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East Of England

Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Great Dunmow

Road cycling routes

East Of England

Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Great Dunmow

Moderate

25

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Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Great Dunmow

02:11

52.2km

310m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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3.40 km

Hicks' Plantation

Forest

2

12.4 km

The Blue Egg Café

Highlight • Cafe

Such a great mid-ride stop, where almost everything is made fresh on site or sourced locally, the cafe at the Blue Egg is a real institution for cyclists and a …

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3

19.6 km

Flowing Country Road Through Rolling Fields

Highlight • Cycleway

nice flowing stretch of road which opens up to a handfull of rolling dips.

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4

30.5 km

Ridley's, Littley Green

Highlight • Pub

An excellent real pub and home of the infamous Huffer sandwich. Covered bike parking (Sheffield Stands) to the rear of the pub

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5

35.0 km

Bury Lane Ford

Highlight • River

Fellow cyclists: Please be very careful here! The ford can be extremely slippery as it’s covered with algae. A number of serious bicycle accidents have unfortunately happened here which could …

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6

37.7 km

Pleshey Rolling Hills

Highlight • Climb

The long drags at 3% can sometimes be worse than the short but steeper hills. Great riding around this area and pretty much traffic free.

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7

38.1 km

Pleshey Village

Highlight • Settlement

Quaint village, site of a former royal castle, now just the earthworks left (sadly mostly obscured from view and on private property).

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8

40.7 km

Field of Rapeseed Flowers

Highlight • Natural

If you’re not here for the weeks in spring when the poppies are out, it’s just a field.

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9

42.4 km

The Snug at High Easter

Highlight • Cafe

Great little cafe, plenty of seating and good selection of food and drinks

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B

52.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.9 km

330 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.1 km

1.04 km

< 100 m

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Wednesday 22 July

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