muswell Hill – Wood Green – Tottenham Hale – Walthamstow map  55  (Wanstead) – Ilford – Barking map  56  Wood Green – Northumberland Park The section between Bruce Castle Park and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is now  C1  map  57  Epping – Chigwell Row – Dagenham map  58  Epping – Romford – (Rainham) map 59 (Rainham) – (Harold Hill) Proposed route, never implemented (?) OSM map  60  Collier Row map  61  (Bedfords Park) – Romford map Orbital routes in South East London: Route Number Route Notes Map  62  Greenwich – (Forest Hill) – Sydenham – Penge Route signage does not use the route number map  63  Greenwich – Bromley map  64  The O2 – (Mottingham) map  65  Westminster – Vauxhall – Kennington – Peckham Rye – Nunhead – Brockley – Hilly Fields – Ladywell – Ladywell Fields – Lee Green – Eltham – Avery Hill – Blackfen – Bexleyheath Shares route through Ladywell Fields with NCN  21  map  66  Thamesmead – Plumstead Common – Falconwood – New Eltham – Chislehurst – Petts Wood map, map (66a) & map (66b)     66a  Spur route off LCN  66  to the Thames Path. map     66b  Spur route off LCN  66  to the Thames Path map  67  Woolwich – Bromley (Chislehurst) map  68  (Abbey Wood) – Bexley map & map (68a)  69  Orpington – (Bexley) – Dartford map Orbital routes in South West London: Route Number Route Notes Map  71  East Sheen Common – Roehampton – Wimbledon Park map  73  Kingston Vale – Wimbledon – Croydon map  74  Hampton Hill – Kingston – Wimbledon – Mitcham/Colliers Wood map  75  Ealing – Twickenham – Kingston – Sutton – Croydon – Bromley – Eltham – Woolwich A section of the route in Hounslow is now  C42 . map  76  (Ewell) – Sutton – Croydon – Orpington map  77  (Ewell) – (South Croydon) – (New Beckenham) map  78  Forestdale – Sanderstead map Orbital routes in North West London: Route Number Route Notes Map  84  (Park Royal) – (Hendon)  85  Ealing – (Hanger Lane) – Hendon – Barnet map  86  (Sudbury) – (Perivale) – Ealing – (Brentford) map  87  (Rayners Lane) – Greenford Broadway – Hanwell – (Brentford) map  88  West section: A312, Feltham – (Hayes by pass), – (South Ruislip) – (Rayners Lane) – Edgware; East section: Chipping Barnet - Enfield Chase - Chingford map     88a  Northolt Park – Yeading – Hayes – Harlington Alternative route alignment for LCN  88 . map  89  (Heathrow) – (West Drayton) – Uxbridge – (Hatch End) – (Stanmore) – Barnet map Other routes: Route Number Route Notes Map  99  Hatton – Feltham Signposted as 99, but is really a completed section of Hounslow's LCN link +99 map  162  Finsbury Park – Highbury Fields Shares most of its route with the old LCN  7 . The route was never way-marked on the ground and appears to have been de-designated as a National Cycle Network route by Sustrans in 2020. map  212  Wandle Park – central Croydon – Ashburton Park Croydon Parks Link, sections opened 2016, 2017. Previously referred to as a National Cycle Network route, but appears to have been de-designated by Sustrans in 2020 (the situation being unclear as the route had already been omitted from their mapping prior to that). map map  213  Selhurst – South Norwood Croydon route along A213 that ends at borough border. map  222  Broad Green – (Elmers End) Croydon route along A222 that ends at borough border. map  232  Wandle Park – central Croydon – Lloyd Park Croydon Parks Link, sections opened 2016, 2017. Part of route is along A232. Previously referred to as a National Cycle Network route, but appears to have been de-designated by Sustrans in 2020 (the situation being unclear as the route had already been omitted from their mapping prior to that). map  755  (Mitcham Eastfields) – Norbury – Thornton Heath Croydon route that ends at borough border. map  777  (Mitcham Common) – Thornton Heath Croydon route that ends at borough border. map

National and international routes※

National Cycle Network routes※

Route sign with white number on red background.
Route number design for NCN routes. Unlike local/regional routes, NCN routes use a red background.
The Waterlink Way, a traffic-free cycle route in Lewisham, is also part of the National Cycle Network.

The sustainable transport charity Sustrans describe their National Cycle Network (NCN) as "a network of safe traffic-free paths and quiet on-road cycling" that "criss-cross the country, linking up villages, towns and cities". Eleven of these pass through London. NCN routes are signed with white lettering on a blue background, save for the route number, set on a small red rectangle. In July 2020 Sustrans de-designated nearly a quarter of its National Cycle Network on safety grounds, including some in London. Alternative text

Route Number National Route Description Route through London Notes Maps  1  Shetland to Dover Waltham Abbey along the River Lea via Tottenham to the Isle of Dogs, through Greenwich Foot Tunnel, Thames Path from Greenwich to Dartford Also serves as part of international routes EuroVelo 2 and EuroVelo 12 (see below), and was London Cycle Network route LCN1. In 2019, a section in Greenwich was co-designated Q14. map     12  Enfield Lock to Spalding Enfield Lock to Hadley Wood Development as the "Enfield Island Village to Hadley Wood Greenway" map     13  London to Norwich Tower Bridge – Barking (Royal Docks) – Rainham – Purfleet shares part of its route with TfL's  C3  map          136  — Rainham to Noak Hill via Upminster map  20  London to Brighton Wandle Trail from Wandsworth – Carshalton, then on to Coulsdon The international Avenue Verte from London to Paris follows NCN20; TfL's unsigned Quietway 4 shares the route of NCN20 between Earlsfield and the Wandle Meadow Nature Park map     208  — Wimbledon to Rosehill map  21  London to Eastbourne Waterlink Way from Greenwich – Lewisham – Catford – (Elmers End) – (New Addington) – Crawley map  4  Fishguard to London Thames Path between Greenwich and Hampton Court Bridge Also serves as part of international route EuroVelo 2 (see below), and was London Cycle Network route LCN4. In March 2020, a section in Bermondsey was co-designated as TfL's  C14 . map     425  — Burgess Park in Camberwell to Durand's Wharf in Rotherhithe 8.1 km route built with a grant from the National Lottery. Some of the central section also became  C10  (formerly Q1). In summer 2020, a section between Burgess Park and Q1 was co-designated  C35 . map

International Cycle Network routes※

Per the notes column above, sections of the National Cycle Network are co-opted by the European Cyclists' Federation as forming part of their international EuroVelo network, which is largely aimed at promoting cycling tourism in Europe. Additionally the Avenue Verte international route between London and Paris begins in central London.

Neither EV2 nor EV12 are signed as EuroVelo routes, so cyclists would instead need to rely on the relevant national route (NCN) signage.

Route number Route name Comment via these UK cities/towns Through these countries
EuroVelo 2 – The Capitals Route Follows the course of NCN  4  along the River Thames from west London to Greenwich. And then follows NCN  1  northwards towards Colchester. Holyhead - Bristol - Bath - Reading - London - Harwich  Ireland,  United Kingdom,  Netherlands,  Germany,  Poland,  Belarus,  Russia
EuroVelo 12 – North Sea Cycle Route Within London this follows the course of NCN  1 , passing along the River Thames from Dartford to Greenwich and then continuing northwards towards Colchester. Dover - Canterbury - London - Norwich - Hull - Newcastle - Edinburgh - Aberdeen - Inverness  Norway,  Sweden,  Denmark,  Germany,  Netherlands,  Belgium,  France,  United Kingdom
AV Avenue Verte Beginning at the London Eye, this mainly follows NCN  4 , NCN  20 , NCN  21  and NCN  2  as it passes through south London, Surrey, West Sussex and East Sussex. London - Redhill - Crawley - Forest Row - Heathfield - Hailsham - Newhaven  United Kingdom,  France

Greenways※

London's "Greenways" are a loosely defined collection of mostly traffic-free shared cycling and walking routes, predominantly within (or connecting to) various parks and open spaces within Greater London. TfL and Sustrans claimed that "Greenways should be suitable for use by a novice adult cyclist, a family with young children or a sensible, unaccompanied 12-year-old".

Greenways in London have been developed by numerous different bodies, including Sustrans (who began the Greenways initiative in 1994), Transport for London, the Canal and River Trust, the London Boroughs, the Royal Parks, the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and the 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority, under various different funding programmes (including the 2009–2014 London Greenways scheme, the 2012 Games Walking and Cycling Routes programme, 'Connect2', the National Cycle Network, and others).

The routes tend to have names rather than numbers, and many of them use waymarking signs or markers in the carriageway, but there is no consistent scheme covering all of them. Some of the Greenways have been co-opted into the other TfL or Sustrans schemes listed earlier in this article.

The table below lists the most notable Greenways in London.

London Greenway routes:
Name Description Map
Routes in or connecting to parks, green spaces and nature reserves:
Tamsin Trail. Circular route around Richmond Park map
Avery Hill Park New and improved cycling and walking routes through this park in Greenwich. map
Ravensbourne Greenway Route alongside the River Ravensbourne through Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham. map
‡ Hackney Parks Connects Finsbury Park, Clissold Park, Hackney Downs, Victoria Park and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at Stratford. Some of the section between Hackney Downs and Victoria Park is now  C27 . map
Redbridge Greenway. map
River Beam Bridge Shared-use foot/cycle bridge over the River Beam, linking the Beam Valley Country Park with Bretons Outdoor Centre. map
Feltham Park, Longford River New bridge and improved shared use paths.
Jubilee Greenway, Woolwich Foot Tunnel Various infrastructure improvements on the Jubilee Greenway and associated routes between  C3  and the Woolwich Foot Tunnel.
Greendale Extension New link from the Greendale (LCN23) to Ruskin Park.
‡ Epping Forest Greenway Route from Stratford to Epping Forest. Skirts the boundaries of West Ham cemetery, Wanstead Flats, Harrow Road playing fields, Bush Wood and Leyton Flats. map
Wetlands to Wetlands Greenway Cycling route between Woodberry Wetlands and Walthamstow Wetlands. Much of the on-road section between the two wetlands follows the route of LCN36. map
Stanmore to River Thames Greenway Proposed Greenway with some completed sections, included Proyer's Path through Northwick Park, Harrow. ※
Enfield Chase to Arnos Park Greenway Route in Enfield linking several green spaces Enfield Golf Club and Grovelands Park. ※
Durant's Park to Brimsdown Greenway Route in Enfield ※
River corridors:
Roding Valley Way. Follows the green corridor of the River Roding. map
The Wandle Trail Follows the green corridor of the River Wandle. Cycle and walking sections sometimes diverge; the cycle sections are mostly part of NCN20. map
Hogsmill River Greenway Greenway linking Tolworth and Old Malden map
‡ Lower Lea Valley Runs from the Olympic Park via the Greenway in Newham to the Greenwich Foot Tunnel on the Isle of Dogs. map
Sewer corridors:
‡ Newham Greenway Also known as the 'Elevated Greenway'. Route from Stratford to Beckton built on top of the Northern Outfall Sewer. Most of the route is now designated Q22 (formerly LCN16)–see above.
The Ridgeway Route from Plumstead to Crossness built on top of the Southern Outfall Sewer.
Canal towpaths:
‡ Lee Valley North Sections of the River Lee towpath, upgraded for the 2012 Olympics map
Regent's Canal towpath. Towpath of a portions of the Regent's Canal ※※※
‡ Limehouse Cut Towpath of the Limehouse Cut waterway. map

‡ These routes were developed for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games

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