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Cromer Windmill – Ballslough Hill loop from Harpenden

Cromer Windmill – Ballslough Hill loop from Harpenden

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Cromer Windmill – Ballslough Hill loop from Harpenden

03:09

67.5km

560m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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After 36.9 km for 314 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.88 km

The Marquis of Granby pub

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A lovely old fashioned pub where you can have a good beer and a chat. It also has a darts board and a pool table if you fancy a game. …

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18.1 km

View of All Saints Church from Datchworth Fields

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Stunning views in all weather/time of day across the fields and looking onto All Saints Church.

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19.1 km

Descent on the Datchworth–Watton Road

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A lovely stretch of road, one of my favourites, don't forget to take in the scenery as you go by.

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27.4 km

Stockalstand Road to Great Munden

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so calm and empty, pick up some real speed.

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37.0 km

Beard's Oak Wood

Forest

39.2 km

Nice descent towards Cromer with a swinging right / left double corner which you can take flat out with the right line (but stay on your own side of the road in case of oncoming traffic around the bend).

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45.4 km

High Wood

Forest

51.1 km

Knebworth Railway Station

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Only 43' from King's Cross, this is from experience the best starting point for loops in the countryside for Londoners. You can start straight from the station; no suburb, no …

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57.1 km

Codicote to Kimpton Road Segment

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The usual ingredients: small downhill gradient, good tarmac (British standards...) and not too much traffic. This is a well known local segment and a good stretch of road to stretch your legs.

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60.1 km

Ballslough Hill

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Use the first few hundred meters to get some speed and take it easy, as it gets steeper round the corner. You can make up speed after the second corner where it eases off.

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67.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.9 km

1.75 km

781 m

775 m

196 m

104 m

Surfaces

50.7 km

16.3 km

357 m

161 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 20 May

21°C

9°C

13 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Cromer Windmill – Ballslough Hill loop from Harpenden

The Marquis of Granby pub

View of All Saints Church from Datchworth Fields

Descent on the Datchworth–Watton Road

Stockalstand Road to Great Munden

Cromer Windmill

Knebworth Railway Station

Codicote to Kimpton Road Segment

Ballslough Hill

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