Cycleway 2 (C2): The City to Bow
Cycleway 2 runs 12.9 km from The City to Bow through Tower Hamlets and Newham; 74% of it is on a cycle track or path of its own, and SuperSafe rates 78% of it quiet. 100% of it is lit after dark.
- 12.9 km
- 74% on a track or path of its own
- 78% rated quiet
Cycleway 2 route map
The built route as OpenStreetMap maps it. Blue is a cycle track or path of its own; black is on the road.
C2 at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 km
- Runs
- The City to Bow
- Grade
- Mostly protected
- On a track or path of its own
- 74%
- Rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 78%
- Lit after dark
- 100%
- Boroughs
- Tower Hamlets, Newham
- Built pieces
- One continuous route
- Planned extensions
- None mapped
The streets C2 follows
In route order as mapped, named streets and paths only.
- Whitechapel High Street
- Whitechapel Road
- Mile End Road
- Bow Road
- Bow Roundabout
- High Street
- Broadway
- Romford Road
Cycleways C2 connects to
Routes that share a street or a junction with Cycleway 2, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
How Cyclemate routes it
Riding C2 with SuperSafe™
SuperSafe rates 78% of Cycleway 2 quiet. Our directions follow the protected and quiet sections and leave the signed route where it runs along a busy road, picking a parallel back street instead, so a Cyclemate route may not match the signs for the whole way.
Plan a ride between its ends and tap "Why this route?" to see which parts of C2 it used and what it steered around.
- 74%
- on a track or path of its own
- 78%
- rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 100%
- lit after dark
Notes and sources
Cycleway 2 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 86% of the route it holds.
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Cycleway 2: your questions
Where does Cycleway 2 go?
Cycleway 2 runs 12.9 km from The City to Bow, through Tower Hamlets and Newham. Along the way it follows Whitechapel High Street, Whitechapel Road, Mile End Road, Bow Road and Bow Roundabout.
Is C2 a protected cycle route?
Mostly. 74% of Cycleway 2 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 C2 to cycle?
SuperSafe rates 78% of Cycleway 2 quiet, on a cycle track, a low traffic street or a road with little motor traffic, and 100% of it is lit at night. Cyclemate’s directions use the quiet sections and route around the rest.
What does C2 connect to?
Cycleway 2 shares a street or a junction with Cycleway 22, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
