Climb to Cookham Dean – Marlow Suspension Bridge loop from Furze Platt

Climb to Cookham Dean – Marlow Suspension Bridge loop from Furze Platt

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Climb to Cookham Dean – Marlow Suspension Bridge loop from Furze Platt

02:19

52.3km

380m

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: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 45.1 km for 122 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.40 km

Climb to Cookham Dean

Highlight • Climb

A nice option if you want a more gradual climb up to Cookham Dean.

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5.36 km

Marlow Switchbacks

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A great climb up to Cookham from Marlow. There are a couple of switchback corners which are fun to climb or descend.

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7.59 km

Marlow Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Marlow Suspension Bridge is a 19th-century structure that crosses the River Thames. Now Grade I-listed, the bridge was built by William Tierney Clark between 1831-36.

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12.2 km

View of the Valley in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

13.0 km

Beech Grove

Forest

13.4 km

Coachway Wood

Forest

16.8 km

Bench With View of Fingest Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view down the valley towards Fingest, at the bottom of the climb/descent - and a bench!

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38.2 km

A really good coffee stop, Velolife has a relaxed & cosy atmosphere, cool music, good coffee and really great homemade cakes! Also does bike services. Very popular with passing cycle clubs. Highly recommended!

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40.7 km

Bottle Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice smooth quiet road with gentle down slope heading south

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45.2 km

St Mary's Church, White Waltham

Highlight • Historical Site

The history of the building has been largely obscured by the drastic restoration undertaken in 1868, when practically the whole of the church west of the chancel was rebuilt, but …

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