Berkhamsted Totem Pole – Lovelo Cycle Works loop from Berkhamsted

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Berkhamsted Totem Pole – Lovelo Cycle Works loop from Berkhamsted

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Berkhamsted Totem Pole – Lovelo Cycle Works loop from Berkhamsted

00:40

10.3km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 780 m for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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820 m

Grand Union Canal Bridge at Berkhamsted

Highlight • River

This is a good place to leave the Grand Union Canal towpath to visit Berkhamsted. If you don't want to drag your bike up the steps there's a ramp westward, …

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1.22 km

Berkhamsted Totem Pole

Highlight • Monument

This was carved by a member of the Kwakiutl tribe as a memento of the years of trading between Berkhamsted's Castle Wharf and Canada.

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5.29 km

Cedar Potten End Village Store & Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

seating inside and outside in the courtyard. Ask nicely and they will let you wheel your bike through the shop to the courtyard.

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9.46 km

Church Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Settlement

Now called Church Lane. A trip down here is a trip into the past (if you ignore the wheelie bins).

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9.67 km

Berkhamsted's only bike shop is just off the High Street, through the archway opposite Tesco. They have one of those pump/workstations outside the shop, if you're in need of some quick repairs outside of opening hours.

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9.73 km

The Oldest Timber-Framed Building in Berkhamsted

Highlight • Historical Site

This shop is considered to be the oldest extant, jettied, timber-framed building in Great Britain. It was built between 1277 and 1297, back when Berkhamsted was a flourishing wool trading …

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10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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