059: Ivinghoe Beacon

Picturesque 30 miles road ride to Ivinghoe Beacon taking in Ashridge.

START: Active Dacorum Community Hub, Redbourn Rd, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7BA. 

ROUTE PASSES: Studham; Dagnall; Ringshall; Ivinghoe; Aldbury; Nettleden; Great Gaddesden.

TAKES IN: Ashridge.

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A 33 mile challenging ride into the Chilterns on a road route to Wendover Woods.

START: The Common, Chipperfield WD4 9BS. 

ROUTE PASSES: Chenies; Chesham; Swan Bottom; St Leonards; Wendover; Cholesbury; Ashley Green; Ley Hill; Flaunden.

TAKES IN: Chipperfield Common; Wendover Woods.

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An all on road 9 mile scenic ride to Chipperfield.

START: Whippendell Wood car park, Grove Mill Lane. 

ROUTE PASSES: Belsize; Chipperfield.

TAKES IN: Whippendell Woods, Chipperfield Common.

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A flat, easy, 14 miles ride on the Nickey Line and quiet roads to Harpenden.

START: Active Dacorum Hub, Grovehill/Woodhall Farm Adventure Playground, Redbourn Road, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7BA.

ROUTE PASSES: Redbourn; Harpenden.

TAKES IN: Nickey Line.

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A flat, easy, traffic free 7 mile ride on the Nickey Line to Redbourn.

START: Active Dacorum Hub, Grovehill/Woodhall Farm Adventure Playground, Redbourn Road, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7BA.

ROUTE PASSES: Redbourn.

TAKES IN: Nickey Line.

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A scenic challenging 34 mile road ride into the Chilterns exploring some of the valleys and hills.

START: The Common, Chipperfield WD4 9BS.

ROUTE PASSES: Chenies; Amersham; Hyde End; Great Missenden; Heath End; Hughenden; Cryers Hill; Widmer End; Holmer Green; Little Missenden; Chesham.

TAKES IN: Chipperfield Common.

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A 34 mile trip to Emily’s Tea Shop in Whitwell with a mix of lovely scenery, quiet lanes, old train lines and cycle paths with plenty of off-road sections.

START: Active Dacorum Hub, Grovehill Adventure Play Area, Redbourn Road HP2 7BA. 

ROUTE PASSES: Redbourn; Harpenden; Chiltern Green; Whitwell; Wheathampstead.

TAKES IN: Nickey Line; Harpenden-Luton Greenway; Lea Valley Walk.

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A 21 mile ride into the green belt to the east of Watford, mostly quiet roads with some off-road sections.

START: Watford Cycle Hub, Chaffinch Lane WD18 9QD. 

ROUTE PASSES: Oxhey Activity Park; Radlett Road Playing Fields; Letchmore Heath; Colney Street; Smug Oak; Meriden.

TAKES IN: Ebury Way.

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049: Water End

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A challenging and pleasant 30 mile ride along the Alban Way to Water End using roads, cycle paths and off-road sections.

START: Timberlake pay and display car park, WD24 4LL. 

ROUTE PASSES: Meriden; Bricket Wood; How Wood; Chiswell Green; St Albans; Hatfield; Bullen’s Green; Water End; South Mimms; Shenley; Colney Street.

TAKES IN: Alban Way; Bricket Wood Common.

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A 22 mile pleasant ride on country lanes through farm land but with a few busy sections of road.

START: Car park at The Nap, Kings Langley WD4 8ETCar park at The Nap, Kings Langley WD4 8ET.

ROUTE PASSES: Bedmond; Potters Crouch; St Albans; Harpenden; Hemel Hempstead.

TAKES IN: Gorhambury.

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