Arc 11 merged

Chesham to Bulstrode Cross: above the Chess
Hilliness
Hilly
Ride Conditions
Good
Unsurfaced
Percent Off-road
15%
Distance
5.6 miles
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Places
Map Markers
Description

One of those nasty steep hills straight out of Chesham will test unwarmed muscles, but the rest of the section is mildly graded above the Chess valley.

From 2.2 Jasonhill Farm to 3.2 Pudd’s Cross, another Cycle Orbital discovery of abandoned road, the metalling just visible beneath undergrowth. It’s a gem of a mile’s ride, avoiding a busy road to the north. Plentiful junctions with spokes from S and E: at Flaunden 4 Spoke 10WVenus Hill 4.6 Spoke 9W and Holly Hedges Lane 5 Spoke 9E – opportunities for short rides back to London on the metropolitan and Chiltern lines, before a junction choice at Bulstrode's Cross: L for the outer arcs to Welwyn via Hemel and Harpenden, R for the inner arcs via Verulamium and Hatfield.

Route
Abandoned road near Ley Hill: Arc 11 merged
Bulstrode Cross - a parting of the ways. Arc 11 merged