Cycleway 18 (C18): Catford to Kent House
Cycleway 18 runs 5.1 km from Catford to Kent House through Lewisham and Bromley; 83% of it is on a cycle track or path of its own, and SuperSafe rates 98% of it quiet. 39% of it is lit after dark.
- 5.1 km
- 83% on a track or path of its own
- 98% rated quiet
Cycleway 18 route map
The built route as OpenStreetMap maps it, in 2 separate pieces where the signed route has gaps. Blue is a cycle track or path of its own; black is on the road.
C18 at a glance
- Length
- 5.1 km
- Runs
- Catford to Kent House
- Grade
- Mostly protected
- On a track or path of its own
- 83%
- Rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 98%
- Lit after dark
- 39%
- Boroughs
- Lewisham, Bromley
- Built pieces
- 2 separate pieces
- Planned extensions
- None mapped
The streets C18 follows
In route order as mapped, named streets and paths only.
- Fambridge Road
- Fambridge Close
- Westerley Crescent
- Aldersmead Road
- Kings Hall Road
- Station Approach
- Deptford Church Street
- church street
Cycleways C18 connects to
Routes that share a street or a junction with Cycleway 18, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
How Cyclemate routes it
Riding C18 with SuperSafe™
SuperSafe rates 98% of Cycleway 18 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 C18 it used and what it steered around.
- 83%
- on a track or path of its own
- 98%
- rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 39%
- lit after dark
Notes and sources
Cycleway 18 is drawn from the 2 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 77% of the route it holds.
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Cycleway 18: your questions
Where does Cycleway 18 go?
Cycleway 18 runs 5.1 km from Catford to Kent House, through Lewisham and Bromley. Along the way it follows Fambridge Road, Fambridge Close, Westerley Crescent, Aldersmead Road and Kings Hall Road.
Is C18 a protected cycle route?
Mostly. 83% of Cycleway 18 is on a cycle track or path separate from motor traffic; the rest is on the carriageway, usually quiet streets or painted lanes.
How safe is C18 to cycle?
SuperSafe rates 98% of Cycleway 18 quiet, on a cycle track, a low traffic street or a road with little motor traffic, and 39% of it is lit at night. Cyclemate’s directions use the quiet sections and route around the rest.
What does C18 connect to?
Cycleway 18 shares a street or a junction with Cycleway 10, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
