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This is a cue sheet for the St Albans - Park St - 8 mile Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km St Albans This is one of my favorite quick MTB routes. I go fast down London Road to get to the bridleways as fast as possible. The 12 mile route avoids main roads. ESE 112° 112m
1.28km 1.28km London Road Careful with the pinch points after the railway bridge. Move out to stop cars trying to overtake OR use the wide pavement. SE 131° 91m
2.09km 0.81km London Rd R at lights into Mile House Lane SW 214° 89m
2.24km 0.15km Mile House Lane L into New House Park SE 131° 88m
2.67km 0.43km New House Park R into Heron's Lane - a sandy track through trees SW 221° 88m
3.17km 0.5km Napsbury Ind Est. Turn L into Napsbury Lane S 162° 93m
3.5km 0.33km Napsbury Over the bridge, turn R into North End Cottages (aka The Drive) W 262° 93m
3.95km 0.45km After the last house on R, take ramp onto pavement (if nobody on it) to avoid pavement edge ahead. SSE 140° 91m
4.05km 0.11km Just before bollards, go sharp R onto tarmac track. SW 210° 87m
4.61km 0.56km When the tarmac goes left, follow the rough track ahead, with wooden fence on R. SSE 151° 75m
5.49km 0.87km At the bottom of the field, turn R along hedge. SSW 193° 64m
5.91km 0.43km Steep drop under M25 bridge SW 225° 60m
6.85km 0.94km Old Parkbury Cross the bridge and into the industrial estate. W 256° 75m
7.19km 0.34km Colney Street Turn R onto Watling St and immediately L into a farm track beside the traffic island NW 306° 72m
7.86km 0.67km Moor Mill Good place for refreshment and to see the working mill-wheels inside. Leaving, follow road round the back to gravelly path under M25 NNW 346° 64m
8.05km 0.19km Left across builders yard entrance and round iron gate into fields. NNW 351° 67m
8.4km 0.35km Take right fork to avoid small gate on the main path. NNE 13° 65m
8.62km 0.22km Frogmore Steep drop into Hyde Lane. then L. Look out for cars! W 269° 73m
8.67km 0.05km Take the ramp up to a bridge on R, over the Ver NNW 315° 71m
8.79km 0.12km Take the right or left fork between the lakes. Going left you'll have to turn R before the railway (at a signpost) and through the trees back to the track. NNW 338° 68m
9.3km 0.51km Emerge into Branch Rd and cross to narrow path through railway embankment. This is a footpath so give way to pedestrians. NNW 323° 65m
9.51km 0.21km Cross playing field to Park St Lane an trurn R onto road E 78° 72m
9.73km 0.22km Park Street Turn L onto Watling St, under the railway bridge and up the hill. Traffic is normally slow & friendly (?) here. NNW 332° 63m
10.35km 0.62km At pedestrian crossing cross to Mount bBank, then take the footpath downhill past the Garage. NNE 11° 83m
11.07km 0.72km Watling Street Turn R through gap in hedge and up grassy slope to Coningsby Bank ENE 57° 80m
11.66km 0.58km Just before the first house on right, turn R onto the path downhill past the playground. S 159° 81m
11.79km 0.13km Narrow track through bushes to bridge under the railway. ESE 107° 78m
11.99km 0.2km Turn L up Gorham Drive NNW 357° 69m
12.76km 0.77km When the road turns R, continue on the path L and ahead. NNW 320° 85m
12.87km 0.11km By the railway crossing go ahead and down between the trees NNE 83m
12.99km 0.12km Pass the buildings and join Cottonmill Lane. NNE 17° 83m
13.53km 0.54km Old London Road Turn L into Old London Rd and immediately R into Keyfield Terrace NW 300° 83m
13.67km 0.14km White Hart Tap A good place to stop! NNW 354° 86m