STEPS #YCLETO 2AILTO 0ANSHANGER ELL2D 3TEVENAGE $IGSWELL (ITCHIN (ALDENS .ATIONAL#YCLE.ETWORK 4OILET 7ELWYNn7AREROUTETRAFFICFREE 3TREET-INOR2OAD IGSW 0ETERBOROUGH "ESSEMER2D 2OUTE-ILEPOST $ /AKLANDS 4EWIN2D 3PRINGMEAD #OLLEGE "ESSEMER7AY *-)3CHOOL 0UB2ESTAURANT (OSPITAL!% 7ELWYNn7AREROUTEONROAD -AIN2OAD Walking & Cycling (ARDINGS . " ! 0ANSHANGER " "RIDGE2OAD !ERODROME ROAD #OUNCIL 7 $ANIELLS 3UPERMARKET &OOTBALL'ROUNDAT #YCLE2OUTESCOUNTRYLANEORMINORROAD $UAL#ARRIAGEWAY /FFICES Sherrardspark Woods & Ayot (ERNS,ANE ER The D $EPT A stoneson throwth w fromfroom the towno cecentrecent is 3TORE #YCLE3HOP ,EISURE#ENTRE #YCLE2OUTESTRAFFICFREE 2AILWAY & the to Ware Towpath "RIDGE2OAD%AST SherrardsparkShS err rds ark WoodsWoodds.s. ThisT s 2020000 aacree wowwood has 3IR&REDERIC -OORS7ALK 0ARKWAY  0ANSHANGER manymam footpathsths anda bridlebridlewaysway to be explored /SBOURN3CHOOL 'UESSENS2  0ARKWAY 0RIMARY3CHOOL WelwynWeWWelwwynwy was theese secondseco of EbenezerEb nezerzer Howard’sHo GardenGar Cities,ties, after LetchLetchworth. 4OURIST)NFORMATION #HILDRENS0LAY!REA #YCLE2OUTESTRAFFICFREE PROPOSED 2IVER 2USSELCROFT2OAD amongst the oakk andan hornornbeabeam trees.es. You can An old railway line, canal towpaths, open spaces (ANDSIDE,ANETO follow the old railwayailwalw line thrthrougough thehe wwoodlanwoodland 0ANSHANGER TheyThehheyeyy werew e designeddessigne too include the best of bothboboth towntow aandd countryy livingliving. The town’stow ’s 2 E 3HERRARDSPARK7OOD 2AIL3TATION 3CHOOL#OLLEGE IV #YCLE2OUTES#ROSSING "UILDING AN (OWARD as part of the Ayot GreenwayGreen to WWhWheathampsteadhea mps "LACK&AN2OAD mainmain shoppingshshophoopppin plazaplazzaa The Howard Centre being namen med after the settlement’s creator.o ER- , D S .#.2OUTE E and quiet roads create a green route from #ENTRE V 1 IMR E some 3 ⁄2 miles away.y. AccessAccesAcce is offff DDigsigswell Road, AM NE2 ,ANE 4HI Garden City to Ware via Hertford. It also forms (YDEWAY the Campusmpu West carr park oro BridgeB RoRoad.ad. "US3TATION 3EATING &OOTPATH ,AKE 7ELWYN #HURCH2D &RETHER 'ARDEN#ITY #AR0ARK $ISABLED!CCESS &IELD /PENACCESSLAND part of Route 61 of the National Cycle Network. 7ATCHLYTES3CHOOL -ONEYHOLE,ANE0ARK "RIDLEWAY ANSHANGER 3TATION 2IDGEW (ERNS 0 0ANSHANGER  +NELLA2D 7OOD $RIVE -USEUM $ISABLED!CCESSWITH2!$!2KEY 4RACK 0ARK 2ESIDENTIAL#OMMERCIAL ! (

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#HEQUERS # Enjoy this route for a leisurely walk or ride ,ANE includes carvedvedd statustatues and a pond. Carr parking is available 7OODHALL EAD /UR,ADYgS2# (ALL'ROVE 'REATER#APTAINS "IR if you wish to starttar your walklk or ride fromm this point. 7OOD CHALL,ANE "IRCH'REEN 'OSLING # alongside waterways and rural tracks. It links three 0RIMARY3CHOOL OLE' 3TADIUM (OMEST R 3 Cole Green towns with some great countryside. (ALL'ROVE EE TA 2AYMONDS0LAIN SSnnaking its wayay throughhroughou HertfH rtforordshire’s N7 TION2O A #OLE'REEN You could even take a circular diversion to toownsow andnd countrysidecooun sid iss thethhee GreatG North Y (OWELLPARK AD WWay cycle route.utte. IIt is showownwn as Route 12 7OOD explore local villages near the path. ! on thethhe NationalNattionaal CyCycle NetwNeetwork and will -AITLAND AY

#RESWICK  eventuallyeventuntuallly link Londonon wwith Peterborough LANDS 7OOD 'REEN7 0RIMARY3CHOOL (OWLANDS #OLE "EEHIVE,ANE -OOR #OLE'REEN Why not use the path for a journey to work? and beyond. b yondyon Lookook ooutouut for Great North 0ICNIC!REA 7AY .EWSON Way signss inn and aroound Welwyn Garden #HAPEL,ANE STEPS With traffi c congestion particularly heavy 3TA Stanborough Park 3IR *OHN Cityy whewheree thisth cyclee track connects with (ATFIELD TION2 between Hertford and Ware, make the journey the rrouteteeto to HertforHer rd. Contact Pedal Point (YDE D half mile diversionv on down the for a ffreeee leafl et on the Great North Way. %AST%ND #HAMBERS to work an enjoyable experience by cycling th alongsided Stanboroughtanboanboroughh Road 'ROVE (OWLANDS AY 'REEN l bring youou to StanborouStanb ugh Great North Way #OLE'REEN7 along side the river. (OWLANDS 3UBWAY 7 ,ETTY'REEN kes. Heree you can visit the twowo O #OMMONSWOOD OLMERS es, hire a boat, go fi shing,hing, learnleearn 3CHOOL sail or enjoyenjo roaming througugh #HEQUERS E , ,AN ANE 6 acres ofo parkland.parklan (OWLANDS LD $EADFIE

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E,A OAD ,EA6ALLEY7ALK 2OAD River Lea Gazebos (O ! 7ALK#YCLE ‘Enjoying the Countryside’ 7ARREN 0ARK 7EIRS TO,ONDON These 18th centuenturyry summerhouses summerho 2AILTO ,IMEHOUSE Tel. 01992 555262 $ICKER (ERTFORD The Meads (Kings Meads) "ROXBOURNE In adddditionn to the leisureeisuresur centre therthherre -ILL ,OCK were built in thehee gardensga sof of formerfo mer #AMBRIDGE " 3T*OSEPHS2# TheT llargestest remainingremainiremaaining areaar of grazed ,ONDON,IVERPOOL3T Welwyn Hatfi eld Council, www.welhat.gov.uk/pedalpoint,  0RIMARY3CHOOL $UNCOMBE High Street Cooachingachin Inns.ns. ! are ffooootballll pitches,pit hes, tennisnnis courts, ccourtts, a (ARTHAM riversideri erside fl oodoood memeadowmea in Hertfordshire. (includes info on both walking & cycling) 3CHOOL #OMMON AVIGATION play areaea aand trimrimm trailtrtra to keep you fi tt! 7EIR  3LUICE ,EA. The riversriv and dditchesditc which criss-cross Ware Tel. 01707 357551. Free leafl ets available on 2IVER thet site traditionally fl ooded the fl at land; 2IVER"EANE (ARTHAM In RomanRoRom n timestim tthee townt wasas thrivingng Great North Way, and ,EISURE but becausee of fallinglling water levels this annd remainedreemainned ann iimpmportantmpo sitee duringdurin #ENTRE now happensappenss leess often.often This combination 0RESDALES East Herts Council, www.eastherts.gov.uk T(ILL 3CHOOL theth Saxonaxo – DaneD e ccoconflnfl icicts. Inn latlaterate years, 7ELWYN2OAD 0ORT6ALE OR of ditches,ditchehes, fl oodwaodwwaterer andan regular grazing 0 due to itsts positionp tion beetweenetwewee Londonond and Tel. 01279 655261 (ERTFORD%AST 4 hasas createdc ted a richch wewetlandtlandd habitath that is  HOR 3TATION tththe barleyy growingggrow ng countiesountieies of Suffolkolk andan NTON3T becomingbec veryve rareare inn Britain.Britainr in. ThereT are " Cambrimbridgeshiredges ire, it becamemee a prosperousrou (ERTFORD.ORTH -ILL 2AILWAY0L overver 20 uncommonom on plantntstss foundfounund hereh and (ERTFORD ,ANE ! 4HIEVES,ANE 3TATION .ORTH2 #OW"R AY3T centre foro thehe malting industry.ustryry "REWERY 2OAD 2AILW it iss ana importantort sitete for birdb rds. IDGE OAD OLLY (ARTHAM 1UAKER HE& 3 4 -EETING 2OAD Hertford TANSTEAD2OAD (OUSE 7ARE 0OST7OOD "ULL Hertfordord is ththe pleasant ANE TheTh site has been occupied sincesinc thee NormaNormanss 0LAIN Y3T " -ILL"RIDGE (ERTFORD 2AILWA E, 0INEWOOD Quaker House countyco y towntow of Hertfordshirehire O built their thei fi rst fortifiifi cation of ththe Riverer LLea.a -USEUM ( 3CHOOL and site off the fi rstst generagenerall ! Thee 15th1 century gatehousegateho iss all thatth remainsremainrremaiain ofo 3ALISBURY TThiThishiss mmeetinghouseme is 2OAD 3T!NDREW3T 3QUARE &ORE3T -IDDLETON thethhe ololdestdes purpose built synodsyn d of the Englishish -IDDLE HertfordHertfor CastleCastle which isi surroundedrroundedrrounde by ann 111thth , ChurchC in 673AD.73A . It is ata the 3CHOOL ONDON2 (ERTINGFORDBURY &ORE3T Frienendsds MeetingM g HouseHo centuryryy stonesto andand fl int curtain.ain. There is plentplentyplenent ofo (ERTFORD conflco uence off fourffo r rivers:riverss ! seatingng inn the pleasantple sant castle groundgrgrourounounnds.s #ASTLE ASH in thee wwororld.rld. It was built 2OAD 'ASCOYNE7AY in 1670 anandd reremains thehe Rib, Beane,Beaneea MimramMimM mram andand OAD Lea.ea. The towntoownow developeddevevelo as Hertford Castle #ASTLE 4HE7 well used ttotoday.odd y a marketmarket towntown andan is now 3T 2USH'REEN ! 2IVER-IMRAM wellw connectedconn cteddb byb publicpublipu 4 ,ONDON2OAD transporttra too .Londndo " TREET (ERTINGFORDBURY Hertford Museum (ERTINGFORDBURY 7EST3 #OUNCIL SetSe at the hearteaeartrt of thethhe towwn,wn thehe musmuseum /FFICES ! iss locatedlocated in thetth old marrkket area of BullB VIADUCT Plainlaiain in an earlyaar 17th Ceennturyy town house.ou It is enhancedenh byy a charmingarming EEN7AY #OUNTY 2ICHARD(ALE ALLCYCLINGISSUESINTHE 3T-ARYS (ALL recreatedcre ‘Jacobean’Jacob Knoott garden of OLE'R 3CHOOL 0EGS,ANE 7ELWYN(ATFIELDAREA # intertwineder edd hedges off boxbox anda lavender. " pedalPOINT PEDAL0/).4 ROUTEMAPS Displaysispplays depictde Hertford’s hihistorictoric paspapast as t 01707 357551 (ORNS-ILL2D MAINTENANCEISSUES ,ANE E PEDALPOINT WELHATGOVUK 3T*OSEPHS3CHOOL a royalroroyoyal borough,boorough, marketma foror a large ruraluraral W WWWWELHATGOVUKPEDALPOINT INFORMATION populationp pulationulation and countyc towntown.n. Free entry. #OLE'REEN7AY The Ordnance Survey mapping data included within this publication is provided by Hertfordshire County "ULLOCKS,ANE Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey in order to fulfi l its public function to provide information STEPS RAMP relating to its activities, services and plans. Persons viewing this mapping should contact Ordnance Survey 10 mile quiet route between copyright for advice should they wish to licence Ordnance Survey mapping for their own use. Such mapping is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Her Majesty’s Stationery Offi ce © Crown Welwyn Garden City, Hertford & Ware 2AILTO 'REAT!MWELL copyright 100019606 2005. &INSBURY0ARK -OORGATE Cartography, photography, leafl et design and cycling by Stephen Wragg - Wragg Art House: www.wah.co.uk © WAH 2005 Printed on environmentally friendly paper