This is a cue sheet for the St Albans & Ver Valley 12mi, minimal 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 adapted to avoid as much traffic as possible. | SE | 114° | 121m |
| 0.91km | 0.91km | Just past the station turn R into Grimston Rd | SSE | 140° | 105m | |
| 1.01km | 0.09km | L into Flora Grove | ESE | 98° | 103m | |
| 1.2km | 0.19km | Left into Vanda Cres | ENE | 49° | 97m | |
| 1.32km | 0.12km | R into path beside the school towards Dellfield. | ESE | 96° | 95m | |
| 1.48km | 0.16km | Dellfield | Cross dellfield to path up cunningham Hill | SE | 126° | 94m |
| 1.72km | 0.24km | Cunningham Hill | At the top of the hill pause for breath and to enjoy the view over St Albans. Then turn R along the hedge and across the playing fields. | SW | 223° | 101m |
| 2.39km | 0.67km | London Road | Turn L, using the wide pavement if the traffic worries you. | SE | 131° | 96m |
| 3.05km | 0.67km | London Rd | R at lights into Mile House Lane | SW | 214° | 89m |
| 3.21km | 0.15km | Mile House Lane | L into New House Park | SE | 131° | 88m |
| 3.64km | 0.43km | New House Park | R into Heron's Lane - a sandy track through trees | SW | 221° | 88m |
| 4.14km | 0.5km | Napsbury Ind Est. | Turn L into Napsbury Lane | S | 162° | 93m |
| 4.46km | 0.33km | Napsbury | Over the bridge, turn R into North End Cottages (aka The Drive) | W | 262° | 93m |
| 4.91km | 0.45km | After the last house on R, take ramp onto pavement (if nobody on it) to avoid pavement edge ahead. | SSE | 140° | 91m | |
| 5.02km | 0.11km | Just before bollards, go sharp R onto tarmac track. | SW | 210° | 87m | |
| 5.58km | 0.56km | When the tarmac goes left, follow the rough track ahead, with wooden fence on R. | SSE | 151° | 75m | |
| 6.45km | 0.87km | At the bottom of the field, turn R along hedge. | SSW | 193° | 64m | |
| 6.88km | 0.43km | Steep drop under M25 bridge | SW | 225° | 60m | |
| 7.82km | 0.94km | Old Parkbury | Turn left as soon as you cross the bridge. | SSW | 190° | 75m |
| 8.32km | 0.51km | Colney Street | Cross the Watling Street and turn left on the opposite footpath. | S | 162° | 73m |
| 8.88km | 0.55km | Watling Street | R into farm road. | W | 263° | 72m |
| 9.37km | 0.49km | Netherwylde Farm | Keep L to avoid farm | SSW | 196° | 67m |
| 10.24km | 0.87km | Narrow track from here | WNW | 287° | 71m | |
| 10.69km | 0.45km | When field opens to R, follow track across it to bridge over Ver. | NNW | 358° | 63m | |
| 10.89km | 0.21km | Over bridge & R by river | NE | 34° | 56m | |
| 11.08km | 0.18km | Up to Drop Lane & R. | ESE | 109° | 61m | |
| 11.22km | 0.14km | Drop Lane | R off lane and over footbridge to Ver Valley path | ESE | 94° | 63m |
| 12.5km | 1.28km | Moor Mill | Across Smug Oak Lane to Moor Mill entrance | ENE | 54° | 65m |
| 12.73km | 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 |
| 12.92km | 0.19km | Left across builders yard entrance and round iron gate into fields. | NNW | 351° | 67m | |
| 13.27km | 0.35km | Take right fork to avoid small gate on the main path. | NNE | 13° | 65m | |
| 13.49km | 0.22km | Frogmore | Steep drop into Hyde Lane. then L. Look out for cars! | W | 269° | 73m |
| 13.54km | 0.05km | Take the ramp up to a bridge on R, over the Ver | NNW | 315° | 71m | |
| 13.66km | 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 | |
| 14.17km | 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 | |
| 14.38km | 0.21km | Cross plaing field to Park St Lane an trurn R onto road | E | 78° | 72m | |
| 14.6km | 0.22km | Park Street | Turn L into Watling st then immediately R into Burydell lane, beside the old Mill. | NNE | 17° | 63m |
| 14.82km | 0.22km | Follow the narrow track into the trees, between the houses. Low gear. | E | 86° | 72m | |
| 14.91km | 0.09km | Low gear I said! | ENE | 51° | 77m | |
| 14.98km | 0.07km | Hedges Farm | Out of the trees onto a field track. | E | 72° | 82m |
| 15.78km | 0.81km | By farm buildings, turn R. | SE | 116° | 89m | |
| 16.03km | 0.24km | At the old airfield entrance, turn L along narrow track to A414 | NNE | 18° | 88m | |
| 16.27km | 0.24km | Through gate and the R along path beside the main road, over the railway and up to Napsbury Lane. | E | 84° | 92m | |
| 16.57km | 0.3km | Napsbury | Turn L over the bridge and down Napsbury Lane. | NNW | 342° | 95m |
| 17.41km | 0.84km | At Mile house Lane, turn L downhill to Sopwell | WSW | 230° | 89m | |
| 17.93km | 0.52km | Sopwell | WNW | 281° | 74m | |
| 18.1km | 0.18km | Cottonmill | Follow Rt up Cottonmill Lane | NNW | 323° | 75m |
| 18.47km | 0.37km | Left, up Abbots Avenue | W | 257° | 83m | |
| 18.57km | 0.1km | Right into Berners Drive | NNW | 330° | 89m | |
| 18.88km | 0.31km | As the road turns Right, take the track left and ahead. | NNW | 326° | 84m | |
| 18.96km | 0.08km | By the railway crossing go ahead and down into the trees, past the buildings to rejoin Cottonmill Lane | NNE | 4° | 84m | |
| 19.64km | 0.68km | Old London Road | Turn L at the roundabout into Old London Road, then Right into Keyfield Terrace. | NW | 300° | 83m |
| 19.8km | 0.16km | White Hart Tap | A good place to stop! | NNW | 351° | 99m |