My cycle to North London and back

Well I left home just after four weather was bright and quite warm, a journey of about just over thirteen miles. I took my usual route as if going to Balham across Tooting Bec Common, up to Clapham Common, there is a cycle lane that cuts right through the common which is such a joy to use. When you reach the end of the cycle lane at Cedars Road Clapham there are Traffic lights that allows cyclist safely back onto the road, whoever designed this a big thumbs up.

Bandstand Clapham Common

From there it was down past Battersea Park opposite Battersea Park is the home of the shopping channel

QVC

Over Chelsea Bridge onto Grosvenor Road passing

Battersea Power Station

Down to Parliament Square passing

Westminster Abbey

Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster

Where I worked for Royal Mail in 1969/70 as a messenger boy
Down past

Horseguards Parade

Up the Mall coming out at

Trafalgar Square

Camden Lock

Docking Station London Cycle Hire Scheme

By now as you can imagine the roads were very congested sailed through the traffic without incident the journey took with all the stops for picture-taking just over one and a half hours.

Route to North London and stats Here

Left North London at about 9.45pm the weather when I left was fine but about three miles from home it started to rain fairly heavily, I decided if I had stopped to put on my light waterproof jacket I would be soaked already. The journey back took just about an hour and quarter

It had been a goal of mine to cycle over to North London to see if I could achieve this distance in one go. Well to be honest I managed it without any aches or pains.

I am very pleased about completing this trip, plus it has added some much-needed miles to the August 150

Route Home and stats Here