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Nine Wells Watercress Farm – Lilley Bottom Segment loop from Harpenden

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Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Hertfordshire
St Albans
Harpenden

Nine Wells Watercress Farm – Lilley Bottom Segment loop from Harpenden

Moderate

98

riders

Nine Wells Watercress Farm – Lilley Bottom Segment loop from Harpenden

02:31

59.1km

390m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 50 m for 11 m

After 59.1 km for 11 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

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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2

1.92 km

Batford Springs Nature Reserve

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Good bit of cycleway nearby and a nice bridge to cross the river Lea onto Lower Luton Road

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3

10.9 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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4

13.9 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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5

14.5 km

The Boot Pub

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A good pub. Welcoming and warm inside. It has outside seating for bikes

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6

21.6 km

Nine Wells Watercress Farm

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Can't beat good watercress farm!

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7

22.9 km

Lilley Bottom Segment

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A classic segment for local cyclists, thanks to a nice gradient, few junctions and little traffic - the area being sort of underdeveloped "thanks" to the air traffic at nearby …

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8

35.2 km

I can't actually remember whether it's right here or just round the corner on Plough Lane or Parsonage Lane, but this is just like a film set. Worth a detour & a snap.

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37.2 km

Cedar Wood

Forest

42.9 km

Bigg's Grove

Forest

B

59.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.2 km

879 m

734 m

271 m

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

56.6 km

2.43 km

161 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Friday 29 May

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