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St Lawrence Old Church – Shaw's Corner loop from Knebworth

St Lawrence Old Church – Shaw's Corner loop from Knebworth

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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St Lawrence Old Church – Shaw's Corner loop from Knebworth

02:40

57.7km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

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After 34.9 km for 417 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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37 m

Knebworth Railway Station

Highlight • Parking

Only 43' from King's Cross, this is from experience the best starting point for loops in the countryside for Londoners. You can start straight from the station; no suburb, no …

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10.0 km

St Lawrence Old Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice place to visit

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10.2 km

Shaw's Corner

Highlight • Historical Site

In the care of the National Trust and open to the public, Shaw's Corner was the home of Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw. In the grounds is the rotating writing …

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13.8 km

Ballslough Hill

Highlight • Climb

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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28.0 km

Burnwell Spinneys

Forest

28.5 km

Hexton Road to Lilley

Highlight • Cycleway

A nice section of relatively quiet road north of Lilley. It's undulating rather than hilly and very nice to avoid the busy A6 or A505 which I wouldn't recommend.

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29.1 km

Hex Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A local legend! Steep and straight, you'll know you've been up a hill! Great views from the top though.

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35.8 km

Wellbury Lower Wood

Forest

41.3 km

Picturesque House on Parsonage Lane

Highlight • Structure

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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44.6 km

Hitching Lane Bluebell Woods

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A very beautiful and quite lane running next to a bluebell covered woods in April & May

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57.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.0 km

1.60 km

734 m

435 m

Surfaces

52.0 km

5.36 km

375 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Thursday 11 June

22°C

13°C

33 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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St Lawrence Old Church – Shaw's Corner loop from Knebworth

Knebworth Railway Station

St Lawrence Old Church

Shaw's Corner

Ballslough Hill

Hexton Road to Lilley

Hex Hill

Picturesque House on Parsonage Lane

Hitching Lane Bluebell Woods

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