Dunstable Ups and Downs
Hemel Hempstead
401 metres climb
Risk assessed route
Distance - 25.2 miles
Bike suitability - Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres), Road
Route rating
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Starting point
Hemel Hempstead Stags Rugby League Car Park
Pennine Way (back of Cupid Green playing fields), off Redbourn Road,
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP2 5UD
Hemel Hempstead Stags Rugby League Car Park, Pennine Way (back of Cupid Green playing fields), off Redbourn Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 5UD
If you are a fan of long, straight, steady descents where you can really get your speed up this is the route for you. However, the biggest 'Down' is actually an 'up' – Dunstable Downs, as you emerge along the ridge above gliders taking off below from the airfield. From Hemel Hempstead, you follow some beautiful lanes into the foothills of the Chilterns.