Tuesday Evening Richmond Park loops

Route description

{max speed of 20mph for all vehicles}.

This is the anti-clock lap of Richmond Park starting at the Roehampton Robin Gate.

After every lap we will stop at the Roehampton Gate Car Park. The aim is to complete the lap in under 30 minutes. We use the 8.8miles/ 12km road loop of the park which is closed to motor vehicles after 5.30pm and the gates lock at 8pm.

A good set of lights required as no road lights around the Park with Royal Park Police patrols, other cyclist, walkers and deer using circuit using the road but still very quiet.

The main junctions & roundabouts are gate entrances, and we mainly turn left in the anti-clockwise loop of the park.

From the Car Park we turn right turns Roehampton gate where we turn left towards Sheen along pass the rugby pitches going straight over towards the first climb of Sawyers Hill at 10%.
The next roundabout is just before Richmond gate which we turn left towards Pembroke Lodge.
Along some up and down sections pass the car park and Ham Gate towards Kingston Gate where we turn left again.
Once pass the Kingston gate car park we climb up towards Ladderstile gate.
Then another straight flat section to Broomfield Hill where at the car park the route is blocked to motor vehicles which allows cyclist a traffic free roll down the hill to Robin Hood gate. Careful on the downhill bend as deer like to stand in the middle of the road. Once passed the roundabout at Robin Hood gate the loop is almost complete, we carry on a straight flat section until a small bridge with the car park on the right where we stop.

Turn into the Roehampton Gate car park where we can regroup.

The public toilets are located here in the far-right corner at the back of the car park.

The each lap is approx 12km in total with a total ride time of approx 30 minutes.

All public roads, some with traffic, traffic free section, no off road/gravel.

Helmets as always are advisable. Bring card/cash to buy refreshments, and a spare inner tube/tyre levers and pump just in case of a puncture.

A fully road-worthy bike is essential.