Ride to Paradise

If you're taking on the 80km or the full 120km ride, you will start bright and early from Paradise Wildlife Park and cycle on a route out past Knebworth on quiet country roads and recognised cycle routes as you head south towards St Albans before completing the ride back to Paradise Wildlife Park for lunch.

The 40km riders will meet at the Wildlife Park for lunch and join all those completing the full 120km ride. You will head eastwards, away from the park, and complete a 40km circular loop through the Lea Valley over rolling hills and through the historic town of Harlow, before heading south through the quiet cycle lanes of the Lea Valley country park to Waltham Abbey. The ride ends at Paradise Wildlife Park where you can celebrate your achievements with the residents of the park, including white lions, tigers, snow leopards, tapirs, camels, lemurs, gibbons, marmosets and tamarins. 

The full ride of 120kms includes an ascent of over 1000m.