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An amazing place, not too much to see, brilliant view from the top, have a guided tour to understand why it was here and what it was like back in the day.

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.

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 have been avoided. Do not attempt to ride through the ford! Please use the footpath instead which is a little hidden on the side.

XC in winter, but great for summer gravel

Great Waltham is a pretty Essex village with a history that stretches back to Roman times. There is a decent pub, a village shop and some interesting architecture, including the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary and St Lawrence, the Elizabethan guildhall, and a Grade I-listed house called Langley's.

The Leather Bottle is a Grade II-listed pub in the heart of Pleshey where you can get food and drink. The pub was once owned by the late Keith Flint, frontman of seminal dance music band, the Prodigy. Keith, and the band, hailed from nearby Braintree.

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 a 14th-century brick-built bridge. You still get a good sense of the fortification, though.

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. As such, the church is Grade II-listed. It is worth spending a moment here to admire its Victorian stained-glass windows, as well as the peaceful surroundings.