A short 9 miles ride into the countryside that defies the M1, mostly off-road tracks with quiet on-road sections.
START: Timberlake pay and display car park (WD24 4JL), across the road from the Rugby Club..
ROUTE PASSES: Aldenham; Patchetts Green; Bushey.
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A flat, easy 8 mile ride, with traffic free sections that shows how close the Green Belt is to Watford.
START: Watford Cycle Hub, The Pavilion, Chaffinch Lane, Watford WD18 9QD.
ROUTE PASSES: Carpenters Park; Bushey; Watford.
TAKES IN: Ebury Way; Merryhill Greenway.
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To lanes north west of Rickmansworth a 9 mile ride, mostly on quiet roads with a section of off-road track and towpath.
START: Outside the Cafe in the Park, Rickmansworth Aquadrome, Frogmoor Ln, Rickmansworth WD3 1NB.
ROUTE PASSES: Chorleywood; Loudwater; Croxley Green.
TAKES IN: Grand Union Canal; Rickmansworth Aquadrome.
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An unusual 9 mile route from Rickmansworth to Heronsgate, including off-road and canal towpath sections.
START: Outside the Cafe in the Park, Rickmansworth Aquadrome, Frogmoor Ln, Rickmansworth WD3 1NB.
ROUTE PASSES: Chorleywood; Heronsgate.
TAKES IN: Grand Union Canal; Rickmansworth Aquadrome.
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Fairly flat 21 mile ride, quiet streets and lanes with some busy sections of road and long sections of off-road, traffic free.
START: Watford Cycle Hub, Chaffinch Lane WD18 9QD.
ROUTE PASSES: Timberlake Pay & Display car park at the junction of Radlett Road and Colonial Way; Meriden; Colney Street; London Colney; Park Street; Bricket Wood.
TAKES IN: Ebury Way.
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A 47 mile ride linking dismantled railways, cycle paths and canal towpaths, with over 35 miles traffic free and with a height climbed of only approximately 1500′ this is lovely ride.
START: Watford Cycle Hub, Chaffinch Lane WD18 9QD.
CAN JOIN ROUTE AT: Meriden; Bricket Wood; St Albans; Hatfield; Welwyn Garden City; Wheathampsted; Harpenden; Redbourn; Hemel Hempstead; Kings Langley.
TAKES IN: Alban Way; Ayot Greenway; Ebury Way; Nickey Line; Grand Union Canal.
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A traffic free and flat 6.5 mile ride to the Rickmansworth Aquadrome and back using the Ebury Way and the canal towpath.
START: Watford Cycle Hub, The Pavilion, Chaffinch Lane, Watford WD18 9QD.
ROUTE PASSES: Batchworth Lock, Rickmansworth WD3 1JJ; Aquadrome, Frogmoor Lane, Rickmansworth WD3 1NB.
TAKES IN: Ebury Way; Grand Union Canal.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS