Route Assistance - Reading to Moorgate ...
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Right guys
I've been commuting in from the west into central London the last few years, have just taken a new rle that sees me on Moorgate.
I'm struggling getting a decent route across the London.
Current favoured route is the M4/A4 into town, heading North at at Earls Court pst Westfields and getting on the A40 as Grenfell Tower swings into view, from there it gets pretty slow as I'm going all the way to Kings X, up and over Angel before dropping down onto the Old St roundabout and then down towards Moorgate and where I park ....
Any ideas ???
I've been commuting in from the west into central London the last few years, have just taken a new rle that sees me on Moorgate.
I'm struggling getting a decent route across the London.
Current favoured route is the M4/A4 into town, heading North at at Earls Court pst Westfields and getting on the A40 as Grenfell Tower swings into view, from there it gets pretty slow as I'm going all the way to Kings X, up and over Angel before dropping down onto the Old St roundabout and then down towards Moorgate and where I park ....
Any ideas ???
Sounds like you're going a bit far north just to drop south again from Kings X but having said that the southern options along Chelsea Embankment is f
ked at the moment due to yet more gas main upgrades less than a year since the works outside Chelsea Hospital were lifted.
The A4 option is a bit of a gamble as even on a bike Knoghtsbridge can be at a standstill all day long so I'd say for now you're probably making reasonable progress using the route you are, bar for the odd corner cutting here and there.
You could try carrying straight on at Shepherds Bush instead of heading for the A40 and continue along Holland Park Road and Bayswater before dropping down Park Lane, and from there picking up the Hyde Park Corner route mentioned above. The advantage is the width of the roads involved offers good filtering options on a bike.
ked at the moment due to yet more gas main upgrades less than a year since the works outside Chelsea Hospital were lifted.The A4 option is a bit of a gamble as even on a bike Knoghtsbridge can be at a standstill all day long so I'd say for now you're probably making reasonable progress using the route you are, bar for the odd corner cutting here and there.
You could try carrying straight on at Shepherds Bush instead of heading for the A40 and continue along Holland Park Road and Bayswater before dropping down Park Lane, and from there picking up the Hyde Park Corner route mentioned above. The advantage is the width of the roads involved offers good filtering options on a bike.
Used to do daily Bristol to Liverpool Street. M4, A4 Past Knightsbridge off onto the Hyde Park Roundabout where the wellington arch is, down past the palace 3rd exit off of Trafalgar square, down onto Victoria Embankment, Off at Puddle Duck, Follow Queen Vic street down and cut up Queen street, cross over Cheapside and up Kingstree.
Fastest Route on a motorbike 100 percent. Tried them all! Most of the roads are hugely wide and give great filtering space. There are shorter routes, but if the traffic is tight, you are going to be sat there.
ETA: Just noticed Spareparts said a very similar/same route. That is the one to do...
Fastest Route on a motorbike 100 percent. Tried them all! Most of the roads are hugely wide and give great filtering space. There are shorter routes, but if the traffic is tight, you are going to be sat there.
ETA: Just noticed Spareparts said a very similar/same route. That is the one to do...
supercommuter said:
Used to do daily Bristol to Liverpool Street. M4, A4 Past Knightsbridge off onto the Hyde Park Roundabout where the wellington arch is, down past the palace 3rd exit off of Trafalgar square, down onto Victoria Embankment, Off at Puddle Duck, Follow Queen Vic street down and cut up Queen street, cross over Cheapside and up Kingstree.
Fastest Route on a motorbike 100 percent. Tried them all! Most of the roads are hugely wide and give great filtering space. There are shorter routes, but if the traffic is tight, you are going to be sat there.
ETA: Just noticed Spareparts said a very similar/same route. That is the one to do...
Yep - i did this route for years and concur it was the fastest way. Thankfully no longer schlepping it there!Fastest Route on a motorbike 100 percent. Tried them all! Most of the roads are hugely wide and give great filtering space. There are shorter routes, but if the traffic is tight, you are going to be sat there.
ETA: Just noticed Spareparts said a very similar/same route. That is the one to do...
Stig said:
Similar route to me to Farringdon. M4/A4, Chiswick, Hammersmith, Kensington, Piccadilly, Shaftesbury, Theobalds then Clerkenwell.
Takes me 1 hour 15 on average from near Henley.
Cool, will keep an eye out, what are you on ? I'm just a few miles from Henley being between there and Reading Takes me 1 hour 15 on average from near Henley.
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