Nature and city from the London suburb of Croydon

Show mapNavigatePrintDownloadEdit
Advertisement
Advertisement
28.7 mi
1,260 ft
03h04
Medium

View on interactive map

Thanks to our partner GeoHopper, you can get free access to this route AND familiarize yourself with RouteYou PLUS.

Discover all benefits

Route information

578 views | Public | DutchFrenchGerman

Last verified: 27 May 2025

Description by the author

This route takes you partly through the urban agglomeration around Croydon via bicycle-friendly streets and at the end also goes through the countryside that has not yet been swallowed up by London.

Advertisement

Route origin

Route description

Region

Statistics

Difficulty level: Medium (73/100)

Length: 28.7 mi

Duration: 03h04


Total ascent: 1,260 ft

Maximal slope: 4 %

Average slope: 0 %

Net ascent: 0 ft

Total descent: 1,260 ft

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 27.4 mi (96 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

Bike paths: 4,376 ft (3 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 1,893 ft (1 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Characteristics

    Themes

      Groups

        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start: High Street, Croydon, United Kingdom
        Closest address to end: George Street, Croydon, United Kingdom

        Navigate to starting point

        Places of interest

        1. Grants of Croydon

          0 · POI
          Grants of Croydon is an entertainment complex at 14–32 High Street, Croydon, London. Originally …
          Wikipedia
        2. Park Place

          0 · Park
          Park Place was a proposed shopping centre which had been expected to open in Croydon, London by …
          Wikipedia
        3. Croydon Central Library

          0 · Library
          Croydon Central Library is Croydon's main public library located inside the Croydon Clocktower in …
          Wikipedia
        4. David Lean Cinema

          0 · Movie theatre
          The David Lean Cinema is a small cinema established in Croydon, London. It is accessed from the …
          Wikipedia
        5. Museum of Croydon

          0 · Museum
          The Museum of Croydon is a museum located within the Croydon Clocktower arts facility in Central …
          Wikipedia
        6. Central Croydon railway station

          0 · Trainstation
          Central Croydon railway station in Croydon, England, was a largely unsuccessful venture by the …
          Wikipedia
        7. Croydon Clocktower

          0 · Tower
          The venue contains contains the Museum of Croydon, the David Lean Cinema, which offers a regular …
          Wikipedia
        8. A236 road

          0 · Road
          The A236 is an A road in South London. It runs from the Croydon Flyover in Central Croydon to the …
          Wikipedia
        9. 46 South End

          0 · POI
          46 South End, located in South Croydon, is Croydon's oldest surviving shop. The building is Grade …
          Wikipedia
        10. Wilson's School

          0 · School
          Wilson's School is a boys' grammar school with academy status in the London Borough of Sutton, …
          Wikipedia
        11. Roundshaw

          0 · POI
          Roundshaw is a housing estate and park in south Wallington and Beddington on the eastern edge of …
          Wikipedia
        12. South Croydon railway station

          0 · Trainstation
          South Croydon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard …
          Wikipedia
        13. Spencer Road Halt railway station

          0 · Trainstation
          Spencer Road Halt railway station was a halt on the Woodside and South Croydon Railway opened in …
          Wikipedia
        14. Farleigh Rovers F.C.

          0 · POI
          Farleigh Rovers F.C. is an English football club based in Farleigh, Surrey, near to Croydon. The …
          Wikipedia
        15. Hutchinson's Bank

          0 · POI
          Hutchinson's Bank is 21.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Metropolitan Importance for …
          Wikipedia
        16. Gravel Hill tram stop

          0 · Trainstation
          Gravel Hill tram stop is a light rail stop serving Addington, in the London Borough of Croydon in …
          Wikipedia
        17. Coombe Lane tram stop

          0 · Trainstation
          Coombe Lane tram stop is a light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern …
          Wikipedia
        18. Lloyd Park tram stop

          0 · Trainstation
          Lloyd Park tram stop is on the edge of the park in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern …
          Wikipedia
        19. No. 1 Croydon

          0 · POI
          No. 1 Croydon is a tall building at 12–16 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London, next to East …
          Wikipedia
        20. East Croydon station

          0 · Trainstation
          East Croydon is a railway station and tram stop in the town of Croydon, Greater London, England, …
          Wikipedia
        21. Warehouse Theatre

          0 · Theatre
          The Warehouse Theatre was a professional producing theatre in the centre of Croydon, England. …
          Wikipedia
        22. Croydon Vocational Tower

          0 · Tower
          Croydon Vocational Tower (or the Croydon College Vocational Tower) is a proposed mixed-use …
          Wikipedia
        23. Croydon College

          0 · School
          Croydon College is a large further and higher education college located in Croydon, within the …
          Wikipedia
        24. Croydon Underpass

          0 · Pass
          Croydon Underpass is an underpass located in Croydon, London. The road is part of the A212 which …
          Wikipedia
        25. St George's Walk

          0 · Walk
          St George's Walk is a partially covered shopping parade in the centre of Croydon, London that …
          Wikipedia
        26. George Street tram stop

          0 · Top
          George Street tram stop is a tram stop in Croydon. It is one of the busiest stops on the line as …
          Wikipedia
        27. Allders

          0 · POI
          The original store was established in 1862 in Croydon by Joshua Allder. In the second half of the …
          Wikipedia

        Interesting products for your trip

        Advertisement

        Comments

        Activities

        Nearby

        Routes nearby

        Lodging nearby

        Services nearby

        Grants of Croydon
        Park Place
        Croydon Central Library
        David Lean Cinema
        Museum of Croydon
        Central Croydon railway station
        Croydon Clocktower
        A236 road
        46 South End
        Wilson's School
        Roundshaw
        South Croydon railway station
        Spencer Road Halt railway station
        Farleigh Rovers F.C.
        Hutchinson's Bank
        Gravel Hill tram stop
        Coombe Lane tram stop
        Lloyd Park tram stop
        No. 1 Croydon
        East Croydon station
        Warehouse Theatre
        Croydon Vocational Tower
        Croydon College
        Croydon Underpass
        St George's Walk
        George Street tram stop
        Allders
        0 mi1 mi2 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi7 mi9 mi10 mi11 mi12 mi14 mi15 mi16 mi17 mi19 mi20 mi21 mi22 mi24 mi25 mi26 mi27 mi29 mi29 mi154 ft640 ft
        PLUS
        5,000 ft

        © 2006-2025 RouteYou - www.routeyou.com