There are many paths in Hitchin, some of which follow the medieval field paths, while others are of more recent origin. The aim of the OffRoad series is to introduce cachers to this network, and to bring them to different parts of the town, some familiar, others less so. The St Johns Path is probably of relatively recent origin, perhaps acting originally as a 'dry' route to avoid the deep cut of Hitchin Hill, which would have been quite muddy before roads were metalled. Although it is a footpath now, it must have been used by carriages for two of the large houses, since there are garages that open onto the path. There are two other footpaths of interest close by, Butchers Lane which was a carriage road and is only 50 metres long, and Hitchin Hill Path, a narrow path with some interesting Georgian houses and cottages along its length. Too close for another cache, they can be reached by crossing the Stevenage Road and turning left for 50 metres. The cache is a 35 mm film pot with a log, pencil and a coin. The cache should be retrievable with ease and there should be no need to go scrabbling around in the dirt.