Cycling from Dalston to King's Cross
The SuperSafe™ route is 5.5 km and takes about 22 min, with 91% on quiet streets and cycleways. It is flat the whole way.
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The SuperSafe™ route is 5.5 km and takes about 22 min, with 91% on quiet streets and cycleways. It is flat the whole way.
SuperSafe™
via Mildmay Road, Canonbury Park South and Richmond Avenue
5.5 km
Detours around the roadworks on Pentonville Road this week. It also avoids busy Balls Pond Road and St. Paul's Road, taking quiet Mildmay Road and Boleyn Road instead. Most of the ride is on cycleways and quiet streets, making it a safer choice for cycling.
SAFETY, BY DISTANCE
AVOIDED ALONG THE WAY
Avoids Balls Pond Road and St. Paul's Road
Busier roads or shared pathsRoadworks on King Henry's Walk
Department for TransportRoadworks on Pentonville Road
Department for TransportELEVATION
23 m of climbing on the SuperSafe™ route, 21 m on the direct route.
Starting your ride in Dalston, the SuperSafe™ route to King's Cross spans 5.5 km and takes about 22 minutes. This flat journey includes a gentle climb of 23 metres and a descent of 25 metres. You'll find about 91% of the route on quiet streets and cycleways, including C1, C23, and C20. The ride begins on Kingsland High Street, Boleyn Road, and Mildmay Road, continuing through streets like Petherton Road and Grosvenor Avenue, before finishing on Northdown Street, Caledonian Road, and Grays Inn Road as you reach King's Cross.
Compared to the direct route, which is 4.7 km and takes about 19 minutes, SuperSafe™ adds just 3 minutes to your journey. In return, it avoids busier roads such as Balls Pond Road and St. Paul's Road, as well as areas with roadworks like King Henry's Walk and Pentonville Road. The ride also steers clear of Chapel Market, which has a closure in force. The route concludes on Northdown Street, Caledonian Road, and Grays Inn Road, ensuring a smooth arrival in King's Cross.
About 22 min at an easy pace on the SuperSafe™ route, which is 5.5 km. The most direct route is 4.7 km and takes about 19 min, with more of it on busier roads.
SuperSafe™ goes via Mildmay Road, Canonbury Park South and Richmond Avenue, using C1, C23 and C20. 91% of the route is on quiet streets and cycleways; the rest is short stretches with some traffic, mostly at crossings.
No. It climbs 23 m in total and is flat for almost all of it.
Yes, in the Cyclemate app for iPhone and Android. Open this page on your phone and tap Open in Cyclemate: the route loads in the app, ready to start with turn-by-turn navigation from Dalston.
After dark, Cyclemate plans a SuperSafe™ Night route that prefers well-lit roads, and shows how much of the ride is lit next to how much is quiet. Plan the trip in the app with a night-time departure to compare.
Yes. Cyclemate is free to download on iPhone and Android, and SuperSafe™ directions and the live London map are included.
It is planned live on Cyclemate's London map, which picks up new cycleways, roadworks and closures, and reports from riders. When the streets change, so does the route.
Roadworks on Queen Margaret's Grove
Roadworks on Wallace Road
Department for TransportAvoids Chapel Market
Street market stalls