London

10 traffic-free cycling routes from London

London isn’t always the first place that springs to mind when it comes to group cycling. But with canals, towpaths and green spaces galore, there are a surprising number of traffic-free cycling routes that are perfect for groups.

GetOutside Champion: Laura Kennington

Laura Kennington is a British adventure athlete with a passion for the endurance capability of the human body.

GetOutside Champion: Lizzie Carr

Lizzie Carr returns as one of our original GetOutside champions.

GetOutside Champion: Phoebe Smith

Phoebe Smith likes to sleep wild - from caves to mountain tops, disused farmsteads and under giant boulders – if it's in a wild place she want to take her sleeping bag and bivvy and experience a wild night out.

GetOutside Champion: Karl Rushen

Karl created The 100 Peaks Challenge, a tribute to his brother (KIA in June 2011).

GetOutside Champion: Ben Fogle

Ben Fogle, broadcaster, traveller and adventurer.

GetOutside Champion: Daniel Raven-Ellison

Daniel is a parent, guerrilla geographer, National Geographic Emerging Explorer, former geography teacher and is leading the campaign to make London the world’s first National Park City.

GetOutside Champion: Dwayne Fields

Dwayne was born in rural Jamaica and says that, as such his first love was the freedom of the outdoors where as a child he spent most of his time.

GetOutside Champion: Emma Frampton

Emma Frampton is a Brit-Kiwi, in London. A marketer, community builder, explorer of London and beyond, coffee enthusiast, and lover of the great outdoors.

Discovering secret city nature trails

If I asked you to think of London, images of sky scrapers, double decker buses and crowds of people might come to mind. Probably not open spaces, wild forests and peaceful fields. While on a recent city challenge though, this was the side on London that I got to experience. The hidden outskirts that so few know about that provide the perfect nature trails for day hiking.