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Green Croft Lane – Fleur-de-Lys Pub loop from Elsenham

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Green Croft Lane – Fleur-de-Lys Pub loop from Elsenham

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Green Croft Lane – Fleur-de-Lys Pub loop from Elsenham

01:27

24.3km

170m

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: April 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.95 km

Deceivingly Tough Uphill Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Best traversed westbound for the downhill. Eastbound it's one of those gradual climbs that never relents, made even more difficult by the wind howling across the fields.

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3.09 km

Henham Village and The Cock Inn

Highlight • Settlement

Nice pub with seats in front and large garden to side. Well worth a rest after the hill up to it.

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5.09 km

Tiny Curtis Rugby Ground (Saffron Walden RFC)

Highlight • Rest Area

A really welcoming local rugby club. Stop and have a drink and watch some rugby most Saturdays (seniors) and Sundays (juniors). Food is usually available on match days. Loos are …

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7.36 km

Green Croft Lane

Highlight • Trail

15.0 km

Hanging Grove

Forest

17.7 km

Fleur-de-Lys Pub

Highlight • Rest Area

Great pub with good food! The beer garden is a great place to stop on a cycle and plenty of space to leave bikes.

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18.4 km

Hollow Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A gut-busting climb uphill eastbound. Fast and flowing westbound, though use caution as it's not always easy to see oncoming traffic and in bad weather there can be overhanging branches etc.

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19.4 km

Flood-Prone Road Near Widdington

Highlight • Structure

As of 2023, it seems to have gotten worse. It wouldn't flood in 2020-22.

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24.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.8 km

273 m

210 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.0 km

2.20 km

135 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

29°C

16°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Green Croft Lane – Fleur-de-Lys Pub loop from Elsenham

Deceivingly Tough Uphill Road

Henham Village and The Cock Inn

Tiny Curtis Rugby Ground (Saffron Walden RFC)

Green Croft Lane

Fleur-de-Lys Pub

Hollow Road Climb

Flood-Prone Road Near Widdington

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