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Hertfordshire is situated just north of London in the south of England. It is only 30 minutes train journey from central London and approximately 1 hour drive from Cambridge and Oxford. Hertfordshire is also considered close to the main London airports, London Heathrow (LHR), London Luton (LTN) and London Stansted (STN) airports. Hertfordshire is home to many cycle routes and cyclists organisations. Mainly based in St Albans, Hertfordshires only city, there are cycling clubs for road, mountain bike and family cyclists.
Hertfordshire is situated just north of London in the south of England. It is only 30 minutes train journey from central London and approximately 1 hour drive from Cambridge and Oxford. Hertfordshire is also considered close to the main London airports, London Heathrow (LHR), London Luton (LTN) and London Stansted (STN) airports. Hertfordshire is home to many cycle routes and cyclists organisations. Mainly based in St Albans, Hertfordshires only city, there are cycling clubs for road, mountain bike and family cyclists.
Recently added Hertfordshire Cycle Routes
| Route Name | Start | Miles | Date Added |
| Royston to Buckland Loop Cycle Route | Priory Lane (A10) | 22.72 | 24/08/2010 |
| This is a road route, mainly on country lanes, with a few hi... | |||
| Harpenden to Ayot St Peter Lunchtime Loop Cycle Route | St Albans Road (A1081) | 14.97 | 27/07/2010 |
| This is a road route, mainly on nice country lanes, but with... | |||
| Harpenden to St Albans and Sandridgebury Loop Cycle Route | Rothamsted Estate (off A1081) | 14.59 | 09/07/2010 |
| This is a road route, on a mix of A and B roads and country ... | |||
| Panshanger to Hertford Cycle Route | Moors Walk | 10.73 | 13/06/2010 |
| Mainly off road cycle paths with a few gradients, but genera... | |||
| Old Knebworth to Welwyn and Ayots Loop Cycle Route | Park Lane, Old Knebworth | 12.71 | 07/06/2010 |
| A mixed route, using quiet lanes, bridlepaths and cycle rout... | |||
All Hertfordshire Cycle Routes
| Route Name | Start | End | Duration | Miles |
| Alban Way Off-road Link to Cole Green Way and Hertford | St.Albans | Hertford | 00:30 | 5.35 |
| Aldenham Off Road Trail | A5183 Oakridge Lane | A5183 Radlett | 00:30 | 7 |
| Ayot Green Way Circular | Codicote Road | Codicote Road | 00:36 | 6.53 |
| Ayot St Lawrence Family Circular | Brocket Arms | Brocket Arms | 00:30 | 5.33 |
| Ayot St Peter Circlular via Wheathampstead | Ayot St Peter Rd, Ayot St Peter | Ayot St Peter Rd, Ayot St Peter | 00:48 | 8.22 |
| Baldock to Ashwell and Wallington Loop | Royston Road (A505) | Royston Road (A505) | 01:18 | 13.08 |
| Baldock to Therfield Circular | Rail Station (off Station Road, A507) | Rail Station (off Station Road, A507) | 02:36 | 26.23 |
| Barnet Loop via St Albans and Sandridge | Duchy Rd, Monken Hadley | Duchy Rd, Monken Hadley | 02:42 | 27.83 |
| Barnet to Shenley Circular | Calvert Road | Calvert Road | 05:06 | 51.18 |
| Benington to Ardeley | Benington, Whempstead Road | Benington | 01:18 | 13.71 |
| Berkhamsted to Ivinghoe Beacon Loop | High Street (A4251), Berkhamsted | High Street (A4251), Berkhamsted | 02:54 | 29.87 |
| Bishop Stortford to Saffron Walden Loop | London Road (B1060) | London Road (B1060) | 04:12 | 42.63 |
| Bishops Stortford to Berden Loop | Dane St, Bishops Stortford train station | Dane St, Bishops Stortford train station | 01:54 | 19.37 |
| Bishops Stortford to Hatfield Forest Loop | London Road (A1060) | London Road (A1060) | 01:18 | 13.53 |
| Bishops Stortford via NCR11 | Bishop's Stortford | Sawstoin | 02:00 | 20.23 |
| Boreham to Whitechapel Sightseeing Tour | Railway Station, Allum Lane (B5378) | Mile End Road (A11), Whitechaple | 01:54 | 19.92 |
| Borehamwood to Shenley and Bushey Loop | Borehamwood Station, Allum Lane (B5378) | Borehamwood Station, Allum Lane (B5378) | 01:36 | 16.1 |
| Bricket Wood to Harpenden | TL135021 | TL135021 | 2:30 | 25 |
| Brookmans Park to South Mimms Circle | Brookmans Park Railway Station | Brookmans Park Railway Station | 00:48 | 8.2 |
| Broxbourne to Angel via Canal | High Road (A1170), Broxbourne | Southgate Road, Angel | 01:54 | 19.62 |
| Bushey Arches To Cowley Uxbridge Via Ebury Way | Bushey Arches (WD19) | Cowley, Uxbridge (UB8) | 01:12 | 12.24 |
| Bushey Radlett Loop | Herkomer Road, off High Street | Herkomer Road, off High Street | 01:06 | 11.87 |
| Bushey to London Colney Off Road Loop | Hartspring Lane (B462), Bushey | Hartspring Lane (B462), Bushey | 02:00 | 20.39 |
| Cassio Park To Sarrat Circular | Cassio Park | Cassio Park | 01:06 | 11.04 |
| Cassiobury Park Figure Eight | North Western Avenue (A41) | North Western Avenue (A41) | 00:54 | 9.49 |
| Cassiobury Park to Apsley via Grand Union Canal | Watford Cassionbury Park (A412) | Apsley Mills Retail Park (off A4251) | 00:36 | 6.83 |
| Cheshunt Loop via Barnet | Rosedale way, Cheshunt | Rosedale way, Cheshunt | 02:06 | 21.79 |
| Cheshunt to Cockfosters | Rosedale Way, Cheshunt | Cockfosters Rd, Cockfosters | 00:48 | 8.85 |
| Cheshunt to Enfield Circular | Rosedale Way, Cheshunt | Rosedale Way, Cheshunt | 01:12 | 12.11 |
| Cheshunt to Essendon Loop | Cadmore Lane, Cheshunt | Cadmore Lane, Cheshunt | 02:30 | 25.3 |
| Cheshunt to Hertford via Broxbourne | Rosedale Way, Cheshunt | Gascoyne Way, Hertford | 00:48 | 8.46 |
| Cheshut to Ware | Rosedale Way, Cheshunt | Baldock St, Ware | 00:48 | 8.73 |
| Chiltern Century | Harpenden | Harpenden | 10:00 | 100.08 |
| Chiltern Circular via Mongewell and Chinnor | Manor Road Henley on Thames | Manor Road henley on Thames | 05:06 | 51.18 |
| Codicote Loop | High Street, Codicote | High Street, Codicote | 01:12 | 12.75 |
| Croxley to Uxbridge Canal Route | Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green | Uxbridge Lock, Uxbridge | 00:48 | 8.97 |
| Croxley to Waterloo | Croxley Green Railway Station | Waterloo Station, London | 03:06 | 31.87 |
| Ebury Way | TQ 111 952 | TQ 062 941 | 00:18 | 3.26 |
| Elstree to Chipperfield Loop | Elstree Hill South (A5183) | Elstree Hill South (A5183) | 03:18 | 33.71 |
| Enfield Herts Loop | Enfield Road A110 | Enfield Road A110 | 05:12 | 52.78 |
| Fairfield Park to Broom and Letchworth Loop | Fairfield Park | Fairfield Park | 02:42 | 27.44 |
| Fairfield Park to Cardington Loop | Fairfield Park | Fairfield Park | 03:24 | 34.8 |
| Fairfield Park to Ickleford and Stotfold Loop | Hitchin Road (off A507), Fairfield Park | Hitchin Road (off A507), Fairfield Park | 01:36 | 16.96 |
| Fairfield Park to Wheathamstead Circuit | Hitchen Road (off A507), Fairfield Park | Hitchen Road (off A507), Fairfield Park | 03:24 | 34.4 |
| Flamstead to The Ayots Loop | High Street, Flamstead | High Street, Flamstead | 02:36 | 26.57 |
| Garston and Around Hemel Hempstead | Garston | Garston | 02:42 | 27.62 |
| Grand Union Canal Berkhamsted to Mile End | Little Heath Lane, Berkhamsted | Joseph Street, Mile End | 04:30 | 45.79 |
| Harpenden Loop via Little Gaddesden | Train Station, Harpenden | Train Station, Harpenden | 02:48 | 28.32 |
| Harpenden Loop Via Welwyn | Harpenden Train Station | Harpenden Train Station | 02:36 | 26.38 |
| Harpenden Offroad Loop | Luton Road | Luton Road | 03:06 | 31.68 |
| Harpenden to Ayot St Peter Lunchtime Loop | St Albans Road (A1081) | St Albans Road (A1081) | 01:24 | 14.97 |
| Harpenden to Finchley Via Barnet | Rail Station(off Station Road (B652), Harpenden | North Finchley (Elephant Inn) | 02:12 | 22.89 |
| Harpenden to Holborn | High Street (A1081), Harpenden | Holborn Tube Station, London | 02:36 | 26.78 |
| Harpenden To Old Warden | Harpenden | Old Warden | 03:48 | 38.03 |
| Harpenden to St Albans and Sandridgebury Loop | Rothamsted Estate (off A1081) | Rothamsted Estate (off A1081) | 01:24 | 14.59 |
| Harpenden to Welwyn | Pipers Lane | Welwyn, Campus West | 00:36 | 6.79 |
| Hatfield - Hadley Wood section of Great North Way | Hatfield Train Station | Hatfield Train Station | 01:20 | 10.44 |
| Hatfield Circular via Potters Bar | Hazel Grove, Hatfield | Hazel Grove, Hatfield | 01:06 | 11.36 |
| Hatfield to Newgate Pubs | Hatfield | Newgate St. Village nr. Broxbourne | 01:18 | 13.73 |
| Hatfield, St Albans, Wheathampstead, Kimpton | Hatfield, Galleria (St Albans Way Cycle Path) | Hatfield Galleria | 03:12 | 32.83 |
| Hertford Circular via Bramfield Tewin Bramfield Woods | Cowper Crescent | Cowper Crescent | 01:06 | 11.16 |
| Hertford Loop via Benington | Fordwich Rise, Hertford | Fordwich Rise, Hertford | 02:00 | 20.63 |
| Hertford to Bramfield and Watton Loop | Ware Road (A119) | Ware Road (A119) | 01:48 | 18.01 |
| Hertford to Buntingford Circular | Hertford B158 Port hill | Hertford B158 Port hill | 03:42 | 37.82 |
| Hertford to Cuffley Loop | Hertford North Station, North Rd, Hertford | The Millstream Pub, Beane Rd | 02:42 | 27.69 |
| Hertford to Hitchen Loop | Hertford North Stn, North Rd, Hertford | The Milstream Pub, Port Vale, Hertford | 03:54 | 39.23 |
| Hertford to Roydon Loop | Stanstead Road (B1502) | Stanstead Road (B1502) | 01:18 | 13.73 |
| Hertford to Waltham Abbey | Hertford | Waltham Cross | 01:00 | 10.87 |
| Hertford to Welwyn Loop | St Andrew St | St Andrew St | 01:54 | 19.15 |
| Herts to Yorks | Furneux Pelham | Cragg Vale | 16:00 | 165.38 |
| High Barnet Circular via Stevenage | Marriott Road, Barnet | Same | 06:24 | 64.04 |
| High Barnet to Bayford Loop | High Street (A1000), High Barnet | High Street (A1000), High Barnet | 02:18 | 23.49 |
| High Barnet to Essendon Loop | High Street (A1000), High Barnet | High Street (A1000), High Barnet | 01:48 | 18.26 |
| High Barnet to Northaw Loop | High Street (A1000), High Barnet | High Street (A1000), High Barnet | 01:18 | 13.46 |
| Hitchin to Baldock and Shefford Loop | Bedford Road (A505) | Bedford Road (A505) | 02:12 | 22.74 |
| Hitchin To Shefford Via Baldock | Hitchin | Shefford | 01:54 | 19.05 |
| Hormeads and the Pelhams | Conduit Lane | Conduit Lane | 02:06 | 21.99 |
| Kings Langley Circular | TL072027 | Kings Langley | 1:20 | 13 |
| Kings Langley Sarrat Rickmonsworth And Watford | Kings Langley | Kings Langley | 02:24 | 24.37 |
| Kings Langley to Abbots Langley | High street, Kings Langley | Manor house playing fields, Gallows Hill Ln, Abbots Langley | 01:18 | 13.25 |
| Kings Langley via Bovingdon Sarratt and Buckshill | Kings Langley High Street | Kings Langley High Street | 02:06 | 21.01 |
| Knebworth Circular via Whitwell | Park Lane, Old Knebworth | Park Lane, Old Knebworth | 00:48 | 8.47 |
| Lap of Hatfield | Hatfield Train Station | Hatfield Train Station | 00:45 | 6.42 |
| Large Stevenage Circular | Broadhall Way (A602) | Broadhall Way (A602) | 02:54 | 29.51 |
| Leavesden-Chipperfield Loop | Leavesden | Leavesden | 01:36 | 16.83 |
| London Colney to Abbotts Langley | London Colney | Abbotts Langley | 00:36 | 7.1 |
| London Colney to Borehamwood Loop | Shenley Lane (B5378), London Colney | Shenley Lane (B5378), London Colney | 01:30 | 15.96 |
| Long Martson Road Climb | Lower Icknield Way, Long Marston | Long Marston | 02:00 | 21.55 |
| Luton To Hitchin | Luton | Hitchin | 01:00 | 10.44 |
| Nicky Line | TL134 152 | TL059 073 | 00:45 | 8.75 |
| Northchurch to Chipping Norton Two Day Loop | High Street (A4251), Northchurch | Chipping Norton | 12:12 | 122.06 |
| Northchurch to St Albans via The Nicky Line | Northchurch | St Albans | 01:36 | 16.79 |
| Old Knebworth to Welwyn and Ayots Loop | Park Lane, Old Knebworth | Park Lane, Old Knebworth | 01:12 | 12.71 |
| Old Welwyn via Ayot St Lawrence and Ayot St Peter | Welwyn Village | School Lane | 01:00 | 9.5 |
| Oxhey Village To Elstree Aerodrome Loop | Upper Paddock Road | Upper Paddock Road | 01:12 | 12.9 |
| Panshanger to Hertford | Moors Walk | Moors Walk | 01:00 | 10.73 |
| Park Street to Bricket Wood Loop | Park Street | Park Street | 00:42 | 7.12 |
| Picketts Lock to Dobbs Weir via Waltham Abbey | Picketts Lock, Lee Valley Leisure Park, Hoddesdon | Dobbs Weir, Fish & Eels Pub | 00:54 | 9.97 |
| Potten End to Ashridge Loop | Plough Lane, Potten End | Plough Lane, Potten End | 00:36 | 6.92 |
| Potter Bar to Woodgreen Loop | Mutton Lane (B556), Potters Bar | Mutton Lane (B556), Potters Bar | 02:30 | 25.22 |
| Potters Bar Circular | High Street | High Street | 07:24 | 74.14 |
| Potters Bar Circular via Welwyn Garden City and Ware | Park Avenue, Potters Bar | Park Avenue, Potters Bar | 03:54 | 39.78 |
| Potters Bar to Crouch End Loop | Mutton Lane (B556) | Mutton Lane (B556) | 02:00 | 20.51 |
| Potters Bar to Hertingfordbury Loop | Potters Bar | Potters Bar | 02:18 | 23.32 |
| Potters Bar to Wembley 13.5 Miles | Mutton Lane (B556), Potters Bar | Harrow Road (A404), Wembley | 01:18 | 13.58 |
| Radlett along Grand Union Canal to Harefield | Watford Road (B462), Radlett | Watford Road (B462), Radlett | 02:24 | 24.12 |
| Radlett Borehamwood | Underneath Radlett Road | Radlett | 00:45 | 7 |
| Radlett Loop via Chiswell Green | Watling St, Radlett | Watling St, Radlett | 01:06 | 11.22 |
| Radlett to Brookmans Park | Watford Road (B462), Radlett | Brookmans Park | 00:54 | 9.26 |
| Rickmansworth to Uxbridge | Harefield Rd, Rickmansworth | Oxford Road, Uxbridge | 00:36 | 6.33 |
| Ridgeway North to South Part 1 Ivinghoe to Chilton | Ivinghoe Beacon, Tring Road | The Ridgeway, Chilton | 09:54 | 99.21 |
| Ridgeway North to South Part 2 Wantage to Avebury | Ormond Rd, Wantage | A4, Avebury | 04:18 | 43.04 |
| River Stort | Town Park | Sawbridgeworth Train Station | 00:48 | 8.73 |
| Round Robin | St Albans Road (A412) | St Albans Road (A412) | 01:30 | 15.73 |
| Royston Circular via Orwell | Barkway Road, Royston | Barkway Road, Royston | 01:42 | 17.01 |
| Royston Loop via Foxton | Barkway Rd B1039, Royston | Barkway Rd B1039, Royston | 01:42 | 17 |
| Royston to Buckland Loop | Priory Lane (A10) | Priory Lane (A10) | 02:12 | 22.72 |
| Sawbo To Walthamstow | Sawbridgeworth | Walthamstow | 02:12 | 22.76 |
| Shenley Ridge | Shenley Rectory Lane | Shenley Centre | 00:45 | 7 |
| Skirting Stevenage | Fairlands Lakes, Six Hills Way | Fairlands Lakes, Six Hills Way | 01:12 | 12.04 |
| St Abans Wheathamsptead Harpenden Loop | Verulam Road, St Albans | St Albans | 02:12 | 22.54 |
| St Albans Circular | Bedford Rd, St Albans | Ferrers Lane, Sandridge | 02:48 | 28.89 |
| St Albans Circular via Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City | Abbey Station, St Albans | Abbey Station, St Albans | 03:12 | 32.06 |
| St Albans Circular via Luton and Stevenage | Sandridge Road | Sandridge Road | 05:42 | 57.36 |
| St Albans to All Saints Academy Dunstable | Hatfield Road (A1057) | All Saints Academy, Houghton Road (A5120), Dunstable | 01:24 | 14.61 |
| St Albans to Ayots Circular | Orient Close | Orient Close | 02:18 | 23.6 |
| St Albans To Fingest Oxon | St Albans | Fingest, Henley on Thames | 03:00 | 30.15 |
| St Albans To Islington | St Albans | Islington | 02:06 | 21.59 |
| St Albans to Potters Bar Loop | London Road (A1081) | London Road (A1081) | 02:12 | 22.09 |
| St Albans To Stamford | St Albans | Stamford, Lincs | 09:00 | 90.81 |
| St Margarets To Cambridge | St Margarets | Cambridge | 03:30 | 35.83 |
| Stevenage Aston Super Loop | Stevenage | Stevenage | 01:48 | 18.39 |
| Stevenage Circular | Fairlands Valley Park (Showground) | Fairlands Valley Park (Showground) | 01:06 | 11.9 |
| Stevenage Circular via Box Wood and Aston End | Squirrel pub | Squirrel pub | 01:18 | 13.48 |
| Stevenage Loop via Watton at Stone | Broadhall Way A602, Stevenage | Broadhall Way A602, Stevenage | 02:12 | 22.57 |
| Stevenage to Ley Green Off Road Circular | Chadwell Rd, Norton Green | Chadwell Rd, Norton Green | 03:00 | 20.74 |
| Ware To Gt Portland Street | Ware, Herts | Great Portland Street Station | 02:54 | 29 |
| Ware Two Rivers Circle | Widbury Hill (B1004) | Widbury Hill (B1004) | 01:36 | 16.77 |
| Watford - Harpenden | Watford | Harpenden | 01:36 | 16.48 |
| Watford Circular via Frogmore and Barnet | Park St, Frogmore | Park St, Frogmore | 02:54 | 29.11 |
| Watford Loop via London Colney | Balmoral Rd, Watford | Balmoral Rd, Watford | 01:42 | 17.42 |
| Watford to Belsize Park Loop | Sandown Rd, Watford | Sandown Rd, Watford | 03:36 | 36.85 |
| Watford to Stevenge and back | Balmoral Rd, Watford | Balmoral Rd, Watford | 03:54 | 39.38 |
| Watford To Windsor | Cassiobury Park | Windsor Park | 02:18 | 23.52 |
| Watford, Edbury Way & Grand Union Canal | Gladstone Road | Gladstone Road | 01:12 | 12.48 |
| Welwyn Garden City Off Road Loop via Ayot St Lawrence | Youngs Rise, Welwyn Garden City | Youngs Rise, Welwyn Garden City | 01:00 | 10.78 |
| Welwyn Garden City to Hertford Loop | Beehive Lane, Welwyn Garden City | Beehive Lane, Welwyn Garden City | 01:00 | 10.92 |
| Whempstead Circuit | Whempstead | Whempstead | 01:30 | 15.19 |
| Wormley to Welwyn Garden City | Wormley A1170 | WGC, The Blvd | 01:18 | 31.88 |
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