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Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Elsenham

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Essex
Uttlesford
Henham

Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Elsenham

Moderate

10

riders

Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Elsenham

02:27

57.0km

220m

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: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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12.5 km

Hart Wood

Forest

2

13.1 km

Country Lane Between Hedgerows

Highlight • Cycleway

It also goes uphill if you ride it from west to east.

Tip by

3

19.2 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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4

30.6 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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5

31.0 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).

Tip by

6

33.6 km

Field of Rapeseed Flowers

Highlight • Natural

If you’re not here for the weeks in spring when the poppies are out, it’s just a field.

Tip by

7

35.4 km

The Snug at High Easter

Highlight • Cafe

Great little cafe, plenty of seating and good selection of food and drinks

Tip by

8

35.7 km

High Easter Cricket Field

Highlight • Structure

Cool shaded bench.

Tip by

9

45.0 km

Hellman's Cross Stocks

Highlight • Historical Site

Only used nowadays for half-wheelers and those who don’t pull through in pace lines.

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B

57.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.6 km

314 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.9 km

17.1 km

< 100 m

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Friday 22 May

27°C

16°C

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