Ickwell Village Green – The Cowshed Café loop from Hitchin

Ickwell Village Green – The Cowshed Café loop from Hitchin

Moderate

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Ickwell Village Green – The Cowshed Café loop from Hitchin

03:27

80.3km

490m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.8 km

View of Barton Hills from Shillington

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic wide views across towards the Barton Hills before the descent into Shillington.

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15.6 km

Meppershall Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

It’s a mile of a slow increase of height past a lovely airfield on your RHS if going up hill

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25.7 km

View of Shuttleworth House

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Views over fields to Shuttleworth House - Shuttleworth House, within Old Warden Park, was built 1875-76 for Joseph Shuttleworth. 1 It's a Victorian homage to Jacobean style, designed by Henry …

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27.7 km

Ickwell Village Green

Highlight • Natural

Very scenic when there’s a game of football or cricket going on.

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31.1 km

The Cowshed Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great new cyclists’ cafe. Friendly service with tasty coffee, cakes, sausage rolls & baguettes. Cleat-friendly flooring, pro cycling on the TV projector, as well as plenty of indoor and outdoor …

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35.7 km

The Barn Cardington Café, Deli & Farm Shop

Highlight • Restaurant

Great place for a coffee I personally love the scotch egg there you should try it out too

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37.6 km

View of Cardington Sheds

Highlight • Monument

Two huge hangars used by filming studios can be seen in the distance.

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45.9 km

Keepers' Warren

Forest

47.9 km

Four Acres

Forest

49.1 km

Southill Vintage Tearoom

Highlight • Cafe

Great tea room which is very friendly to cyclists. Proper bike rack in the garden and loads of outside space to rest al fresco when the weather allows.

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