January 2022
| Date: | Thursday 6th January 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Happy New Year! Club planning meeting. Come along and help us plan our programme into 2022. All club members are welcome. |
| Date: | Sunday 16th January 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Shenley Park. About 24 miles and suitable for all bikes. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Thursday 20th January 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 23rd January 2022 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | The ride that was scheduled for Boxing Day last year but called off due to rain. A gentle ride out to Cheshunt for a café lunch then back through Cedars Park. Suitable for any bike. |
| Leader: | Paul |
February 2022
| Date: | Thursday 3rd February 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting |
| Date: | Saturday 5th February 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | A last minute ad hoc ride to Southend Lakes (No, not that Southend, it's just outside Waltham Abbey!), arranged for Saturday because the weather forecast is better than Sunday. About 22 miles |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 13th February 2022 |
| Information: | Anybody want to lead a ride today? |
| Date: | Thursday 17th February 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 20th February 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Olympic Park / Green Box Café. Around 20 miles. |
| CANCELLED DUE TO A SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST. We hope to reschedule it for another date. | |
| Leader: | Paul L |
| Date: | Sunday 27th February 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | Another ride to Southend Lakes. A fairly gentle ride of about 20-25 miles so back by early afternoon. There will be time for a late breakfast/early lunch at the Lakes café. Best suited to mountain or hybrid bikes, but passable by road bikes with care. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
March 2022
| Date: | Thursday 3rd March 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 6th March 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Olympic Park / Green Box Café. Around 20 miles. Rescheduled from 20th February. |
| Leader: | Paul L |
| Date: | Sunday 13th March 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Hatfield House. About 28 miles |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Thursday 17th March 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 20th March 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Ride to Gods Own Junkyard. Hate to imagine what their electricity bill is now! Possible return via the William Morris Museum. About 20 miles. |
| Leader: | Paul L |
April 2022
| Date: | Sunday 3rd April 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Bricket Wood, between Watford and St Albans with a lunchtime pub stop. About 35 miles with a short (and fairly easy) off road section to divert around a private estate with a 'no cycling' policy. About 35 miles. |
| This ride is postponed from 27th March, so as to avoid a clash with Mother's Day. It's virtually impossible to get served in a pub on that day! | |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | Thursday 7th April 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 10th April 2022 |
| Time: | 10:0010:30 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Kenwood House. Part of the route through Queens Wood is hilly but we will take it slowly. |
| Leader: | Bridget |
| Date: | Sunday 17th April 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Stanstead Abbots, via towpath and Lee Valley. Best suited to mountain or hybrid bikes. About 26 miles. |
| Leader: | Paul |
| Date: | Thursday 21st April 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 24th April 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Tewin for lunch at the Bumpkin. About 36 miles. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
May 2022
| Date: | Sunday 1st May 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Hertford, returning via Essendon. Some hills, up and down. Suitable for road or hybrid bikes. |
| Leader: | Jeff |
| Date: | Thursday 5th May 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting |
| Date: | Saturday 7th May 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Woolwich via River Lea, Regents Canal and Thames Path. A flat ride, about 35 miles. Suitable for road or hybrid bikes. |
| Leader: | Tim |
| Date: | Sunday 15th May 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Broxborne, Old Retreat Café. About 30 miles, some Lee Valley paths and towpath. Best suited to hybrid / mouintain / touring bikes. |
| Leader: | Paul |
| Date: | Thursday 19th May 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social meeting |
| Date: | Friday 20th May 2022 |
| Information: | We have been asked to help with the Nightingale Cancer Centre night hike, back after a 2 year covid related gap. Details later, but it generally involves marshalling the route (especially at the start when the walkers are bunched together) and generally encouraging the walkers. |
| Date: | Sunday 22nd May 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | A longer ride out past Welwyn Garden city to the surrounding villages, with a lunch stop at Spokes Cyclists Café. About 45 miles. Some main road cycling as far as WGC but beyond on country lanes. Best suited to road bikes, but quite passable using hybrids. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | Sunday 29th May 2022 |
| Time: | 9:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Ride London 2022 is a festival of cycling which includes competitive rides out into Essex (for which you have to register and they are probably fully booked by now) and an opportunity to cycle around central London on roads closed to traffic, for which they would like you to register but it's not compulsory. See https://www.ridelondon.co.uk/ and click on 'Our Rides' for details. Our sister group, Enfield Cycling Campaign, is organising a led ride suitable for all to and from the central London event. This is not a club ride as such, but it is likely several ECC members will participate. |
| Leader: | Enfield Cycling Campaign |
June 2022
| Date: | Thursday 2nd June 2022 |
| Time: | 7:00pm |
| Place: | Little Green Dragon micropub |
| Information: | Tonight's planning meeting is postponed until 16th June. In its place we are meeting at the Little Green Dragon to enjoy their jubilee celebrations. |
| Date: | Sunday 5th June 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Essendon and WildHill. Previously on this ride we have stopped at the Candlestick pub, but from its website it appears to be (temporarily?) closed. If this is the case, we will try The Woodman in Wildhill. It may be prudent to bring sandwiches! About 24 miles, with a few hills, suitable for all bikes. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | Sunday 12th June 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Wheathampstead. About 40 miles |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Thursday 16th June 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Planning meeting, postponed from 2nd June |
| Date: | Sunday 19th June 2022 |
| Time: | 9:45 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Feeder ride to ... |
| Date: | Sunday 19th June 2022 |
| Time: | 10:30 10:15 |
| Place: | Waltham Town Lock (west side) |
| Information: | A half day ride around the Lea Valley. About 10 miles from Waltham Abbey, 20 if you ride from and to Beggars Hollow. |
| Leader: | Rachel |
| Date: | Sunday 26th June 2022 |
| Information: | Les Bailey Memorial Ride |
| We are organising two rides in memory of Les today. Ride 1 will be to Blackmore and back which is approximately 50 miles, with a lunch stop at Blackmore Tea Rooms. Ride 2 is to High Beach which is about 20 miles, with a lunch stop at the bikers café followed by tea and cakes at High Beach Church. Both groups intend to finish up at the Little Green Dragon in Winchmore Hill. These will be sponsored rides to raise the £200 needed for ECC expenses this year with the rest being donated to North London Hospice. Please put the date in your diaries and let us know if you would like to ride with us on the day. Please donate through our JustGiving Crowdfunding Page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/edmontoncycleclub?utm_term=BdKND5Zqd. | |
| Ride 1 | Blackmore (50 miles) |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Ride 2 | High Beach (20 miles) |
| Time: | 1:00pm |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Leader: | Maz |
July 2022
| Date: | Sunday 3rd July 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Trintiy Wharf and the Thames riverside. Best suited to mybrid or mountain bikes (not that theres's any mountains!), but passable using road bikes with care. About 25 miles. |
| Leader: | Paul |
| Date: | Thursday 7th July 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 10th July 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Harlow Town Park. About 36 miles. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 17th July 2022 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Feeder ride to ... |
| Date: | Sunday 17th July 2022 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Place: | Waltham Town Lock (west side) |
| Information: | Parks and Prey. A short ride around Lea Valley parks, followed by lunch in a local café. About 10 miles. Afterwards we intend to ride to Hilly Fields in Enfield for picnic snacks (bring your own food/drink) listening to the band concert. |
| Leader: | Rachel |
| Date: | Thursday 21st July 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 24th July 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | A ride south to the river, crossing the Thames by the cable car. Mainly cycle paths, some towpaths and some road. Suitable for road or hybrid bikes, about 30 miles, no hills. You will need some money or a bank card for the cable car. |
| Date: | Sunday 31st July 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Lewis Ice Cream Farm, Barnet, via an indirect outward route probably with a stop at Stephens Park, Finchley. Return direct from Barnet. About 25 miles. |
| Leader: | Peter M / Bridget |
August 2022
| Date: | Thursday 4th August 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 7th August 2022 |
| Time: | 9:45 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Tewin. On road, with some hills. Lunch stop at Bumpkins café. Suitable for road and hybrid bikes. The leader has not specified the distance, but an intelligent guess would be around 35-40 miles. |
| Leader: | Jeff |
| Date: | Sunday 14th August 2022 |
| Time: | 9:00 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Richmond Park, with an optional circuit of the park. 42 miles, plus another 7 if you ride around the park. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Thursday 18th August 2022 |
| Time: | 7:45pm for 8:00pm |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Following the Les Bailey Memorial ride, we will be presenting the cheque to a representative of the North London Hospice. Afterwards, there will be certificates to the riders and an opportunity to reminisce about the day. All club members are invited, and we are hoping for a good turn out. Please arrive in good time for the presentation at 8:00. |
| Date: | Sunday 21st August 2022 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | High Beach Church, Epping Forest, for more of their delicious tea and cakes, with a stop at the bikers' café first. Best suited to mountain bikes or hybrids. About 25 miles. |
| Leader: | Paul L |
| Date: | Thursday 25th August 2022 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | A one off maintenance workshop, where we will be looking at how to fix common problems which may arise during a ride, eg punctures and dislocated chains. |
| Date: | Sunday 28th August 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | St. Albans |
| Leader: | Jeff |
September 2022
| Date: | Thursday 1st September 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 4th September 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | An easy ride to Southend Farm Lakes and café, just outside Waltham Abbey. About 25 miles. |
| Leader: | Peter |
| Date: | Sunday 11th September 2022 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Kenwood House. About 20 miles, with one notorious hill. Well, you don't get those views for free. There is a café at Kenwood, but it is a bit pricey. You may wish to bring a sandwich. |
| Leader: | Paul L |
| Date: | Thursday 15th September 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social meeting |
| Date: | Saturday 17th September 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Chipperfield. About 45 miles, suitable for road or hybrid bikes. This would be good preparation for anyone planning to enter the rescheduled Southend ride on 25th. Note this ride is on Saturday. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 18th September 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | In front of Macdonalds, 172 Bullsmore Lane EN1 4SE |
| Information: | Hoddesdon café. About 18 miles, suitable for any bike (well perhaps not unicycles). |
| Leader: | ECC Collective |
| Date: | Sunday 25th September 2022 |
| Information: | The much delayed BikeEvents London to Southend ride may be happenning today, rail strikes permitting. If so, some of us will be riding the route, return by train. See the club WhatsApp group for details. |
October 2022
| Date: | Sunday 2nd October 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | Woodberry Wetlands. Mainly on cycle paths, quieter roads, off road paths, and a few short stretches of main roads. The outward route will take us along the Parkland Walk, returning through Wathamstow Wetlands. Probably best suited to hybrid bikes, but ok for road bikes with care. About 18 miles. |
| Leader: | Tim |
| Date: | Thursday 6th October 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 9th October 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Enfield Town Park |
| Information: | Hells Hills to Hertford. Out via Goffs Oak, Broxbourne Woods, Brickendon and back via Hertingfordbury, Bayford, Epping Green, Newgate Street and Cuffley. Several hills along the way (hence the name), for which you can thank the Garmin route planner! There is an off-road section through the woods, just doable on road bikes by taking it slow and careful but hybrids may be better suited. Plenty of café choices in Hertford. About 30 miles |
| Leader: | Angie |
| Date: | Sunday 16th October 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Towpath and Lee Valley to the Old Retreat Café in Broxbourne. About 25 miles, one hill. Hybrid or mountain bikes recommended. |
| Leader: | Paul L |
| Date: | Thursday 20th October 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 23rd October 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Battersea Park. A ride through the cycle routes of central London, exploring the Embankment, Hyde Park and the South Bank, with a lunch stop at Battersea Park. Obviously some traffic, but not as much as you may think. About 30 miles, suitable for all bikes. |
| This ride was abandoned due to heavy and persistent rain | |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | Sunday 30th October 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | In front of Macdonalds, 172 Bullsmore Lane EN1 4SE |
| Information: | "Sunday Best": Ride to the Brookmans Pub for Sunday Lunch. Booking essential, via the club WhatsApp group. |
| Leader: | ECC Collective |
November 2022
| Date: | Thursday 3rd November 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Annual General Meeting. All members, old and new, are encouraged to attend. |
| Date: | Sunday 6th November 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Dobbs Weir. 27 miles, suitable for all bikes Note the revised start time |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 13th November 2022 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Green Station |
| Information: | Gods Own Junkyard. A repeat visit to this popular destination. The ride will depart after the remembrance ceremony at Edmonton Green. |
| Leader: | Paul L |
| Date: | Thursday 17th November 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 20th November 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Battersea Park. A ride through the cycle routes of central London, exploring the Embankment, Hyde Park and the South Bank, with a lunch stop at Battersea Park. Obviously some traffic, but not as much as you may think. About 32 miles, suitable for all bikes. Please bring lights, as it may be getting dark by the time we return. |
| This is the ride originally scheduled for 23rd October that was cancelled due to rain. | |
| Leader: | Peter M |
| Date: | Sunday 27th November 2022 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Place: | Trent Park Café |
| Information: | Elstree Aerodrome. There is a café open to all, with a good view of the runway where there are usually light aircraft taking off and landing. About 25 miles, suitable for all bikes. |
| Leader: | Peter M |
December 2022
| Date: | Thursday 1st December 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Club planning meeting |
| Date: | Sunday 4th Decmber 2022 |
| Time: | 9:30 |
| Place: | Beggars Hollow |
| Information: | Dobbs Weir. 27 miles, suitable for all bikes |
| This is the ride originally scheduled for 6th November that was cancelled due to rain. | |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| Date: | Sunday 11th December 2022 |
| Time: | 3:00pm |
| Place: | Coffee Break Café, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2SH |
| Information: | West End Christmas Lights. We shall be riding to Regents Street and Oxford Street to see the Christmas decorations. Much of the route will be on quiet side streets or cycle tracks but inevitably some of the ride will be on busier roads. Good front and back bike lamps (fully charged) will be essential. |
| Leader: | Geoff |
| THIS RIDE IS CANCELLED DUE TO SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES |
| Date: | Thursday 15th December 2022 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Place: | Winchmore Hill Sports Club Pavillion, Firs Lane, N21 3ER |
| Information: | Social evening, with a Christmas Party theme. |
| Date: | Sunday 18th December 2022 |
| Information: | A short ride to a lunch venue in Walthamstow. See the WhatsApp group for details. |
| Date: | Monday 26th December 2022 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Place: | Edmonton Leisure Centre |
| Information: | Our traditional Boxing day ride. Route and destination will depend on where there is an open café, but it will probably be around 15 miles. Just enough to work off those extra mince pies! |
| Leader: | Paul L |