Distance: 110km, altitude: 837m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28582063
Nice alternative to London, staying south of the M40. Taking as much green as is possible through London (including Richmond Park). Great little coffee hut half-way.
Distance: 102km, altitude: 752m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26861382
My commute to work. Lovely ride to London, taking in Aston Hill as you cross the Chilterns. This route follows the Great Union Canal path for about 12km up to Paddington, cutting out a lot of the traffic in the capital. This tow path is great, and relatively quiet, but not the smoothest surface in the world. Don’t ride with 100+psi.
Distance: 63km, altitude: 446m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29151321
I think this is the second route I ever cycled after joining the Condors. I can’t remember who created the original route (or name for that matter). Whoever you are, thank you very much, I have enjoyed this route a lot, and led a few social along this route myself.
Distance: 126km, altitude: 1376m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27654394
Fancy taking in some hills? This goes one better than hill-reps. If I am not mistaken, this does not follow the same stretch of road twice (at least not in the same direction), but does tackle the Christmas Common from all directions.
This route includes a tricky descent, see Ride-with-GPS for details.
Distance: 109km, altitude: 459m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28349283
The Fox Inn in Barrington does a nice ploughman’s lunch! Don’t set off to early, they only open at noon!
Distance: 91km, altitude: 657m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29120334
I am a big fan of the Old Shed route on the Cowley Road Condors’ page, however, I prefer not to have to turn back onto myself. This route approached the Old Shed from the opposite direction. Look left, don’t miss it!
Distance: 69km, altitude: 772m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27654035
“What way are we going up Brill?” I am sure we’ve all had this conversation on a Condors’s social ride. This route is ideal if you want to verse yourself in all that Brill has to offer.
Distance: 83km, altitude: 525m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28349376
The best of the Cotswolds in a single long climb out of Charlbury. The coffee stop is not till all the hard work is over. “Burn to earn”.
Distance: 106km, altitude: 861m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29157085
This route was inspired by some great lanes that I came across during the Kinesis Gravelcross from Princes Risborough. For all Condors out there, there is an obligatory ‘Kodak moment’ along the way.
Cycle routes in and around Oxfordshire 