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Welwyn Hatfield
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Cole Green Station – Essendon Hill loop from Brookmans Park

Hard

27

riders

Cole Green Station – Essendon Hill loop from Brookmans Park

05:48

124km

1,100m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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 2, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 67 m for 33 m

After 124 km for 33 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

77.3 km

River Ash Ford at Hadham Cross

Highlight • Bridge

River, sheep and ducklings. Great place for a break, seems popular with cyclists and walkers.

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2

82.0 km

Barwick Ford and Footbridge

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Ford, thankfully with a footpath bridge!

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3

98.9 km

Descent on the Datchworth–Watton Road

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A lovely stretch of road, one of my favourites, don't forget to take in the scenery as you go by.

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4

104 km

A nice road to enjoy on a hot summer day

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5

107 km

Tewin Village

Highlight • Pub

Tewin is a pretty Hertfordshire village with a chocolate box charm. It features a village shop, pub and idyllic village green.

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108 km

Flexleys Wood

Forest

112 km

High Grove

Forest

8

113 km

Cole Green Station

Highlight • Parking

The Cole Green station was part of the Cole Green Way which is a rail trail which runs east-west from the eastern edge of Welwyn Garden City to Hertford in Hertfordshire

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9

116 km

Essendon Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Fast 40mph/65kph downhill when travelling northbound. Nice sweeping wide left turn, but careful of the right angle turn at the end. Can be easy to misjudge and go in too fast! Quiet road generally

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10

118 km

Cumcum Hill Climb

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Awful name for a road but the hill is quite steep

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B

124 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

118 km

4.67 km

348 m

292 m

238 m

231 m

157 m

Surfaces

94.8 km

28.6 km

407 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Monday 18 May

19°C

9°C

95 %

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