Cracking Ride Grommit

"p.k." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On to Kew Gardens, Hammersmith Bridge & Putney.
Away from the river again and up the back (off road track) route to Putney
Common.

I know all of your route intimately, but was just wondering where this off
road track to Putney is?

Yes, not bad having all that on our doorsteps! Shame my MTB has broken, I'm
restricted to roadie biking around Richmond Park every night.

elyob said:

"p.k." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On to Kew Gardens, Hammersmith Bridge & Putney.
Away from the river again and up the back (off road track) route to
Putney Common.

I know all of your route intimately, but was just wondering where
this off road track to Putney is?

Yes, not bad having all that on our doorsteps! Shame my MTB has
broken, I'm restricted to roadie biking around Richmond Park every
night.

The link bit from the river to the main track is a bit of a faff, but worth
it for the car & house porm you cycle past and nicer than the road

You should be able to follow this, I'm looking a streetmap.co.uk

Going down river:

Turn right off the towpath at the Beverly Brook Foot/Cycle path
Follow your nose till you come to a little up and over bridge
Over the bridge take a left across the field (Putney Lower Common) following
the cycle track
Crossing lower Richmond road/queers ride on the way

Turn right onto Lower common south
Right onto St Mary's grove (unpaved. through a narrow gap)
Left onto queen's ride
Left onto gypsy lane follow to junction

You are now at the sth circ/upper Richmond road

Directly opposite is Putney Park lane, an unadopted and unmade road, for
most part and back alley for a bit.
That takes you all the way up to Putney heath at the junction with Telegraph
road.
Carry on and you come to the Telegraph Pub - great beer and muddy cyclist
friendly even though it is quite a posh Gastro Pub - the "Cyclists Welcome"
signs are for real. they even have locks they will lend to attach you bike
to the substantial bike rack!

Past the pub is a dirt track that takes you to the Tibbet's Corner
underpass, through that you are back on the Putney heath gravel track that
leads across to the Windmill on the Common

A much nicer ride than up Putney Hill, and in practice eminently doable on a
road bike if you weave around the potholes!

pk

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elyob said:

"p.k." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On to Kew Gardens, Hammersmith Bridge & Putney.
Away from the river again and up the back (off road track) route to
Putney Common.

I know all of your route intimately, but was just wondering where
this off road track to Putney is?

Yes, not bad having all that on our doorsteps! Shame my MTB has
broken, I'm restricted to roadie biking around Richmond Park every
night.

The link bit from the river to the main track is a bit of a faff, but
worth it for the car & house porm you cycle past and nicer than the road

You should be able to follow this, I'm looking a streetmap.co.uk

Going down river:

Turn right off the towpath at the Beverly Brook Foot/Cycle path
Follow your nose till you come to a little up and over bridge
Over the bridge take a left across the field (Putney Lower Common)
following the cycle track
Crossing lower Richmond road/queers ride on the way

Turn right onto Lower common south
Right onto St Mary's grove (unpaved. through a narrow gap)
Left onto queen's ride
Left onto gypsy lane follow to junction

You are now at the sth circ/upper Richmond road

Directly opposite is Putney Park lane, an unadopted and unmade road, for
most part and back alley for a bit.
That takes you all the way up to Putney heath at the junction with
Telegraph road.
Carry on and you come to the Telegraph Pub - great beer and muddy cyclist
friendly even though it is quite a posh Gastro Pub - the "Cyclists
Welcome" signs are for real. they even have locks they will lend to attach
you bike to the substantial bike rack!

Past the pub is a dirt track that takes you to the Tibbet's Corner
underpass, through that you are back on the Putney heath gravel track that
leads across to the Windmill on the Common

A much nicer ride than up Putney Hill, and in practice eminently doable on
a road bike if you weave around the potholes!

Any chance you could go to http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/, input the map and
give me a link?

Thanks!

elyob said:

Any chance you could go to http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/, input the
map and give me a link?

Thanks!

Hey, what a great toy!

Hope this works!

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=871825

pk

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p.k. said:

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Away from the river at Walton and on the Road to Hersham & across the A307
Into the woods and the farmland around the back side of Claremont
Gardens. Through Esher common woodland Over the A3 & back to Claygate
Common, on to Thames Ditton and back to Hampton Court.

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Not bad for a ride for your front door in London!!!

yep nice part of the world. Not sure where you are crossing the A307 or
these woods and farmland around the back sideof Claremont as distinct from
Esher Common.

--
CTC Right to Ride Representative for Richmond upon Thames

Paul Luton said:

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p.k. said:

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Away from the river at Walton and on the Road to Hersham & across
the A307 Into the woods and the farmland around the back side of
Claremont Gardens. Through Esher common woodland Over the A3 & back
to Claygate Common, on to Thames Ditton and back to Hampton Court.

Quoted message said:

Not bad for a ride for your front door in London!!!

yep nice part of the world. Not sure where you are crossing the A307
or these woods and farmland around the back sideof Claremont as
distinct from Esher Common.

does this make more sence?

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=871985

pk

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Paul Luton said:

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p.k. said:

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Away from the river at Walton and on the Road to Hersham & across
the A307 Into the woods and the farmland around the back side of
Claremont Gardens. Through Esher common woodland Over the A3 & back
to Claygate Common, on to Thames Ditton and back to Hampton Court.

Quoted message said:

Not bad for a ride for your front door in London!!!

yep nice part of the world. Not sure where you are crossing the A307
or these woods and farmland around the back sideof Claremont as
distinct from Esher Common.

does this make more sence?

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=871985

I'm guessing you tried this route ...

http://gps.elyob.com/gpsmap.php

Click on "2005-10-09 Esher Common"

"p.k." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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elyob said:

Any chance you could go to http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/, input the
map and give me a link?

Thanks!

Hey, what a great toy!

Hope this works!

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=871825

It is nice, isn't it!

elyob said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=871985

I'm guessing you tried this route ...

http://gps.elyob.com/gpsmap.php

Click on "2005-10-09 Esher Common"

Similar, except I pick it up at kingston & go back along the south bank to
HC and Bushey park before hiiting the river at teddington rest is identical.

Looking at some of your routes our paths must cross regularly!

pk

p.k. said:

Out at 8am.
Up the hill to Wimbledon - always a nice little tester to start the ride!
Across the common to Robin Hood gate
Around the Park to Ham gate and on to Teddington Lock.

Thames tow path to Kingston & across the river
Towpath to Hampton Court
Across the river again & on the Walton on the towpath.

Away from the river at Walton and on the Road to Hersham & across the A307
Into the woods and the farmland around the back side of Claremont Gardens.
Through Esher common woodland
Over the A3 & back to Claygate Common, on to Thames Ditton and back to
Hampton Court.

Over the river and through Bushy park to Teddington.
Over the Lock and on the Richmond on the towpath passing Ham house on the
way.

On to Kew Gardens, Hammersmith Bridge & Putney.
Away from the river again and up the back (off road track) route to Putney
Common.
On to Wimbledon Common, past the Windmill.
Down to the hill & home!

Back at 1pm
Exactly 5 hours door to door
50.5 miles
40 miles off road 10 miles on tarmac
4hrs 36min cycling
Average cycling speed 10.9 (Mountain bike)

Not bad for a ride for your front door in London!!!

Oh yes, I almost forgot: Brilliant sunshine all morning!

pk

ooh shall have to give this a go slightly modded as i live in hampton
(mostly)

and be nice to give the mountain bike a spin as well.

roger

Roger Merriman said:

ooh shall have to give this a go slightly modded as i live in hampton
(mostly)

and be nice to give the mountain bike a spin as well.

roger

Partly mapped here as Esher common ride

http://gps.elyob.com/gpsmap.php

The bit through the woods is a bit tricky as multiple paths cross!

pk

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Roger Merriman said:

ooh shall have to give this a go slightly modded as i live in hampton
(mostly)

and be nice to give the mountain bike a spin as well.

roger

Partly mapped here as Esher common ride

http://gps.elyob.com/gpsmap.php

The bit through the woods is a bit tricky as multiple paths cross!

If I can rebuild my MTB then I might put together a few new rides to follow.

Alternatively, has anyone got a gpx that they want me to upload?

I'm rewriting and working on a cycle-centric system.

Nick