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dan_b
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 Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:08 pm Subject: North London hills |
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http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Tour-Of-the-North-London-Hills
I haven't tried it, but I'm thinking it could be a good after-work route once I know the route (first trip probably in daylight, then)
42km, includes Hampstead, Highgate, Alexandra Park. According to bikehike
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Total Ascent: 2336 ft
Total Descent: 2215 ft
Start Elevation: 89 ft
End Elevation: 89 ft
Min Elevation: 82 ft
Max Elevation: 449 ft
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(Yes, it says the ascent and descent are different. Yes, it's a circular route. Just be very very careful about unclipping when you finish, you may be 100ft above road level ...) |
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tanya g
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:20 pm Subject: |
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very randomly we discussed doing this yesterday - plan was to practice for the tour de france (or something like that).
We also discussed doing this either weekend mornings or a sort off, evening ride (start about 11pm) so that there were less cars... |
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ed!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:30 pm Subject: |
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| We were serious?! |
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dan_b
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:05 am Subject: |
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11pm not really doable for me, vis a vis domestic harmony. So that would be saturday mornings then
But I suspect it's more likely to be daytime long lunches instead :-) |
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Adrian
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:21 pm Subject: |
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A route very similar to this used to be my regular Tuesday night training ride.
I started at East Barnet, went to Alexandra Palace hill, then Muswell Hill, then Highgate Hill, then Highgate West Hill, then Highgate via the graveyard hill, then Muswell hill, Alexandra Palace hill and home.
Fondly known as the 7 hills by my local cycling club, it was always a great race up each hill.
If anyone is interested, we could do a Sunday training ride from Tatem on this route ?..........if I can still manage it ! |
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dan_b
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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:24 pm Subject: |
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I'm interested (obviously, I started the thread ...)
I still haven't tried it, been busy getting married. Maybe this week |
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Sparky
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:12 am Subject: |
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| dan_b wrote: |
I'm interested (obviously, I started the thread ...)
I still haven't tried it, been busy getting married. Maybe this week |
OK I'm also interested and could do tomorrow instead of crap Mit-Skate, not thursday as I'll be at a private view at Flower's East if you want to come and say hello.
Or could squeeze it in a daytime? |
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Christophe
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:25 pm Subject: |
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| Would be interested, especially if it's on a week-end (and the weather is decent enough). |
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Sparky
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:44 pm Subject: |
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Bump
Anybody still up for this? |
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Sparky
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:30 pm Subject: |
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Tonight I went out for a ride around Regents Park but on my 3rd circuit the outer cycle was closed off due to a motorcycle incident so I decided to head up towards Hampstead via Swiss Cottage,
I ended up doing Hampstead Hill then Highgate West Hill, Highgate Hill and then Swains Lane followed by Muswell Hill and Alexander Palace.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/3-hills471995
Hampstead is just a short hop from Regents Park so If anybody is up for meeting up there I would be more than happy to take you for a little hilly circuit. |
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tanya g
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 11:47 pm Subject: |
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| Sparky wrote: |
Tonight I went out for a ride around Regents Park but on my 3rd circuit the outer cycle was closed off due to a motorcycle incident so I decided to head up towards Hampstead via Swiss Cottage,
I ended up doing Hampstead Hill then Highgate West Hill, Highgate Hill and then Swains Lane followed by Muswell Hill and Alexander Palace.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/3-hills471995
Hampstead is just a short hop from Regents Park so If anybody is up for meeting up there I would be more than happy to take you for a little hilly circuit. |
Lol, i've done that before... when the police closed it for some reason or other, that i can't remember. it is fun but not nice  |
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ed!
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:10 pm Subject: |
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This was discussed at lunch today...Matthew's expression regarding cycling the route at night was priceless
Though the consensus is we'd be up for it as a morning ride  ...unfortunately it's another notch for Northern related training |
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Sparky
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:39 pm Subject: |
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| ed! wrote: |
| This was discussed at lunch today...Matthew's expression regarding cycling the route at night was priceless |
Why has he not got any lights? God you lot and your mornings. |
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