Tired of the hustle and bustle of the city
So why not a greenway ride?
Feel a different charm of autumn in the magic capital!
Cycling is not only an environmentally friendly and healthy way to get around
It is also a new style of exploring the city
It is gradually being favored by people
Riding on the greenway is not just about exercising
You can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of nature
This ride chose three characteristic greenways for everyone, namely "Huangpu Riverside Greenway", "Changning Ecological Greenway" and "Pudong Riverside Greenway", let's feel the joy of greenway riding together and start Cityride~
Huangpu Riverside Greenway
The total length is 8.3 kilometers, and the ride takes about 50 minutes
The construction of green lanes is mainly made of permeable asphalt, which is divided into blue walking paths, red running paths and gray cycling paths. According to the regional characteristics, the surrounding area of the greenway is divided into several parts such as the Old Bund International Architecture Expo Area, the South Bund Waterfront Area, the Expo Area, and the South Park Riverside Area, which enhances the landscape around the greenway through the construction of the riverside and fully demonstrates the mutual reflection between the green landscape and the leisure trail.
Huangpu Riverside Greenway (South Park Section) is adjacent to Xiaonan Lake in the South Park, accompanied by the lake, surrounded by multiple small flower beds, successfully connecting the east and west of the South Park Riverside Green Space.
The section of Huangpu Riverside Greenway (Nanpu Bridge-Enterprise Joint Hall) skillfully coordinates flood control walls, docks, waterfront platforms, riverside buildings, etc., and flexibly arranges promenades, running paths, and cycling paths at different elevations without interfering with each other.
The "three roads" adopt a barrier-free ramp design throughout the whole process, open up the break point, and continuously move the line, and special gardens such as azalea garden, moon season garden and rock garden are also arranged along the line.
The section of Huangpu Riverside Greenway (Enterprise Joint Pavilion-Papago Port Flat Bridge) continues the construction style of Nanpu Bridge-Enterprise Joint Pavilion, and there are spring gardens, autumn gardens, herb gardens, grass gardens, etc. along the line.
In order to further provide a good fitness and leisure environment for the public, public supporting service facilities such as toilets, free drinking water points, fitness showers, rest seats, and shading facilities are also set up along the way.
The overall shoreline of the Huangpu Riverside Greenway (South Bund Section) is wave-shaped, providing a variety of riverside excursion experiences along the route, and focusing on creating a modern and comprehensive high-end Pujiang cruise terminal.
Changning Outer Ring Greenway
North to Suzhou Creek - south near Huqingping Highway
It is 6.25 kilometers long and takes about 35 minutes to ride
Changning Outer Ring Forest Belt Ecological Greenway is the first section of the city's ring park belt to complete the construction of high-standard greenway renovation and put into operation, with excellent landscape ecological effects and rich biodiversity.
Here, the ecological greenway and the slow travel system are organically combined to realize the integration of ecological greenway, maintenance road, flood control channel, fitness trail, sports track (marathon track, bicycle track, etc.), and complete facilities such as post stations, lighting, signage, and urban furniture along the line.
As an ecological greenway in the suburban areas of the city, Changning Outer Ring Ecological Greenway pays more attention to the experience of "wild fun greenway tour", retains the original plants to the greatest extent, and reasonably optimizes the distribution of plants through greening means such as transplanting and green supplementation.
Combined with the water resources in the forest belt, the new color leaf plant species are enriched, and the landscape effect of spring, summer, autumn and winter is realized by increasing the seasonal color leaf tree species, expanding the lower wood varieties, and selecting submerged plants.
The characteristic natural features composed of forests, grasslands, wetlands and other diversified compositions further give full play to the advantages of landscape space combining water and green, and effectively improve the landscape benefits of forest belts.
Some nodes are planted with suitable plants such as ginkgo biloba to form a landscape of "tree shadows under dense forests", and Tao Yuanming's "winding path is quiet". Visitors can still feel cool under the forest even in hot weather. In autumn and winter, the leaves are dyed golden, which is a veritable "golden avenue".
Pudong Riverside Greenway
From Yangpu Bridge in the north to the boundary of Minhang District in the south
The total length is 24 kilometers, and the cycling time is about 2 hours
The public space opening project of the riverside greenway on the east bank of the Huangpu River was launched at the end of 2015, and the 22-kilometer public space was opened by the end of 2017. At the same time, since 2018, the 22-kilometer shoreline that has been completed has been continuously optimized and improved in accordance with the principle of "first penetrate and then upgrade". In 2023, the 2-kilometer south extension of the public space on the east bank of the riverside will be officially completed.
The 24-kilometer shoreline runs through three lanes of "promenade, running path and cycling path", starting from Yangpu Bridge, passing through Lujiazui, Nanpu Bridge, Expo Park, Lupu Bridge, Houtan Park, Qiantan Park, Xupu Bridge, and to the boundary of Minhang District.
The scenery along the route is beautiful, the functions are different, the waterfront space is full of vitality, the industrial heritage has been organically renewed, and the green base has been effectively restored. People riding along the way can not only feel the prosperity and splendor of the modern city, but also experience the quiet years of immersion in nature.
Every 1 kilometer along the east coast, there are also unified style "Wangjiang Station" stations (a total of more than 20 places), these stations are fully functional, including public restrooms, rest rooms, etc., in addition to vending machines, lockers, hot and cold direct drinking water, shared umbrellas and other convenient facilities, providing rest, supplies, book lending and simple medical services for the coming, stimulating the urban vitality of the waterfront area.
The weather is getting cooler
Choose a riding path that suits you
Have a Cityride
Feel the breath and pulse of the city
Cycling tips
Prepare your gear
Rent or bring your own safety equipment such as bicycles, helmets, gloves, etc.;
Weather conditions
Avoid bad weather such as thunderstorms and choose a comfortable climate to travel;
Know the road conditions
Know the road conditions of the cycling route in advance so that you can prepare for it;
Organize your time wisely
Reasonable rest time according to personal physical strength and itinerary to ensure riding safety;
Ride civility
Please obey traffic rules and pay attention to safety; Do not break into prohibited areas during riding; Care for the environment and do not litter.
Source: Green Shanghai
Editor: Li Bingqian
Responsible editor: Gao Qin