Four of us got the 2014 ride programme off to a good start with a very gentle amble on a mild spring day.
Along the Alban Way, we stopped for a fettle at the Hill End Garden of Remembrance, a poignant stop.
The history board next to the arch tells you the history of Hill End Hospital. You can find out more about Highfield Park - including a map and the history of the hospitals - on the Highfield Park Trust website. We carried on along the Alban Way to Hill End Lane, then headed down Hixberry Lane and into the Park. Through to Highfield Lane, around the corner and into Winchfield Wood. We then linked through to Herons Way bridleway, and onto Napsbury Lane, and round to Ayletts for our coffee stop.
As no-one needed to return to Morrisons, the rest of the ride was into St Albans City Centre along the London Road cycle route.