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Great And Little Leighs

Rural Lanes and Farmland – Bury Lane Ford loop from Phylis Currie Nature Reserve

Great And Little Leighs

Rural Lanes and Farmland – Bury Lane Ford loop from Phylis Currie Nature Reserve

Moderate

riders

Rural Lanes and Farmland – Bury Lane Ford loop from Phylis Currie Nature Reserve

02:09

50.6km

290m

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: March 16, 2026

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Bus stop

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8.23 km

Felsted Water Tower

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Amazing 1960s concrete Brutalist water tower that looks like some kind of alien spacecraft crash landed in the Essex countryside on the edge of Felsted.

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9.25 km

Rumblebees Café

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Pleasant little cafe but only limited space, indoors and out, and no space for bike parking so best for only a couple of riders - larger groups, go elsewhere. Cakes and drinks only.

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16.2 km

Chameleon Café

Highlight • Cafe

A couple of tables outside, so you can sit with the bikes. Very friendly staff. Will bring the drinks and food out to you and are happy to fill water bottles. A great pitstop.

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24.5 km

Bacon End

Highlight • Settlement

Bacon end, it's named after bacon. What's not to like about the sign! Stop for a photo.

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40.9 km

Rural Lanes and Farmland

Highlight • Natural

Calm traffic, pretty scenery and flowing roads. What more could you ask for?

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42.4 km

Bury Lane Ford

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Fellow cyclists: Please be very careful here! The ford can be extremely slippery as it’s covered with algae. A number of serious bicycle accidents have unfortunately happened here which could …

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43.3 km

Church of St Mary and St Lawrence, Great Waltham

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Great Waltham is a pretty Essex village with a history that stretches back to Roman times. There is a decent pub, a village shop and some interesting architecture, including the …

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50.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.2 km

2.30 km

552 m

503 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.7 km

9.82 km

< 100 m

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Saturday 30 May

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Rural Lanes and Farmland – Bury Lane Ford loop from Phylis Currie Nature Reserve

Felsted Water Tower

Rumblebees Café

Chameleon Café

Bacon End

Rural Lanes and Farmland

Bury Lane Ford

Church of St Mary and St Lawrence, Great Waltham

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