The way points of this bicycle route:
A quick before-breakfast road ride.
Fast down London Road to the railway bridges
Up the hill past the bridges, avoiding the potholes and keeping well out to stop cars overtaking at the traffic islands.
At the lights turn L into St Vincents Drive, then R into Admiral's Walk.
Turn Right at the double roundabout
At the mini roundabout , R into Highfield Lane
L into Tyttehanger Green.
Past the Plough, a good watering hole, but not before breakfast!
Past the old Barley Mow, one of the first real ale pubs in the area. Now a private house.
R into Colney Heath Lane, towards the A414
Turn L onto the A414 cyclepath and cross over to Colney Heath High St
At the end of the High St, L into Roestock Lane
Continue leftwards on Bullen's Green Lane
At the end of the land turn R into a tunnel under the A1 and L to a cycletrack beside the A1001.
Turn R by the roundabout, into the Uni estate and through to College lane.
Just before the big roundabout, take to the cyclepath at the left
Follow the shared-use pavement over the A1 and immediately L, parallel to the A1
Follow the cycletrack under the old A1 and through the houses onto the Alban way.
Look out for cyclists crossing the Alban Way, just before the bridge.
Turn L into Hill End Lane and continue past the Brandon bungalows. The AW continues across the road, through a barrier. I find it safer & quicker to use the road here.
Just past Brandon, turn R to rejoin the Alban Way,
At Sutton Rd turn R to wards Hatfield Rd. You could cross to continue the AW but I prefer the road from here as the AW is narrow and the traffic slow.
I prefer Stanhope Rd & Victoria St to Hatfield Rd from here.
