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Gritting in London is a bit of an issue. Basically, most local authorities have some kind of set-up, but as winters in London are usually so mild that there are only a few days of snow cover and/or ice, gritting tends to be inadequate and concentrated on main streets. I don't know what the régime is for Hyde Park, but I'd expect it to be better than what happens on the streets, as the park is comparatively small, with few paths, and attracts a lot of tourists and others to attractions like the Winter Wonderland. If in doubt, you could always ask the company responsible for landscape services in Hyde Park:
For the next seven years [from 2014], Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, St James's Park, The Green Park, Grosvenor Square and Brompton Cemetery will be maintained by OCS.
I think this must be it:
It looks like one of those outsourcing firms.
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It's my first winter cycle commuting in London, could anyone advise on how good (or otherwise) the authorities are at gritting cycle paths? I go Paddington-Hyde Park-Parliament Square then join the superhighway up to Bank. When I used to live out in the sticks the paths were a no-go zone when the temperature dropped...