A surprisingly rural, 5 mile ride around Croxley on canal towpath, tracks and quiet lanes with one busy road to cross.
START: Outside Harvester, Baldwin Lane WD3 3RX.
ROUTE PASSES: Croxley Green.
TAKES IN: Cassiobury Park; Whippendell Woods; Chipperfield Common; Grand Union Canal.
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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, 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 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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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.
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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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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.
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