"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
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What's a good route to cycle from Holloway (round about the Nag's Head) to
Bloomsbury (specifically, UCL)?

I frequently make this or similar journeys, and I would recommend the
following:-

Caledonian Road - Market Road - York Way (closed at the moment) - Goods
Way - Pancras Road - Euston Road - Judd Street - Hunter Street -
Russell Square. I've no idea how direct this is, but I'd guess it could be
done in 20 minutes, and can't think of any sections of road which would be
particularly hazardous.

For a northbound journey you would have a problem of a banned-turn turning
right from Judd Street in to Euston Road, but I normally do this on a daily
basis with no problem. Also, see note below on Pancras Road.


One big help would be a way to get from Caledonian Road to the Seven
Stations without going down Euston Road; on the way out of town, i can go
up Gray's Inn Road, which is fine, but that's one-way, so no good for
coming in. What's King's Cross Road like?

Anywhere in the King's Cross area is utter chaos, though not particularly
slow/dangerous on a bike. The Pancras Road route is good because Pancras
Road is banned to cars, and you avoid all the one-way systems around the
actual King's Cross Junction.

Pancras Road is currently southbound only - the way to avoid this is to
continue east along Euston Road and turn turn left in to York Way. This bit
isn't too bad in the northbound direction - it's southbound that the King's
Cross junction is bad, or if going northbound from Gray's Inn Road or
Pentonville Road.

Hope this is of use.