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Running loop from Hatfield Broad Oak	Intermediate 00:50 8.09km
Walden Castle loop from Saffron Walden	Intermediate 00:50 7.79km
Whitehouse Spring loop from Great Bardfield	Intermediate 01:30 14.5km
Whitehouse Spring loop from Stebbing	Intermediate 01:24 13.2km
Start Hill – Flitch Way Country Park loop from Great Hallingbury	Intermediate 01:18 12.5km
Walden Castle loop from Pleasant Valley	Intermediate 01:17 12.3km
Gatewoods Pond – Flitch Way Country Park loop from Felsted	Expert 02:06 19.9km
Cabbage Wood loop from Debden	Intermediate 01:26 12.8km
Rowney Wood loop from Debden	Intermediate 01:03 9.36km

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Running loop from Hatfield Broad Oak
00:50
8.09km
6:13/km
40m
40m
Intermediate
111
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Walden Castle loop from Saffron Walden
00:50
7.79km
6:22/km
90m
90m
Intermediate
78
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Whitehouse Spring loop from Great Bardfield
01:30
14.5km
6:12/km
60m
60m
Intermediate
74
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Whitehouse Spring loop from Stebbing
01:24
13.2km
6:24/km
60m
60m
Intermediate
72
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Start Hill – Flitch Way Country Park loop from Great Hallingbury
01:18
12.5km
6:17/km
80m
80m
Intermediate
65
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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6
Walden Castle loop from Pleasant Valley
01:17
12.3km
6:17/km
120m
120m
Intermediate
5.0
(1)
48
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Gatewoods Pond – Flitch Way Country Park loop from Felsted
02:06
19.9km
6:19/km
110m
110m
Expert
40
Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Cabbage Wood loop from Debden
01:26
12.8km
6:41/km
130m
130m
Intermediate
39
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Rowney Wood loop from Debden
01:03
9.36km
6:41/km
40m
40m
Intermediate
37
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Grimsditch Wood loop from Saffron Walden

00:51

7.52km

6:45/km

80m

Intermediate

5.0

(2)

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Running loop from Hatfield Broad Oak

Walden Castle loop from Saffron Walden

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Whitehouse Spring loop from Great Bardfield

Whitehouse Spring loop from Stebbing

Start Hill – Flitch Way Country Park loop from Great Hallingbury

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