Profile of the cycle route to London from Orpington
This fantastic route starts from Orpington Station and after taking in numerous dedicated cycling paths, parks and minor roads delivers you to London Bridge station. At its longest it is 18 miles in length. Along the way this cycle route takes you past or near the following stations:
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| View from the Thames Path |
| Train Station | Zone |
| Orpington | Zone 6 |
| Petts Wood | Zone 5 |
| Bickley | Zone 5 |
| Bromley North | Zone 4 |
| Ravensbourne | Zone 4 |
| Lower Sydenham | Zone 4 |
| Catford / Catford Bridge | Zone 3 |
| Ladywell | Zone 3 |
| Lewisham | Zone 3 |
| Elverson Road (DLR) | Zone 2 |
| Deptford Bridge (DLR) | Zone 2 |
| South Bermondsey | Zone 2 |
| London Bridge | Zone 1 |
| Before taking your bike on a train, please make sure you adhere to the train operators’ rules. | |
This route can be joined at any point, so if you’re looking to cycle into London, reduce your fares by skipping a zone or just cycle into Bromley, or any of the other locations en route, then this maybe perfect for you. Because it can be joined at any point, no cycle difficulty rating is included.
Please note that this cycle route goes through a number of parks. Therefore these parks will be subject to the parks opening hours (please click here to see approximate opening times).
Following a Market research project we recently carried out, we have re-designed the format of our cycle circuits. This is the first such route to be produced in this way. Click here to see a new format example circuit.


