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Red Lion Hill – Nettleden Road loop from Garston

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Hertfordshire

Red Lion Hill – Nettleden Road loop from Garston

Moderate

5

riders

Red Lion Hill – Nettleden Road loop from Garston

02:28

53.8km

430m

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: April 2, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.19 km

Path Through Bricket Wood Common

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Look out for the house about 3/4 of the way down with depictions of sports on the front.

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2

8.33 km

Back Lane Past Airfield

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very fast ride in small country back lane

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3

10.6 km

Ragged Hall Lane

Highlight • Trail

Super pretty and super calm. (And that's an understatement) You have to see it 👀

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4

14.2 km

Roman Theatre at Verulamium

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The Roman town of Verulamium once occupied the site of the modern-day Verulamium Park to the west of St Albans. One of its most impressive buildings would have been its …

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5

14.7 km

Fast Northbound Stretch of Hertfordshire Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very good stretch of road to ramp up the miles and fast slight downhill incline northbound

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26.5 km

Scratch Wood

Forest

7

30.1 km

Red Lion Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A nice hill that has a few false summits when climbing. The surface is usually a bit potholey/gritty on the way down, so watch yourself.

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8

32.4 km

Nettleden Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Just some classic beautiful riding through the northern ends of the Chiltern Hills near Nettledon. You can pop into nearby Hemel Hempstead for a whole range of great restaurants, pubs and cafs to refuel.

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9

42.3 km

Park Pathway Cut-Through

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A blocked-off road that can sometimes save you from having to navigate the dreaded Magic Roundabout.

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B

53.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.9 km

6.77 km

4.07 km

839 m

315 m

Surfaces

43.8 km

9.98 km

130 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Friday 19 June

26°C

17°C

35 %

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