This is a list of cycle routes in London that have been waymarked with formal route signage include 'Cycleways' and the older London Cycle Network, all designated by the local government body Transport for London (TfL), National Cycle Network routes designated by the sustainable transport charity Sustrans, and miscellaneous 'Greenways' created by various bodies. Most recently, in May 2020 TfL announced its 'Streetspace for London' in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not all these routes are dedicated 'traffic free' cycle tracks: most of them also include ordinary roads shared with motor traffic and footpaths shared with pedestrians.
Cycleways
From summer 2019, TfL started branding new cycle routes (and re-branding and consolidating some existing routes) as 'Cycleways'. This was following feedback and criticism that the previous branding ('Superhighways' and 'Quietways') was sometimes "misleading".
All new and existing routes must meet new, stricter 'Cycling Quality Criteria' in order for TfL to sign them as Cycleways.
The Central London Cycle Grid is a partially completed scheme within central London which includes both numbered and unnumbered Cycleways, Cycle Superhighways and Quietways.
+List of currently open Cycleway routes:NameRouteBoroughsCommentsApproximate LengthMap Freezy Water – Ponders End – Lower Edmonton – Upper Edmonton – North Middlesex Hospital – Tottenham – Seven Sisters – Stamford Hill – Stoke Newington – Dalston – De Beauvoir – Hoxton – Shoreditch – The City(A10) Enfield, Haringey, Hackney, Islington CS1 route between Tottenham and the city was completed in April 2016. Now rebranded as C1. 21 km map City – Whitechapel – Mile End – Bow – Stratford (A11 – A118)Tower Hamlets, NewhamAs an upgrade to the old LCN route, Cycle Superhighway 2 initially consisted mostly of 'blue paint' cycle lanes. In 2016, after safety concerns and fatalities, the majority of the route was further upgraded to separated cycle tracks . In September 2021, the whole section was signposted as C2. Infrastructure is being installed in phases along Romford Road for a future extension of the route to Ilford. 7.6 kmmap Lancaster Gate – Hyde Park – Westminster – Embankment – Blackfriars – Tower Hill – Shadwell – Limehouse – Poplar – Canning Town – North Beckton – Barking (A4209 – A402 – Hyde Park – A3211 – A1202 – A13) Westminster, City of London, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking and Dagenham CS3 was rebranded as C3 during January and February 2023. The initial section of CS3 from Barking to Tower Hill was largely an upgrade to the old LCN route. Sustrans has also designated much of this stretch as being part of their . In 2017, TfL constructed a lengthy extension of CS3 to Lancaster Gate. 14.3 miles (23 km) map London Bridge – Bermondsey – Surrey Quays – Deptford – Greenwich – Charlton – (Woolwich) Southwark, Lewisham, Greenwich Originally announced as Cycle Superhighway 4, Cycleway 4 is open from Tower Bridge Road to Greenwich, although only the Bermondsey section is signed. As of May 2021, a temporary extension of the route to Monument station and a further temporary alignment of the route between Greenwich and Charlton (signed only as ) were both open, funded by the Streetspace for London programme. The Surrey Quays section of the route is an interim alignment. Eventually C4 is proposed to run from London Bridge to Plumstead via Woolwich. 8.3 km map1 map2 – Waterloo – Vauxhall – Stockwell – Clapham Common Lambeth, Wandsworth Initially planned to link Waterloo to Croydon, but only the section from C14 (on Union Street) to Clapham Common has been launched. Initially named Q5, it also incorporates what was the southern most section of London's shortest Cycle Superhighway, the CS5. It was rebranded as Cycleway 5 in December 2021. 6.8 km map Belsize Park – Kentish Town West – (→Kentish Town} – {→Camden Town} – St Pancras International – {→King's Cross } – Farringdon – Ludgate Circus – Blackfriars Bridge – Southwark – St. George's Circus – Elephant & Castle Camden, Islington, Southwark Includes all of the former 'North–South Cycle Superhighway' (CS6), plus a further northward extension to Belsize Park. 10 km map City – Southwark Bridge – Elephant & Castle – Kennington – Oval – Stockwell – Clapham North – Clapham High Street – Clapham Common – Clapham South – Balham – Tooting Bec – Tooting Broadway – Colliers Wood (A3 – A24) City of London, Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth This route continues to be referred to as a Cycle Superhighway route by TfL. It featured few separated lanes, but during 2020, as part of the response to COVID-19, several sections were upgraded to segregated lanes, including the use of 'floating bus stops'. 13 km map Wandsworth Common – Clapham Common Wandsworth Route has C7 road markings, but initial signs along the route are for an unnumbered "C" route. 1.1 km map / Wandsworth High Street – Wandsworth Town – Battersea High Street – Battersea Park – Chelsea Bridge – Vauxhall Bridge – Lambeth Bridge Wandsworth, Westminster During 2020, the stretch of CS8 between Vauxhall Bridge and Chelsea Bridge (along Grosvenor Road and Millbank) was largely segregated from the carriageway with 'wands'; in early 2021 this stretch was re-signed as C8. 7.5 km CS8 mapC8 map (Syon Park) – Brentford – Kew Bridge – Chiswick – (Hammersmith) Hounslow, (Hammersmith and Fulham) Partly launched in Hounslow, extending eastwards from Brentford as far as Hammersmith and Fulham (where the route is yet to be signed, as it is yet to be upgraded from its current temporary infrastructure.) 5.1 km map Euston – Covent Garden – Strand (– Waterloo Bridge –) Waterloo – Borough – Bermondsey Spa – South Bermondsey – Deptford – Greenwich Camden, Westminster, Southwark, Lewisham, Greenwich Formerly Q1. The portion in Bermondsey/Southwark also forms part of (and includes stretches that were formerly LCN ).Missing section of the route across Waterloo Bridge: Streetspace for London plans included possible road restriction to only cyclists and buses on the bridge. 11 km map Angel – Hoxton – Old Street – Barbican () Islington, Hackney, City of London Includes a large section of the former Q11 route. Runs from Islington's Essex Road to Farringdon Road via Barbican and provides a connection between , and . It also connects to and via a link that previously was part of Q11. 3.3 km map (future ) Gladstone Park (Dollis Hill) – Kilburn Brent The delivered route in Brent is to get some improved crossings before being rebranded as . Q3 was originally planned to link Gladstone Park with Regent's Park, but Camden and Westminster boroughs have not yet implemented their sections of the route. 3.6 km map Old Street – Shoreditch – {→Bethnal Green} – {→Haggerston} – Broadway Market – London Fields – Hackney Islington, Tower Hamlets, Hackney Previously was Q13. Connects to . 3.7 km map / (Waterloo) – London Bridge – Rotherhithe – {→Canada Water} – (Deptford) ... Greenwich – Greenwich Peninsula – Charlton Riverside – Woolwich – Thamesmead – Erith Southwark, (Lewisham,) Greenwich Originally planned and partially signposted as Q14, C14 is waymarked from Blackfriars Road (where it meets ) as far as Greenland Lock near the Lewisham border, much of which is shared with . The signed route also runs from Greenwich Town Centre to beyond Thamesmead, mostly running along the Thames Path. Although a route continues further towards Erith, there are just older Q14 signs along a section of it. 17 km map / West Brompton – South Kensington – Chelsea Kensington & Chelsea, (Westminster) Western end of Q15 was rebranded as C15 in 2025, with an addition extension of the route through Brompton Cemetery. A proposed extension to Belgravia has yet to be implemented by Westminster council. 4.6 km C15 mapQ15 map (Hackney Wick –) Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – {→Stratford} – Forest Gate – Manor Park – Aldersbrook – Valentines Park – Barkingside (Tower Hamlets, Hackney,) Newham, Redbridge Valentines Park is closed at night. Formerly signed as Q6, which was planned to extend from Mile End to Barkingside, but Tower Hamlets council's originally proposed section was not approved by TfL. 11 km map Borough – Walworth – Burgess Park (– →Denmark Hill) ... Dulwich Village ... Southwark border – South Circular Road Southwark, Lambeth Northern section of what was formerly known as Q7. There have been proposals to extend the route further south as far as Crystal Palace. 3.7 km map – Deptford Bridge – Ladywell – Catford – Lower Sydenham – New Beckenham – Kent House Lewisham, Bromley 9.1 km map {→Cheshunt} – Broxbourne border – {→Waltham Cross} – Bullsmoor Lane – Enfield Town ... Enfield Town – Winchmore Hill – Palmers Green – {→Wood Green} ... {→Dalston} – Canonbury – {→Shoreditch} Enfield, (Haringey,) Islington, (Hackney) The existing route loosely follows New River within the borough of Enfield. There is a gap in the route in Enfield Town centre. Southern end of the northern section of the route currently ends at the Enfield-Haringey border. There are separate sections of C20 in Islington. 13 km map Bush Hill – Edmonton Green – Meridian Water Enfield The existing route loosely follows Salmons Brook within the borough of Enfield, connecting at Bush Hill Parade to Meridian Water train station. 4.8 km map Stratford High Street () – ... West Ham – Plaistow – East Ham – North Beckton () Newham An upgrade to the section of LCN along The Greenway connecting and . Formerly known as Q22, this route is planned to be extended to Victoria Park. Due to (long term) sewer works, the Greenway route is closed around West Ham Station, between Channelsea Bridge and Upper Road. 3.8 km map {→Clissold Park} – Dalston – Hackney Downs – Lea Bridge Roundabout – {→Hackney} – Lea Bridge – {→Leyton} – {→Walthamstow} – Bakers Arms – {→Walthamstow Village} – South Woodford Islington, Hackney, Waltham Forest This upgraded an 8 km section of the old LCN route along Lea Bridge Road. Eastwards the route currently ends to the south of Waterworks Roundabout. A westwards extension to Dalston opened in 2025. 14 km map Tottenham Hale – Walthamstow Wetlands – Blackhorse Road – Bell Junction Haringey, Waltham Forest Signed as C24 in Waltham Forest. An eastward extension towards the Redbridge border is under construction. 5.4 km map Westfield Stratford City – Hackney Marshes – Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Leyton – Leytonstone – Wanstead Newham, Hackney, Waltham Forest C25 launched in Waltham Forest in July 2024. An extension via Hackney Marshes towards Stratford Westfield is partly signed. 5.5 km map Blackhorse Road – Argall – {→Leyton } – Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – →Stratford Waltham Forest, Newham Connects to 7.6 km map East Acton – Wormwood Scrubs – North Kensington – {→Notting Hill} – Paddington – Marylebone – Fitzrovia – Bloomsbury – {→Clerkenwell} – Angel – Canonbury – De Beauvoir Town – London Fields – Clapton – Lea Bridge – Argall – Walthamstow Central Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Waltham Forest A long east-west route formerly known as Quietway 2. The Waltham Forest section of the route now shares a section of and goes via Argall (instead of following the former Q2 alignment that passed outside the south entrance to Walthamstow Wetlands.) 27 km map Kingston – {→Surbiton} – Dittons Kingston upon Thames An upgrade to part of the old LCN route; initially waymarked as Quietway Q19 before being rebranded as Cycleway 28 in December 2019. Has a C-link to Kingston University and there is also a signed connection towards Surbiton (crossing over to Palace Road to get to ). 1.1 miles (1.8 km)