Routes in Hertfordshire

angry_bird

Righty then.

I shall shortly be moving to Potters Bar, which I'm told is in a rather flat place called Hertfordshire.

Now I know Aston Hill isn't too far away, and can only be an hour or so round the motorway to Swinley. I'll grab myself an OS map, but even with one of those it's tricky to work out what's worth a look and where the better spots are to ride.

What I'm really after is does anyone know anywhere nearby that's decent for a few hours XC, don't really want to be driving massive distances if I'm going out somewhere in the evenings. Also anywhere else in the area that's good for some DH, I realise it's quite a flat area so somewhere with an hour and half drive maybe, other than Aston Hill, would be nice to ride at a few places. Will have the 456 down there with me so will be looking to ride as much as possible.

Cheers

Davy-g

There is Broxbourne woods....though I personally haven't ridden there...

gregsd

Epping forest is not too far away, though it's still a drive.

Giraffoto

On the other side of the road from Aston Hill is Wendover Woods - far better in my opinion for XC. Also try Ashridge (near Tring) - there are a number of interesting routes from the visitor centre to the top of Ivinghoe Beacon and back

Dirtrider

Join here, good bunch of guys:

http://www.essexhertsmtb.co.uk/forum.html

angry_bird

Cheers for the suggestions so far guys, and for the link

ben11

I did Broxbourne a couple of weeks ago, didn't stay very long because of the rain and mud! ... it was fun though, worth checking out. I'll be going again when the weather picks up.