Cycling from Islington to Shoreditch
The SuperSafe™ route is 2.8 km and takes about 11 min, with 74% on quiet streets and cycleways. It is flat the whole way.
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The SuperSafe™ route is 2.8 km and takes about 11 min, with 74% on quiet streets and cycleways. It is flat the whole way.
SuperSafe™
via St. Peter's Street, Shepherdess Walk and Rivington Street
2.8 km
Avoids Prebend Street (5 Oct 2026 00:00 – 11 Dec 2026 00:01)
SAFETY, BY DISTANCE
AVOIDED ALONG THE WAY
Avoids Essex Road
Busier roads or shared pathsRoadworks on Essex Road
Department for TransportRoadworks on Gaskin Street
Department for TransportELEVATION
2 m of climbing on the SuperSafe™ route, 1 m on the direct route.
Cycling from Islington to Shoreditch on the SuperSafe™ route covers 2.8 km in about 11 minutes. This flat ride includes a gentle climb of 2 metres and a descent of 14 metres. About 74% of the journey is on quiet streets and cycleways, making it a pleasant ride. You'll start on Essex Road, Packington Street, and Cruden Street, then continue through St. Peter's Street and Micawber Street. The route utilises cycleways C11, C13, and C1, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable ride.
The SuperSafe™ route takes about the same time as the direct route, which is 2.9 km and takes about 12 minutes. However, SuperSafe™ avoids busier roads like Essex Road and areas with roadworks such as Gaskin Street and Nile Street. It also steers clear of the Regent's Canal towpath, which is best avoided. The ride concludes on Tabernacle Street, Great Eastern Street, and Rivington Street, bringing you into Shoreditch.
About 11 min at an easy pace on the SuperSafe™ route, which is 2.8 km. The most direct route is 2.9 km and takes about 12 min, with more of it on busier roads.
SuperSafe™ goes via St. Peter's Street, Shepherdess Walk and Rivington Street, using C11, C13 and C1. 74% of the route is on quiet streets and cycleways; the rest is short stretches with some traffic, mostly at crossings.
No. It climbs 2 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 Islington.
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.
Avoids Regent's Canal towpath
Reported by riders