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Sweeping Country Lane – Heydon to Elmdon Ridge loop from Elmdon

Sweeping Country Lane – Heydon to Elmdon Ridge loop from Elmdon

Moderate

5.0

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Sweeping Country Lane – Heydon to Elmdon Ridge loop from Elmdon

01:50

37.6km

370m

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: April 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.9 km for 59 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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875 m

Catmere End Crossroads

Highlight • Structure

Two nice descents from here: a shallow one towards Audley End or a steeper one towards Littlebury.

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3.43 km

Sweeping Country Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

Elevated views out across the country and great tarmac on a quiet lane.

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6.03 km

Townend Plantation

Forest

11.6 km

Congratulations, you've reached the highest point - for roadies - in the county (the actual county top is ~500m west of you at 147m in Roughway Wood, accessible by a bridleway for our gravel-loving compatriots).

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20.0 km

Countryside Lane Through Open Fields

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely bit of countryside lane, bending its way through very open fields. Beware the stand offish birds!

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21.9 km

The Woodman Inn & Nuthampstead Airfield Memorial

Highlight • Pub

Anstey to Nuthampstead. Great cycling Lane with pubs at both ends.

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22.3 km

Nuthampstead Airfield Memorial Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great scenic road

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27.4 km

View of the Rolling Fields Near Chishill and Barkway

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely road with great views of the rolling fields and of the windmill to the North. Lovely steady drag uphill if Cambridge bound or beautiful downhill if heading south west, a road sure to put a smile on your face.

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29.7 km

Heydon to Elmdon Ridge

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Sweeping and dipping lanes following the ridge of the hills with some magnificent panoramic views.

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37.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.5 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.7 km

13.7 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

36°C

21°C

0 %

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Sweeping Country Lane – Heydon to Elmdon Ridge loop from Elmdon

Catmere End Crossroads

Sweeping Country Lane

Highest Road in Essex (139 m)

Countryside Lane Through Open Fields

The Woodman Inn & Nuthampstead Airfield Memorial

Nuthampstead Airfield Memorial Road

View of the Rolling Fields Near Chishill and Barkway

Heydon to Elmdon Ridge

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