How best to plan a route around London?

How best to plan a route around London?

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VEIGHT

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2,370 posts

234 months

Saturday 9th May 2020
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For my exercise tomorrow I want to have a early cycle around London and take in some of the sights as I imagine I will never experience it so deserted.

I've started planning a route on google maps but it seems to only let me add 10 destinations? Is there a way round this or a good app to use with pre planned routes?

Thanks!


Solocle

3,567 posts

90 months

Saturday 9th May 2020
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VEIGHT said:
For my exercise tomorrow I want to have a early cycle around London and take in some of the sights as I imagine I will never experience it so deserted.

I've started planning a route on google maps but it seems to only let me add 10 destinations? Is there a way round this or a good app to use with pre planned routes?

Thanks!
Strava, its route tool is generally good. Orientated towards experienced roadies, but the difference in traffic levels probably will avoid that being a big issue (although it doesn't look the same as 1 month ago).

This ride last year was following a Strava route:

VEIGHT

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2,370 posts

234 months

Saturday 9th May 2020
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Thanks I'll start planning a route. I just tested it out, how do I get turn by turn audio cues on Strava?

DangerMonkey

589 posts

222 months

Saturday 9th May 2020
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Try ridewithgps.com

It's brilliant for putting routes together

VEIGHT

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2,370 posts

234 months

Sunday 10th May 2020
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I went with Strava in the end, planned a route then just followed the line which was ok.

I started at 7am near to Regents Park and did 20 miles, up to Tower Bridge and back taking in some sights.

It was deadly quiet for the first hour, started seeing a few more people nearer 8:30.