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During the start of 2023 I took up cycling again after a gap of over 40 years Last time I really cycled anywhere was when I was doing field work while at college. I prefer to keep off road as much as I can taking tracks and bridleways and sometimes footpaths. |
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A short ride that takes in bites of Hitchin, Baldock, Letchworth, Stotfold, Arlesey and Ickleford
A circular route starting and finishing near to Walsworth Common, on road, path and track
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| A short circular ride from Walsworth Common out of Hitchin at Purwell then up towards Jack’s Hill, then Heading back to Hitchin passing through Great Wymondley |
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A circular route from Walworth Hitchin passing through Ickleford, Pirton along the Icknield Way to the outskirts of Luton. Then along to Lilley, Great Offley and down to Charlton before heading back to Hitchin. Skirting Hitchin to reach Letchworth and the Icknield Way and finally back to Walworth in Hitchin.
A ride along mainly tracks, there are a couple of roads to cross and a section along the road between Lilley and Offley but mainly off roads on well maintained tracks
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| A cycle route with a couple of stops on the way, twice at The Greenway Cafe at Standalone farm and once at the Orange Tree in Baldock. Route is mainly off road on well maintained tracks about a mile or so on roads or pavement. |
| A short ride out to the South East of Hitchin Taking tracks up to Willian then across towards Graveley. Using the quieter roads through Wymondley and St. Ippolyts and back to Hitchin via tracks and Gypsy Lane. Once at Purwell taking the roads back to Walworth. |
| A route round Hitchin and Letchworth using parts of the Hoop and Greenway. Mainly on Gravel, Hard Dirt, Tarmac with grassy and muddy stretches with some parts on the road. Route starts and finishes next to Walworth Common |
| A bike ride from Walworth to Pegsdon Hills via the Icknield Way This route is mainly on tracks with minimal use of the road. Up hill going out and mainly down hill coming back. Lots to see on this route several burial mounds, Toot Hill motte and bailey castle site. Deacon Hill and Pegsdon Hills and of course views across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. |
| A bike ride round Hitchin using the Hitchin Hoop track when possible Deviation from the track where it was thought to be a bit muddy and gave a diversion to allow the mud to drop from the wheels. This is a mainly off-road route with a couple of stretches on the road especially going from Charlton to Hitchin town centre and then out of the town, and then again through Ickleford, with a short ride along the road to Pirton. |
| A short there and back bike ride to Arlesey via Fairfield and Stotfold |
| A cycle loop route from Walsworth Common Hitchin to Pegsdon Hills This route is mainly on tracks with some road riding. This route goes out to Charton round the edge of Hitchin, then towards Great Offley via Tracks. There is a steep section before you reach Great Offley. From Offley your heading to Telegraph Hill using tracks (which can get muddy). Then its heading back past Deacon Hill and Pirton then to Ickleford and finally back to Walsworth,Hitchin. During the ride you pass by three Barrows one at Telegraph Hill, the other at Tingley Woods and the last Knocking Knoll. You pass very close to the first two but Knocking Knoll is about 300 meters from the route. You also pass near to Toot Hill Motte and Bailey castle site in Pirton in front of the castle is a deserted settlement connected to the castle. The latter part of the route is along the Icknield Way. |
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A circular route from the car park at Walsworth Common This is a route that is split on road and track or cycle path. Between Ickleford and Arlesey the route is on the road. After reaching Arslesey and joining the Etonbury Wheel the road is on Cycle Track until reaching the Letchworth Greenway when there are some streaches on the road to the loop end
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A loop from Walworth out to the villages to the west of Hitchin. Following the Icknield Way out to Pegsdon then on the Road through the villages
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