Ridley's, Littley Green – Finchingfield Village Green loop from Chelmsford

Ridley's, Littley Green – Finchingfield Village Green loop from Chelmsford

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Ridley's, Littley Green – Finchingfield Village Green loop from Chelmsford

02:53

68.8km

400m

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: August 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 0 m for 204 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.5 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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13.4 km

Leez Priory

Highlight • Castle

An Augustinian Priory until dissolution in 1556 - much of the original buildings still remain. Well worth a stop and walk around the grounds.

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22.8 km

Flowing Country Road Through Rolling Fields

Highlight • Cycleway

nice flowing stretch of road which opens up to a handfull of rolling dips.

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35.2 km

Finchingfield Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

A beautiful little village which is always busy with cyclists, motorcyclists, classic cars and more. The pub is great, but does get a little busy, so there's a little tea …

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39.2 km

The Blue Egg Café

Highlight • Cafe

Such a great mid-ride stop, where almost everything is made fresh on site or sourced locally, the cafe at the Blue Egg is a real institution for cyclists and a …

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44.6 km

Straight Rural Lane Through Wheat Fields

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A lovely stretch of lane with a slight s-bend in the middle. Usually very few cars so you can just enjoy the open road.

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50.0 km

Felsted Water Tower

Highlight • Structure

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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54.9 km

Wood Spring

Forest

59.4 km

Bury Lane Ford

Highlight • River

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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