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Blackmore Tea Rooms – Thorndon Country Park loop from Gidea Park

Blackmore Tea Rooms – Thorndon Country Park loop from Gidea Park

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Blackmore Tea Rooms – Thorndon Country Park loop from Gidea Park

02:40

58.4km

390m

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 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 213 m

After 58.2 km for 213 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.3 km

Navestock Pudding Stone Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

Spoiler alert. Many are scattered around Suffolk and Essex. No longer ascribed to the Ice Age. The story (too long to tell here) is even more interesting. Involving climate change …

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16.6 km

Engine House Wood

Forest

21.8 km

Smooth Stretch on Blackmore Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Smooth road, good views

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23.5 km

Blackmore Tea Rooms

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to plan a stop on a ride out from London. An excellent cafe, a pub and also a supermarket next door. What more could you want?

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26.0 km

Concrete Path with Daffodils in Epping Forest

Highlight • Forest

Can be beautiful but bit of a dead end if you are on a road bike and skinny tyres

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26.3 km

The Viper Loop Road Race Circuit

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This bit of road has been used for races and time trials, you can see why! Goes past the excellent Viper Pub too (well worth a stop at)

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35.9 km

Hay Green Ford (River Wid Crossing)

Highlight • Bridge

The stream known as the River Wid crosses the road here. There is a handy water depth gauge post/board so you know not to ride through it if it’s too …

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47.0 km

Mill Pond

Lake

49.3 km

Thorndon Country Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

A superb bit of green space, scenery, lakes and more. Worth stopping in if you're passing by.

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49.8 km

Barrack Wood

Forest

51.1 km

Warley Mount

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Lovely climb out towards Brentwood, epic feeling of crossing the M25 to escape the city.

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58.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.2 km

3.47 km

300 m

163 m

104 m

Surfaces

44.6 km

13.5 km

165 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

29°C

19°C

0 %

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Blackmore Tea Rooms – Thorndon Country Park loop from Gidea Park

Navestock Pudding Stone Monument

Smooth Stretch on Blackmore Road

Blackmore Tea Rooms

Concrete Path with Daffodils in Epping Forest

The Viper Loop Road Race Circuit

Hay Green Ford (River Wid Crossing)

Thorndon Country Park

Warley Mount

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