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Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Chelmsford

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Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Chelmsford

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Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Chelmsford

02:47

43.8km

230m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.15 km for 96 m

After 12.8 km for 105 m

After 20.5 km for 55 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.19 km

College Wood

Forest

8.22 km

Bridleway 222/90: Mashbury Road to Ash Cottage

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Field bridleway linking Mashbury Rd to Bridleway 222/92 - OK in the dry, probably a bit of a mud fest in the wet! If wet the gravel bridleway 222/108 to the West of this would be a better option.

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12.2 km

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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12.6 km

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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12.9 km

Pleshey Castle Earthworks and Brick Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Pleshey Castle was completed around the turn of the 12th century and was a motte and bailey. These days, nothing much survives, apart from the earthworks, sections of mote, and …

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13.1 km

Holy Trinity Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Parts of Holy Trinity Church date to 1394. However, the church was almost entirely rebuilt in 1868 after it fell into disrepair and only the medieval crossing arches were saved. …

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20.6 km

St Andrew's Church, Good Easter

Highlight • Religious Site

Lovely little church in the tiny Hamlet of Good Easter. The perfect spot for a quick pause in the shade of a quiet tree.

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28.7 km

Spains Wood

Forest

42.1 km

Admirals Park LNR

Nature Reserve

43.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

10.3 km

6.30 km

4.61 km

3.64 km

327 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.1 km

9.62 km

6.79 km

5.01 km

2.70 km

621 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

36°C

21°C

4 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Chelmsford

Bridleway 222/90: Mashbury Road to Ash Cottage

Pleshey Rolling Hills

Pleshey Village

Pleshey Castle Earthworks and Brick Bridge

Holy Trinity Church

St Andrew's Church, Good Easter

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