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Essex Way Trail – Matching Green Common loop from Bishop's Stortford

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Essex Way Trail – Matching Green Common loop from Bishop's Stortford

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Essex Way Trail – Matching Green Common loop from Bishop's Stortford

04:15

70.1km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 255 m

After 33.1 km for 55 m

After 69.9 km for 255 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.75 km

Pig Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

An easier traverse eastbound. There's a steep climb towards the end eastbound, but heading west, from the river to London Road, is a deceptively difficult drag of a climb. This …

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3.06 km

Westbound Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Travel westbound for the downhill. It's not entirely a gutbuster eastbound, but slower riders won't appreciate the overtaking traffic.

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4.01 km

West Plantation

Forest

12.1 km

Hart Wood

Forest

25.4 km

Essex Way Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fab wide gravel road downhill heading North from stagden Cross to Pleshey Grange. Watchout for the upturned stone speed ramps at the Pleshey Grange end!

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33.1 km

St Andrew's Church, Good Easter

Highlight • Religious Site

Lovely little church in the tiny Hamlet of Good Easter. The perfect spot for a quick pause in the shade of a quiet tree.

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50.4 km

View of Oilseed Rape Fields on Little Laver Road

Highlight • Natural

Round about here pause to take a look over the gate. At the right time of year you get this view with the bright yellow of the oilseed rape contrasting with a dramatic sky!

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53.8 km

Matching Green Common

Highlight • Settlement

A classic Essex village green and a nice place to pause for a break. The pub opposite is also pretty good.

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63.0 km

Easier Westbound Traverse

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is a bit of a slog eastbound. The uphill is only slight, but fairly consistent over a fair distance, so you can be tired by the end of it, …

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70.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

64.2 km

2.56 km

2.27 km

739 m

305 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.9 km

17.9 km

2.01 km

191 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

21°C

14°C

76 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Essex Way Trail – Matching Green Common loop from Bishop's Stortford

Pig Lane

Westbound Descent

Essex Way Trail

St Andrew's Church, Good Easter

View of Oilseed Rape Fields on Little Laver Road

Matching Green Common

Easier Westbound Traverse

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