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Cycle Superhighway 3

13.7 miles (22 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap The CS3 / Cycleway 3 cycle route runs from East London based Barking to to Lancaster Gate in central London. The popular route takes place on mostly segregated cycle lanes, passing some of the city's most interesting attractions and landmarks.
The trail starts at Greatfields Park in Barking and heads west to Canning Town, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Limehouse Basin where you will pass close to the River Thames.
You continue through the City of London to Whitechapel, and Tower Hill passing close to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. The route then runs parallel to the northern side of the Thames, passing the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Bridge before skirting the southern edge of St James's Park.
The next stage takes you past Buckingham Palace and Green Park before a lovely section through Hyde Park. This will lead you north to Lancaster Gate where the route finishes.

Cycle Superhighway 3 OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Cycle Superhighway 3 Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Photos

Greatfields Park (18843012584)

Greatfields Park in Barking where the route starts

Cycle Superhighway 3 near Shadwell - geograph.org.uk - 2440741

Cycle Superhighway 3 near Shadwell

View of Victoria Embankment from roof of Temple tube

View of Victoria Embankment from roof of Temple tube

Cycle route CS3 crossing West India Dock Road - geograph.org.uk - 2129814

Cycle route CS3 crossing West India Dock Road

C3 at Hyde Park Corner

C3 at Hyde Park Corner

Cable Street cycle superhighway

Cable Street cycle superhighway

Lake in St. James' Park - geograph.org.uk - 2393729

Lake in St. James' Park

Hyde Park - geograph.org.uk - 2478921

Hyde Park

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Cycle Superhighway 3.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)