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Pleshey Village – Pleshey Rolling Hills loop from Pleshey

Pleshey Village – Pleshey Rolling Hills loop from Pleshey

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Pleshey Village – Pleshey Rolling Hills loop from Pleshey

03:14

72.0km

470m

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 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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237 m

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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652 m

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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4.63 km

Wood Spring

Forest

6.39 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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23.8 km

North Hill Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Proof that Essex is not, in fact, flat! A tough climb up into the woods to the east of Chelmsford, but a good test of the legs. Well worth the effort.

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41.3 km

View of Hanningfield Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hanningfield Reservoir is celebrated for its significant wildfowl populations and serves as a sanctuary for nature and wildlife. It’s an ideal destination for a day out, offering a range of …

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45.2 km

Old Windmill

Highlight • Monument

53.6 km

Chapel Wood

Forest

54.7 km

The Vicar Pub

Highlight (Segment) • Pub

57.2 km

Writtle Village Green and Duck Pond

Highlight • Settlement

Writtle has a beautiful traditional village green. Complete with duck pond and Norman church, it's a picture-perfect place for a picnic. The village was once described as "one of the …

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72.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

67.9 km

2.37 km

1.34 km

371 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.0 km

22.0 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

33°C

18°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Pleshey Village – Pleshey Rolling Hills loop from Pleshey

Pleshey Village

Pleshey Rolling Hills

Ridley's, Littley Green

North Hill Climb

View of Hanningfield Reservoir

Old Windmill

The Vicar Pub

Writtle Village Green and Duck Pond

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