| Cycle Route Details |
| Route Name | Canary Wharf To Tower Bridge via Woolwich Ferry And Greenwich |
| Distance(miles) | 16.68 |
| Duration(hh:mm) | 01:36 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
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| Cycle Route Location |
| Country | England |
| Town/City | Isle of Dogs |
| County/Region | London |
| Start Location | Crossharbour DLR, Isle of Dogs |
| End Location | Crossharbour DDLR, Isle of Dogs |
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| Cycle Steps |
| 1. Starting at Crossharbour head towards Blackwall DLR and turn left onto Blackwall Way (parallel to Aspen Way).
Follow to Large round about and take Lower Lea Crossing over the bridge. At the next round about head striaght onto Silvertown Way/Nth Woolwich Road.
Continue along passing West Silvertown DLR and Pontoon Dock DLR (you can have a short detour on the right and visit the Thames Barrier). At the round about, turn left, then right and the next roundabout, then right again onto Connaught Road/Albert Road.
Continue along, with the old train tracks on your right hand side until you turn right onto Pier road. Follow Signs to Woolwich Ferry. Rest for 20 mins on the Ferry (The ferry is FREE, and ride onto where the cars go - not the peds!).
Ride off the ferry and turn right at the LARGE (busy and can be dangerous!) round about onto Woolwich Church Street. Follow this road all the way to the end at Greenwich Village. Here, turn left, then right onto Creek Road.
Follow this road, it shortly turns into Evelyn St. passing Surrey Quays DLR. Take it all the way to the large roundabout and and turn left onto Jamaica Road. Follow Jamaica road passed Bermondsey Station and then follow the bus lane onto Tooley Street.
Turn right onto Tower Bridge Road and cross TOWER BRIDGE.
Directly after the bridge, turn right onto E Smithfield/The Highway. Take this road (carefull of the TRAFFIC!) all the way to Narrow Street (just before the Limehouse link) and follow it passed The Narrow Pub and keep and eye out for the Thames Path that turns right off Narrow Steet.
Take it to Westferry Circus and run up the large set of stairs! Take the right at the top of the round about and follow Marsh Wall to East Ferry Road and back to Crossharbour DLR ending with a pint at The George!
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| Landmarks/Sites to see? |
Canary Wharf, Thames Barrier, Woolwich Ferry, Greenwich Park, Tower Bridge, Narrow Street.
Bike Shops: Evans Cycles Canary Wharf, Harry Perry's Woolwich, Discount Bike Shop Charlton, Evans Cycles London Bridge, On Your Bike London Bridge.
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