Cycleway 1 (C1): Freezy Water to The City
Cycleway 1 runs 26.9 km from Freezy Water to The City through Enfield, Hackney, Haringey and Islington; 36% of it is on a cycle track or path of its own, and SuperSafe rates 83% of it quiet. 81% of it is lit after dark.
- 26.9 km
- 36% on a track or path of its own
- 83% rated quiet
Cycleway 1 route map
The built route as OpenStreetMap maps it. Blue is a cycle track or path of its own; black is on the road.
C1 at a glance
- Length
- 26.9 km
- Runs
- Freezy Water to The City
- Grade
- Part protected
- On a track or path of its own
- 36%
- Rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 83%
- Lit after dark
- 81%
- Boroughs
- Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington
- Built pieces
- One continuous route
- Planned extensions
- None mapped
The streets C1 follows
In route order as mapped, named streets and paths only, the first forty.
- Hertford Road
- High Street
- Nags Head Road
- Southbury Road
- The Green
- The Broadway
- Fore Street
- Park Road
- Sweet Briar Walk
- Dorrit Mews
- Dickens Lane
- Tanners End Lane
- Bull Lane
- Wilbury Way
- Queen Street
- White Hart Lane
- Beaufoy Road
- Church Road
- Church Lane
- Lordship Lane
- Broadwater Road
- The Avenue
- Sperling Road
- Napier Road
- Philip Lane
- Town Hall Approach Road
- High Road
- Ermine Road
- St Ann's Road
- Frinton Road
- Thorpe Road
- Holmdale Terrace
- Amhurst Park
- West Bank
- Dunsmure Road
- Fairholt Road
- Heathland Road
- Bouverie Road
- Stoke Newington Church Street
- Defoe Road
Cycleways C1 connects to
Routes that share a street or a junction with Cycleway 1, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
How Cyclemate routes it
Riding C1 with SuperSafe™
SuperSafe rates 83% of Cycleway 1 quiet, so our directions follow it almost everywhere it goes your way, and pick up the signed route wherever a quiet street or protected track joins it.
Plan a ride between its ends and tap "Why this route?" to see which parts of C1 it used and what it steered around.
- 36%
- on a track or path of its own
- 83%
- rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 81%
- lit after dark
Notes and sources
Cycleway 1 is drawn from the 5 OpenStreetMap route relations tagged with its number in the June 2026 London extract our routing map is built from. Length is the sum of the mapped ways. Protected means a cycleway in its own right or a road with a mapped separate track. Quiet and lit are SuperSafe™ ratings from the Cyclemate London map over the 90% of the route it holds.
Last checked 6 October 2026. See every London Cycleway for the full network, or the Thames bridges ranked for cycling if it crosses the river. Spotted a change? Tell us.
Cycleway 1: your questions
Where does Cycleway 1 go?
Cycleway 1 runs 26.9 km from Freezy Water to The City, through Enfield, Hackney, Haringey and Islington. Along the way it follows Hertford Road, High Street, Nags Head Road, Southbury Road and The Green.
Is C1 a protected cycle route?
Partly. 36% of Cycleway 1 is on a cycle track or path of its own, and the rest shares the road, so expect a mix of protected sections and on-street riding.
How safe is C1 to cycle?
SuperSafe rates 83% of Cycleway 1 quiet, on a cycle track, a low traffic street or a road with little motor traffic, and 81% of it is lit at night. Cyclemate’s directions use the quiet sections and route around the rest.
What does C1 connect to?
Cycleway 1 shares a street or a junction with Cycleway 13, Cycleway 21, Cycleway 23 and Cycleway 27, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
