Cycleway 23 (C23): Crossway to Woodford New Road
Cycleway 23 runs 13.8 km from Crossway to Woodford New Road through Waltham Forest and Hackney; 83% of it is on a cycle track or path of its own, and SuperSafe rates 99% of it quiet. 87% of it is lit after dark. An extension is proposed but not yet built.
- 13.8 km
- 83% on a track or path of its own
- 99% rated quiet
Cycleway 23 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.
C23 at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 km
- Runs
- Crossway to Woodford New Road
- Grade
- Mostly protected
- On a track or path of its own
- 83%
- Rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 99%
- Lit after dark
- 87%
- Boroughs
- Waltham Forest, Hackney
- Built pieces
- 2 separate pieces
- Planned extensions
- 1 proposed
The streets C23 follows
In route order as mapped, named streets and paths only.
- Crossway
- John Campbell Road
- Sandringham Road
- Abersham Road
- Downs Park Road
- Queens Down Road
- Downs Road
- Powell Road
- Kenninghall Road
- Lea Bridge Roundabout
- Lea Bridge Road
- Lea Bridge
- Forest Rise
- Woodford New Road
Cycleways C23 connects to
Routes that share a street or a junction with Cycleway 23, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
How Cyclemate routes it
Riding C23 with SuperSafe™
SuperSafe rates 99% of Cycleway 23 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 C23 it used and what it steered around.
- 83%
- on a track or path of its own
- 99%
- rated quiet by SuperSafe™
- 87%
- lit after dark
Notes and sources
Cycleway 23 is drawn from the 3 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 92% of the route it holds.
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Cycleway 23: your questions
Where does Cycleway 23 go?
Cycleway 23 runs 13.8 km from Crossway to Woodford New Road, through Waltham Forest and Hackney. Along the way it follows Crossway, John Campbell Road, Sandringham Road, Abersham Road and Downs Park Road.
Is C23 a protected cycle route?
Mostly. 83% of Cycleway 23 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 C23 to cycle?
SuperSafe rates 99% of Cycleway 23 quiet, on a cycle track, a low traffic street or a road with little motor traffic, and 87% of it is lit at night. Cyclemate’s directions use the quiet sections and route around the rest.
What does C23 connect to?
Cycleway 23 shares a street or a junction with Cycleway 1, Cycleway 26 and Cycleway 27, so you can change between them without leaving the signed network.
