The following information has been provided by Great Ormond Street Hospital.
App |
Symbol |
Pros |
Cons |
City Cyclist |
Slick app Directs you to safest routes |
Only available on Apple devices |
|
Komoot |
Slick app Directs you to safest routes Bike Touring = Quietest Road Ride = Fastest |
Free access to one geographic area e.g. London only |
|
Cycle Streets |
Directs you to safest routes: Quietest, Balanced & Fastest route options |
App is rather tired and needs to be modernised |
|
GoogleMaps |
Easy to use |
Does not direct you to safest routes |
Routes in London
Transport for London illustrates their programme’s existing cycling infrastructure routes https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/cycle
If you wish to share, or review other people’s feedback on a route, you can do that here: https://routeplanrate.com/
London Boroughs have been building cycling infrastructure for years, so there are loads of safe, quiet routes near you: http://www.opencyclemap.org/Â Also check out https://www.routeplanroll.com/
National Cycle Network – Sustrans / Ordnance Survey information
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Some very helpful cyclists are recording and publishing videos of quiet routes around London
For example, here is the work of Jon Stone, a journalist who has made these well received videos and posted them on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Londoncycleroutes/videos Â
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