A 24 miles ride, mostly on quiet, lovely country lanes and enjoyable off-road sections, and some busy roads to cross.
START: Timberlake pay and display car park (WD24 4JL), across the road from the Rugby Club.
ROUTE PASSES: Aldenham; Radlett; Shenley; Ridge; London Colney; Colney Street; Bricket Wood; Meriden.
TAKES IN: Bricket Wood Common.
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A lovely 34 mile ride, no challenging hills and just under 3/4 of the route is off-road, mainly bridlepaths.
START: Watford Cycle Hub, Chaffinch Lane WD18 9QD.
ROUTE PASSES: Oxhey Park; Radlett Road Playing Fields; Watford Rugby Club; Colney Street; London Colney; Water End; Colney Heath; St Albans; Bricket Wood; Garston.
TAKES IN: Alban Way; Bricket Wood Common.
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A 17 mile ride into the Chilterns on quiet lanes.
START: Cassiobury car park, Gade Avenue, Watford WD18 7LG.
ROUTE PASSES: Belsize/Chipperfield; Flaunden; Sarratt.
TAKES IN: Cassiobury Park, Whippendell Woods.
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A scenic and enjoyable, though hilly, 18 mile ride exploring quiet country lanes with a short stretch of off-road.
START: Cassiobury car park, Gade Avenue, Watford WD18 7LG.
ROUTE PASSES: Chorleywood; Little Chalfont; Chenies; Sarratt; Belsize/Chipperfield.
TAKES IN: Whippendell Woods.
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A 26 mile ride to the Highfield Oval in Harpenden mostly on quiet lanes, bridleways and cycle paths.
START: Free car park, near to Leverstock Green shops. Post code is HP3 8QG.
ROUTE PASSES: St Albans; Wheathampstead; Harpenden.
TAKES IN: Gorhambury Estate.
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A pleasant 12 mile suburban meander, mostly on road.
START: Watford Cycle Hub, Chaffinch Lane WD18 9QD.
ROUTE PASSES: Northwood; Pinner Green; Carpenters Park.
TAKES IN: Ebury Way.
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A 7 mile ride, mostly on quiet lanes and cycle paths, with some side streets and traffic free sections and a short stetch of road which is busier at peak, commuter times.
START: Timberlake pay and display car park (WD24 4JL).
ROUTE PASSES: Meriden; Bricket Wood; Garston.
TAKES IN: Bricket Wood Common.
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An easy 11 mile ride through back streets and cycle paths to “lang leah” granted to the abbot of St Albans in the time of Edward the Confessor.
START: Timberlake pay and display car park (WD24 4JL) across the road from the Rugby Club.
ROUTE PASSES: Meriden; Leavesden; Abbots Langley.
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An 11 mile ride on quiet streets and lanes, and lovely off-road sections with one potentially busy section that has a cycle path alongside it.
START: Timberlake pay and display car park (WD24 4JL) is across the road from the Rugby Club.
ROUTE PASSES: Colney Street; Bricket Wood; Meriden.
TAKES IN: Bricket Wood Common.
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Quiet lanes and a bridleway on this 7 mile ride to the North West of Watford.
START: Outside the Harvester, at the roundabout at the junction of Baldwins Lane and the A412. (WD3 3RX).
ROUTE PASSES: Chandler’s Cross; Loudwater.
TAKES IN: Whippendell Woods.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS