Cycling from Hackney to Shadwell
The SuperSafe™ route is 4.1 km and takes about 16 min, with 57% on quiet streets and cycleways. It is flat the whole way.
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The SuperSafe™ route is 4.1 km and takes about 16 min, with 57% on quiet streets and cycleways. It is flat the whole way.
SuperSafe™
via Martello Street, Broadway Market and cycleway
4.1 km
The most direct route as well as the quietest
SAFETY, BY DISTANCE
AVOIDED ALONG THE WAY
Roadworks on Bethnal Green Road
Department for TransportRoadworks on Commercial Road
Department for TransportRoadworks on Nelson Street
Department for TransportELEVATION
4 m of climbing on the SuperSafe™ route.
The SuperSafe™ route from Hackney to Shadwell covers 4.1 km and takes about 16 minutes. This flat ride includes a gentle climb of 4 metres and a descent of 5 metres, making it an easy journey for cyclists. About 57% of the route is on quiet streets and cycleways, providing a more relaxed ride. You'll start your journey on Elsdale Street, Loddiges Road, and Mare Street, before joining cycleways C37, C27, and C13. As you approach Shadwell, the route takes you along London Lane, Martello Street, and Broadway Market.
In this case, the quietest route is also the most direct one, so SuperSafe™ adds no extra time. The route smartly avoids the busy Bethnal Green Road, Commercial Road, and Nelson Street, all of which are currently under construction. It also steers clear of the Regent's Canal towpath, which is a road riders tend to avoid. The ride concludes on London Lane, Martello Street, and Broadway Market, bringing you smoothly into Shadwell.
About 16 min at an easy pace on the SuperSafe™ route, which is 4.1 km. The most direct route is the same one, so there is no time to save by taking busier roads.
SuperSafe™ goes via Martello Street, Broadway Market and cycleway, using C37, C27 and C13. 57% of the route is on quiet streets and cycleways; the rest is short stretches with some traffic, mostly at crossings.
No. It climbs 4 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 Hackney.
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.