A friendly hiking, cycling, walking and other outdoor activity club for people based in or near Greater London.
Run by members for members. Majority over 40s but all ages (over 18) welcome. Not a family group, so we can't take children on our activities.
CLOG is strictly non-commercial. Ready to join? Go to: https://membermojo.co.uk/clog or just hit the orange button above.
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https://membermojo.co.uk/clog Annual subs a mere £10 per year
A monthly view is on the Events Calendar. We have easy cycle rides using trains from London to explore unusual places you never knew were there, rather than cycling in chain gangs or rushing through as much tarmac as possible.
Together we explore lost railways, cycle ferries, old forts, castles, marshes, canals, ancient churches, winding rivers and wide skies, ancient woods, village greens, old pubs, martello towers, windmills, follies, sea marks, sailing barges, light ships, gun emplacements and more.
We regularly use trains to get out of London for our day rides. There is no need to book your bike on these trains on day rides (and indeed it is not normally possible).
As a general rule bike booking is for longer distance trains rather than commuter trains but you can get definitive information by checking the rail company websites.
Some mainline trains have a designated bike area but it is not normally necessary to always use it. There may be too many bikes in it already or it may be that you are joining the train at an intermediate stop and it isn't clear where to stand in order to get to the bike area in time when the train times.
Do use it if you can as it will make your journey more comfortable.
The main restriction for mainline trains is that you cannot take your bike (unless folded) on trains arriving in London in the morning weekday peak period or leaving London in the evening peak period. NB the start and end of the peak period is defined slightly differently for mainline trains compared with Overground, DLR, tube and Elizabeth line.
For the Overground, DLR, tube and Elizabeth line the peak period applies to trains in any direction. Outside peak times bicycles are allowed on the Overground, DLR, Elizabeth Line, the surface parts of the tube and the "cut and cover" underground lines but not in the underground sections of the other tube lines. Consult the relevant website if you are not sure as the tube is quite strict about this.