Cycling from Finsbury Park to Angel
The SuperSafe™ route is 4.2 km and takes about 17 min, with 76% on quiet streets and cycleways. It is flat the whole way.
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The SuperSafe™ route is 4.2 km and takes about 17 min, with 76% on quiet streets and cycleways. It is flat the whole way.
SuperSafe™
via Saint Thomas's Road, Gillespie Road and Liverpool Road
4.2 km
Detours around the roadworks on Pentonville Road and the street market on Chapel Market. The route mostly follows the C38 cycleway and quiet streets, keeping you off main roads.
SAFETY, BY DISTANCE
AVOIDED ALONG THE WAY
Roadworks on Pentonville Road
Department for TransportAvoids Chapel Market
Street market stallsELEVATION
10 m of climbing on the SuperSafe™ route.
Starting from Finsbury Park, the SuperSafe™ route takes you on a pleasant 4.2 km journey to Angel, which you can complete in about 17 minutes. This flat ride includes a gentle climb of 10 metres and a descent of 8 metres, making it an easy trip for cyclists of all levels. About 76% of the route is on quiet streets and cycleways, ensuring a peaceful ride. You'll begin on Saint Thomas's Road, continue through Gillespie Road and Drayton Park, and follow the C38 cycleway for a smooth experience.
The quietest route is also the most direct one, so SuperSafe™ adds no time to your journey. It smartly avoids the busy Pentonville Road, which is currently under construction, and steers clear of Chapel Market, where a closure is in effect. As you approach Angel, the ride concludes on Upper Street, City Road, and Torrens Street, bringing you right into the heart of your destination.
About 17 min at an easy pace on the SuperSafe™ route, which is 4.2 km. The most direct route is the same one, so there is no time to save by taking busier roads.
SuperSafe™ goes via Saint Thomas's Road, Gillespie Road and Liverpool Road, using C38. 76% of the route is on quiet streets and cycleways; the rest is short stretches with some traffic, mostly at crossings.
No. It climbs 10 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 Finsbury Park.
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.