This is a cue sheet for the St Albans & Ver Valley 11mi some traffic 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 | Turn left as soon as you cross the bridge. | SSW | 190° | 75m |
| 7.36km | 0.51km | Colney Street | Cross the Watling Street and turn left on the opposite footpath. | S | 162° | 73m |
| 7.91km | 0.55km | Watling Street | R into farm road. | W | 263° | 72m |
| 8.4km | 0.49km | Netherwylde Farm | Keep L to avoid farm | SSW | 196° | 67m |
| 9.28km | 0.87km | Narrow track from here | WNW | 287° | 71m | |
| 9.72km | 0.45km | When field opens to R, follow track across it to bridge over Ver. | NNW | 358° | 63m | |
| 9.93km | 0.21km | Over bridge & R by river | NE | 34° | 56m | |
| 10.11km | 0.18km | Up to Drop Lane & R. | ESE | 109° | 61m | |
| 10.25km | 0.14km | Drop Lane | R off lane and over footbridge to Ver Valley path | ESE | 94° | 63m |
| 11.53km | 1.28km | Moor Mill | Across Smug Oak Lane to Moor Mill entrance | ENE | 54° | 65m |
| 11.77km | 0.24km | 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 |
| 11.96km | 0.19km | Left across builders yard entrance and round iron gate into fields. | NNW | 351° | 67m | |
| 12.31km | 0.35km | Take right fork to avoid small gate on the main path. | NNE | 13° | 65m | |
| 12.53km | 0.22km | Frogmore | Steep drop into Hyde Lane. then L. Look out for cars! | W | 269° | 73m |
| 12.58km | 0.05km | Take the ramp up to a bridge on R, over the Ver | NNW | 315° | 71m | |
| 12.7km | 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 | |
| 13.21km | 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 | |
| 13.42km | 0.21km | Cross playing field to Park St Lane an trurn R onto road | E | 78° | 72m | |
| 13.63km | 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 |
| 14.26km | 0.62km | At pedestrian crossing cross to Mount bBank, then take the footpath downhill past the Garage. | NNE | 11° | 83m | |
| 14.98km | 0.72km | Watling Street | Turn R through gap in hedge and up grassy slope to Coningsby Bank | ENE | 57° | 80m |
| 15.03km | 0.05km | St Julians | E | 78° | 75m | |
| 15.57km | 0.53km | Just before the first house on right, turn R onto the path downhill past the playground. | S | 159° | 81m | |
| 15.7km | 0.13km | Narrow track through bushes to bridge under the railway. | ESE | 107° | 78m | |
| 15.9km | 0.2km | Turn L up Gorham Drive | NNW | 357° | 69m | |
| 16.67km | 0.77km | When the road turns R, continue on the path L and ahead. | NNW | 320° | 85m | |
| 16.78km | 0.11km | Cottonmill | By the railway crossing go ahead and down between the trees | NNE | 3° | 83m |
| 16.9km | 0.12km | Pass the buildings and join Cottonmill Lane. | NNE | 17° | 83m | |
| 17.44km | 0.54km | Old London Road | Turn L into Old London Rd and immediately R into Keyfield Terrace | NW | 300° | 83m |
| 17.58km | 0.14km | White Hart Tap | A good place to stop! | NNW | 354° | 86m |