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St Albans #1817 Free

AUDrive
Online
14 Jun 2026
332
6 mi
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26 min
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Route 1817 runs 6.0 miles in about 26 minutes as a single stage through St Stephens, Chiswell Green, St Julians and Cottonmill, with limits from 20 to 70 mph. With only seven sets of traffic signals it carries one of the lighter signal loads at this St Albans office, but 15 turns and six give way junctions keep the junction work constant.

Watch Out For

  • Six give way junctions, including one on a narrow approach with parked cars close to the line.
  • The 70 mph stretch on North Orbital Road, joined from a much slower side road.
  • Eight right turns, several of them from residential streets onto busy through roads.

Route Features

  • City centre streets around Victoria Street before the run out to Tippendell Lane.
  • Two roundabouts, both giving way to the right with a left signal on exit.

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • Going from a 30 mph street to a 70 mph carriageway needs early acceleration and a firm gap choice.
  • Fewer signals means fewer natural pauses, so keep observation running between junctions.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
1 Drive south on Bricket Road. 122 yd
2 Turn left onto Victoria Street/B691. 259 yd
3 Turn right onto Lattimore Road. 264 yd
4 Turn right onto London Road/A1081. 26 yd
5 Turn left onto Watson's Walk. 535 yd
6 Turn right onto Prospect Road. 514 yd
7 Turn left onto Holywell Hill/A5183. 181 yd
8 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto St Stephen's Hill/A5183. 515 yd
9 Bear right onto Watford Road/B4630. 1.0 mi
10 Turn left onto Tippendell Lane. 526 yd
11 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A405/North Orbital Road. 1030 yd
12 Enter Park Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Watling Street/A5183. 585 yd
13 Turn right onto Vesta Avenue. 177 yd
14 Turn right onto Watling View. 33 yd
15 Turn left onto Tavistock Avenue. 352 yd
16 Turn right onto Doggetts Way. 128 yd
17 Turn right onto Maynard Drive. 537 yd
18 Turn right onto Trumpington Drive. 116 yd
19 Turn left onto Abbots Avenue West. 297 yd
20 Turn left onto Abbots Avenue. 8 yd
21 Turn left to stay on Abbots Avenue. 102 yd
22 Turn left onto Cottonmill Lane. 1424 yd
23 Turn left onto London Road/A1081. 135 yd
24 Turn right onto Marlborough Road. 185 yd
25 Turn left onto Victoria Street/B691. 88 yd
26 Turn right onto Bricket Road. 120 yd