🚲 A quick and easy way to cycle from Dulwich to Deptford

You can cycle from Dulwich in south London to Deptford in south east London, entirely on quiet streets and protected cycle lanes.
The route is 8.5km long (5.3 miles) and makes use of quiet streets and paths in Dulwich Park, Peckham Rye, and part of Cycleway 10.
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You can see a digital map of the route and download a GPS/GPX file to use on whatever device or app you want here:
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And you can find a viewer-created and maintained map of all the London Cycle Routes videos here:
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I also highly recommend the Safe Cycle London map for route planning, which is compiled by @SafeCycleLDN on twitter:
www.google.com/mymaps/viewer?...

[@freeworld88888]

Deptford was my home town. I still see Deptford as my home , my parent are still living there. I moved to Lee green now. I used to live in East Dulwich for a short period of time. Nice park in Dulwich

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Hope it was nice to revisit it!

[@AlexRaha]

Another really good vid. Thanks for making it. Lewisham Council are looking at providing a new crossing at Trundleys road leading into Folkestone gardens, if the planning development along Surrey Canal happens. They've just got planning permission, so may happen in next few years. Lewisham Cyclists also pushing council to close Cold Blow Lane to through traffic and improve filter at Waller road.

[@Londoncycleroutes]

That’s great to know - improving the filter at Waller Rd is one thing I should have mentioned but didn’t get a chance to. it’s a bit of a squeeze! Re: Coldblow Lane, it’s in this years Lewisham council LIP submission for TfL funding I believe (hopefully they include contraflow cycling in the scheme)

[@AlexRaha]

@@Londoncycleroutes yes Cold Blow Lane should be getting an experimental traffic order soon, closed to through motor traffic with access for those on foot and bike (both ways). Lewisham council also have ambitions for a new north south route via Telegraph hill but a bit of a way off.

[@Londoncycleroutes]

nice one. it's good to see them getting on with Church Street as well, a nice C4 connection@@AlexRaha

[@infocuslearning]

Very inventive route from Peckham Rye to Deptford. I wouldn’t have thought of going that way!

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Thank you - the estates are quite helpful shortcuts! it’s interesting that there are actually cycle crossings into them, clearly someone at some point intended them to be a route!

[@avinashbhogun]

Sure do miss Dulwich park for jogging + I need to get myself to Deptford market for the infamous Jamaican patties. Nice route 👌🏽🙌🏽

[@Londoncycleroutes]

A great market! I popped by after filming this

[@lordgemini2376]

Another great route, I'd love to see all the unfortunately placed chicanes you run into in almost every video dealt with by the councils. They're such an unecessary barrier a lot of the time!

[@GreenJimll]

The really annoying thing is councils are still installing them, and even retrofitting them on old existing shared foot/cycle ways. PITA for me as a (mostly) pedestrian who pulls a trolley around, a several times I've had cyclists come round corners to find me on theirside because of the chicane. I'm surprised we don't hear about more accidents because of them.

[@Londoncycleroutes]

They actually create conflicts I hate them

[@Londoncycleroutes]

They’re awful, I think councils put them in as a misguided anti motorbike measure… but they don’t even work for that!

[@josephdimambro-denson497]

I love seeing the different types of infrastructure in your videos, the facts are really interesting and you have a very pleasant voice.

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Thanks so much that’s very kind!

[@toocloseforcomfort8247]

Thanks for the playground heads up! We’ll check it out too.

[@Londoncycleroutes]

It looked pretty fun!

[@artsyfashion]

Thanks for sharing this route and I always love your videos for the info on council plans. I live in New Cross (you rode past my street in this video) and am very excited to hear about the developments for Cold Blow Lane! I also share your frustration with chicanes - especially that one you run into past Avonley Road heading to John Williams Close. It was recently installed and has caused me nothing but strife!

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Oh man I didn’t realise it was a recent one - that’s terrible, you’d think councils would have learned by now. They create dangerous pinch points and are discriminatory!

[@user-uq5wj8hg1c]

I have one suggestion, can you include the day, month the videos are taken. It provides more information about the riding conditions and about the place overall. 😊

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Sure- I do try to mention it but neglected this time! This one was shot on a weekend in December

[@Loppy2345]

Perfect - just the route I was interested in, thanks!

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Very pleased to hear it!

[@himofthenorth-east]

I don't live in London however these videos are great :)

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Thanks for watching!

[@CanafYerHasan]

♥thx!!!

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Thanks for leaving a comment!

[@grahammaddocks5427]

Thanks!

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Thank you that’s very kind!

[@stephensaines7100]

Absolutely loved that!

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Thank you!

[@jonathanmoore2288]

Great video. You cycled passed my gym on Edward street. Pop by sometime to say hi sometime 😊

[@Londoncycleroutes]

I might have to! Thanks for watching

[@catsapp]

thank you

[@Londoncycleroutes]

thanks for leaving a comment!

[@dirtywaterpj_dj]

Talking about unwelcome gradients, I’m wondering if anyone has recommendations for going from Crouch End or Hornsey in any direction except towards Wood Green or Turnpike Lane.

[@Londoncycleroutes]

If you check out the map of routes linked in the description there is kind of one that can get you to Highgate… but south of there I don’t have anything yet! As you say… unwelcome gradients! But there might be something, I’ll have a look

[@miz4535]

Thanks for these. You have inspired me to try to make similar videos since I have a few routes I've taken which are OK for cycling (such as Hackney central to Limehouse, not through the canal) that could be added. Since I've noticed you seem to add routes as they become good, I think my philosophy would be to find the "best" routes even when the quality is not great, prioritising safer but longer routes over faster more dangerous ones, i.e. a lot of meandering. Better to have a route that's not great than none at all I suppose. So your channel is for those who would cycle when it is a better option, I would try to cater to people who would cycle regardless but would like something less dangerous than a main road. A smaller audience for sure. I also am more lax with obeying the rules. For example, I've cycled from Stamford Hill to Wood Green and some of the route is as here but I go down the wrong way on the one way streets. They are pretty empty and it's easy to be cautious enough. Beats taking a large detour. I surmise you wouldn't advocate for this but I think people cycling should do what they can. If the roads aren't catering to them, and they aren't really endangering anyone, I don't see the problem in breaking the rules. For example, I have cycled through park paths where you aren't allowed to like Battersea Park. It is worth the almost zero probability I will suffer any consequences. It is essentially no different to cycling where it is allowed other than arbitrary rules. I am as cautious around pedestrians in both.

[@Londoncycleroutes]

That sounds cool I’ll have to check them out when you do them! On the rules thing, I try and stick to them especially when doing videos of you get comments full of people telling you you shouldn’t do this or that! (Also it helps to illustrate some of the problems with rules where they need amending eg cycle contraflows as you say) Since I’ve started doing the channel I’ve probably become a more compliant cyclist! Best of luck

[@miz4535]

@@Londoncycleroutes I agree that ideally the rules should be followed but I think because of the road design being so car centric sometimes legal cycling and safe/convenient cycling is in opposition.

[@mikeadams2183]

I'm a recent subscriber from Edinburgh, I'm impressed with London's cycle routes, unfortunately Edinburgh is poor for cycle safety, better than it was but still poor in relation to watching your routes, quite therapeutic watching these videos.

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Thanks for subscribing! I was in Edinburgh last year and was surprised by how many people I saw cycling - it’s so hilly but people seemed to go with the flow! As you say I didn’t see much in the way of cycle infrastructure. I love than pedestrianisation plan that was announced this week though, looks like a big step forward (though shame about the separate announcement about the loss of that cycle path)

[@mikeadams2183]

I'm afraid there are a lot of residents against cycling proposals here, they don't see past the windows of their car!

[@jainee4507]

As someone who cycles with a pair of breadsticks I try to avoid hills as much as possible.

[@Londoncycleroutes]

They’re not for me! I could never move to Crystal Palace

[@kostakole9876]

I have a question. Does anyone know if the gap in cycleway 4 down Lower road has been plugged?

[@Londoncycleroutes]

They’re still building the bit outside Surrey Quays station… give it another couple of weeks…

[@OG_2pence]

The gentrification is screaming at me

[@Londoncycleroutes]

Can’t believe they’ve gentrified Dulwich

[@inglese2996]

@@Londoncycleroutes I remember spending time at my grandad's in east dulwich in the 90's... the thought of popping to lordship lane for brunch and a flat white at a coffee shop, then going to an organic fruit and veg shop was unthinkable. It's changed a lot! Very much gentrified since then.