A 14 mile ride into the Chilterns on quiet lanes.
START: Cassiobury car park, Gade Avenue, Watford WD18 7LG.
ROUTE PASSES: Cassiobury; Belsize/Chipperfield; Sarratt.
TAKES IN: Cassiobury Park; Whippendell Woods.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS
See how green Watford is on a mostly traffic free 7 mile ride with gentle gradients, taking in off-road sections, including canal towpaths, and around 1 mile of quiet roads. Hopefully the Green Ring will make cycling and walking a first choice for journeys where previously a car would have been used. It links Croxley Business Park, Cassiobury Park, Town Hall and Library, Watford shopping centre, Watford Junction, Waterfields Recreation Ground, Watford High Street Station, Tesco and nearby retail parks, Oxhey Activity Park, Watford General Hospital and Ebury Way.
START: Watford Cycle Hub, The Pavilion, Chaffinch Lane, Watford WD18 9QD.
ROUTE PASSES: Croxley Business Park; Cassiobury Park: Town Hall and Library; Watford shopping centre; Watford Junction; Waterfields Recreation Ground; Watford High Street Station; Tesco and nearby retail parks; Oxhey Activity Park; Watford General Hospital.
TAKES IN: Grand Union Canal; Whippendell Wood; Ebury Way.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS
An 8 mile easy ride mainly on quiet roads, cycle paths and canal towpath.
START: The Cassiobury Park pay and display car park at the end of Gade Avenue, WD18 7LG.
ROUTE PASSES: Cassiobury; Hunton Bridge; Chandler’s Cross.
TAKES IN: Cassiobury Park; Grand Union Canal; Whippendell Wood.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS
A 7 miles ride on quiet roads and off-road exploring some of the cycle routes in West Watford..
START: Watford Cycle Hub, Chaffinch Lane WD18 9QD.
ROUTE PASSES: Waterfields Recreation Ground; Cassiobury Park.
TAKES IN: Cassiobury Park; Ebury Way.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS
A mostly traffic free, 4 mile off-road ride with a short section on road and a long section on canal towpath.
START: Whippendell Wood, Grove Mill Lane Car Park, WD3 4NA.
ROUTE PASSES: Cassiobury Park.
TAKES IN: Grand Union Canal; Whippendell Wood.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS
A lovely 14 mile ride from Cassiobury Park to Chipperfield Common mainly on quiet roads, traffic free shared use paths and canal towpath with an alternative return through Whippendell Woods.
START: Cha Café, Cassiobury Park, WD18 7HY.
ROUTE PASSES: Croxley Green; Sarratt; Belsize; Chipperfield.
TAKES IN: Chipperfield Common; Grand Union Canal; Cassiobury Park; Whippendell Woods.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS
A flat and almost totally traffic free 7 mile ride to Batchworth Lock and back using the Ebury Way and canal towpath.
START: Watford Cycle Hub, Chaffinch Lane WD18 9QD.
ROUTE PASSES: Batchworth Lock (WD3 1JJ); Croxley Green.
TAKES IN: Ebury Way, Grand Union Canal.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS
A 6 mile ride into the countryside that defies the M1, both on and off-road.
START: Timberlake pay and display car park (WD24 4JL) across the road from the Rugby Club.
ROUTE PASSES: Aldenham; Patchetts Green.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS
A 7 mile route mainly on quiet roads, a bridleway and canal towpath.
START: Outside the Harvester, Baldwins Lane, WD3 3RX.
ROUTE PASSES: Cassiobury Park; Cassiobury; Chandler’s Cross.
TAKES IN: Whippendell Wood: Cassiobury Park: Grand Union Canal.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS
A 5 mile ride mostly on quiet wooded lanes but with a slightly busier section on Sarratt Road and two short off-road sections.
START: Outside the Harvester, Baldwins Lane, WD3 3RX.
ROUTE PASSES: Chandler’s Cross.
TAKES IN: Whippendell Woods.
For full details of this route and to download the GPS file and cue sheet see RideWithGPS