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Runs in and around St Albans
10 running routes in St Albans · 22 more nearby
St Albans offers a good variety of running, with most routes being flat. You'll find a mix of surfaces underfoot, so there's plenty of choice whether you prefer tarmac or trails.
Most runs are between 5 km and 11.5 km, and many are loops. Have a look at the Ver Valley Loop for a good example of what's on offer.
Runs in St Albans

Alban Way Taster
St Albans, England
From Cottonmill to Hill End Lane and back along the Alban Way.

Bricket Wood and the River Colne
St Albans, England
A loop around Bricket Wood Common and the trails and lanes to the south east of Bricket Wood.

Gorhambury Drive
St Albans, England
From Bluehouse Hill in St Albans and heading through Gorhambury Park and Gardens, before going to Potters Crouch and then returning via…

Hatfield Railway
Welwyn Hatfield, England
Following the former railway line between Hatfield and St Albans and back.

Heartwood Forest
St Albans, England
A loop of Heartwood Forest starting from Piper's Lane in Harpenden.

Lamer Park
St Albans, England
From Wheathampstead and heading north through Lamer Park and then south to join the old railway to return to Wheathampstead.

Redbourn and Flamstead
St Albans, England
From Redbourn Common and following the Hertfordshire way to Flamstead before picking up the Chiltern Way to return.

Ver Valley Loop
St Albans, England
Starting at Bluehouse Hill in St Albans and following the Hertfordshire Way up to Beesonend Lane, leading to Harpenden, heading to…

Willows Lakes
St Albans, England
From London Colney and following the River Colne to loop around Willows Lakes, going out via Garden Wood and returning on the other side of…

Woodhall Farm to Redbourn and Back
Dacorum, England
Along the Nickey Line from Woodhall Farm to Redbourn.
Runs around St Albans
Within roughly 16 km, sorted by distance.

Nickey Line
St Albans, England
Following the Nickey Line (the old railway) from Harpenden to Redbourn and back.

Upper Lea Valley Trail
St Albans, England
Following the Chiltern Way (old railway line) from Harpenden towards Luton and back.

Apsley to Kings Langley and Back
Dacorum, England
Along the Grand Union Canal from War Memorial Gardens in Apsley to Kings Langley and back.

North Mymms
Welwyn Hatfield, England
Starting in Welham Green and heading through Cangsley Grove before looping through Hawkshead Wood and returning.

River Colne Hill Loop
Watford, England
Beginning on Colne Way in Meriden, goes along the River Colne, then circles clockwise around Hill Farm and returns on the same route.

Munden House
Watford, England
Beginning in Meriden on Colne Way and heading anticlockwise, following the River Colne, rounding the Munden Estate, and returning via the…

Peartree Wood & Meriden
Watford, England
Around Peartree Wood from Meriden.

Sherrardspark Wood
Welwyn Hatfield, England
A loop around Sherrardspark Wood from Digwell Road in Welwyn Garden City, returning via Six Ways.

To Canal Bridge 163 and back
Watford, England
From Cassiobury Park along the Grand Union Canal.

Cassiobury Park and Wippendell Wood
Watford, England
From Cassiobury Park, travel through Cassiobury Park Station, then make an anticlockwise loop across Whippendell Woods before returning the…

Ayot St Lawrence
Welwyn Hatfield, England
From School Lane in Welwyn and heading first towards Ayot Green and then up to Ayot St Lawrence and returing via footpaths.

Markyate and Flamstead
Markyate, England
Starting in Markyate and following the Hertfordshire Way to Flamstead, then returning via Old Watling Street.

Watford to Rickmansworth and back
Watford, England
Following the Ebury Way from Watford to Rickmansworth and back.

Digswell and Tewin
Welwyn Hatfield, England
From Digsley, heading up towards Twein Woods, then down to Tewin, before returning to the start.

Croxley Canal and Railway Path
Three Rivers, England
From Croxley along the Grand-Union Canal Walk, then following a loop before moving towards the Ebury Way, around Croxley Lake, and…

Luton-Harpenden Greenway
Hyde, England
From Luton Airport Parkway to Westfield Road and back along the Lea Valley Walk path.

Bramfield Woods
East Hertfordshire, England
Starting at Tewin and looping around Bramfield Woods, going via Bramfield on the way out and returning on the other side of the woods.

Berkhamsted Canal 10
Dacorum, England
Along the Grand Union Canal from Berkhamsted Hill to Hemel Hempstead.

Berkhamsted Common
Dacorum, England
Beginning at Berkhamsted Castle and circles anticlockwise through Berkhamsted Golf Club, Hertfordshire Way, and Ashridge Boundary Trail…

Rickmansworth to Watford and back
Three Rivers, England
From Rickmansworth to Watford along Ebury Way.

Croxley Common Moor from Rickmansworth
Three Rivers, England
Starting in Rickmansworth at Croxley Lake and then heading along Ebury Way to Croxley Common Moor, returning by the Grand Union Canal Walk…

Stokers Lake from Riverside Drive
Three Rivers, England
This route includes Multiple loops.
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