Three fearless cyclists set out after a rainy early morning on another ride limited to a maximum of 6 booked riders. However, by the time we met at the War Memorial in St Albans the rain had passed. Our destination was Ley Hill and we started heading south using the route through Serge Hill, Bedmond, and Abbots Langley. I followed Old House Lane and found the views around it quite nice (after the M25 crossing). My curiosity as to why I hadn’t come along it during other group rides was answered by the steep downhill and uphill part in the middle. A bit further on, the wind at our backs helped us to follow the small valley along Bottom Lane (and other named lanes) through Belsize and Flaunden. Another valley had to be crossed to get to Ley Hill and I decided Flaunden Bottom, as I couldn’t remember going along Ashridge Lane before. While it was nice to go down the hill by the Green Dragon, the uphill made our lunch well deserved.
We all brought our picnics with us and found some nice benches on the green. Three benches close to each other, but well spaced for social distancing, were ideal, as the grass was still very wet.
After the break we continued heading north through Whelpley Hill, where the sign for the Coronation Hall caught my eye.
From there I thought it would be a nice downhill into Berkhamsted. However, geography didn’t follow my imagination and hence we had another valley to cross before reaching the upper parts of Berkhamsted. From there we followed the usual route along the railway to Hemel Hempstead and Bunkers Lane. With traffic back to pre-lockdown levels, I didn’t stay on the main road for long, but used the diversion through Potters Crouch. Around St Michael's Church in St Albans our paths diverged for our individual ways back home.
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Ronny
19/07/2020
19/07/2020
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