그레이트 체스터포드 주변 최고의 그래블 라이딩 코스

Wide clear path, smooth and even. Really nice gravel ride.

An enchanting woodland section with trees arching over the gravel path

Heading out of Braintree you hit the main road after this point. Careful of the traffic!

Year round

Great greenlane/byeway

Classic cafe stop in the area, always plenty of cyclists and places to put your bike.

Sept 2024. Dry but serious ruts and deep pot holes some 5ft across and 2 ft deep. In places there is only 1 narrow route along the ridge between pot holes and deep ruts. Some nice climbs as well so this is a challenging ride but satisfying if you can do it - it is not a fast run. Suitable for experienced track riders do not attempt on road tyres. Also if its been raining it will be very wet with deep puddles as the pot holes fill with water. The ridge route will become too slippery to navigate and a serious pile up and bike damage could result. However, there are other stretches which will be ridable even after rain so if you use caution and walk round the treacherous parts you should be OK. 1st time I rode this stretch in early winter starting at the North end, the pot holes were full of water and after slipping and sliding around a bit even when walking I turned round and went back to the other track to the North Green Croft Lane which is rideable all year.

Lovely off road route.

26 Aug 24. Still ok to ride. Some parts at West end bit overgrown but stinging nettles but not to bad. Track is well drained, no pot holes or ruts so good gravel track. Its a bit loose in places with some small stoney lumps on surface bit ok if you keep your attention on track. Ford is dry.

August 2024 - dry as a bone

Long gravel byway heading North is generally a gentle uphill run. good surface gets a bit over grown in late summer with brambles but a wide track so avoidable. Popular with horse riders so be prepared to stop and get out of the way (thay are bigger and not as placid as our bikes :)) Very good ride.

Coming from Strethall, this is a rolling decent toward the motorway bridge on singletrack, diagonally through a field and along hedges.

This segment of the Icknield Way is a mixture of wider field track and tree-lined singletrack, which was well-rideable on a gravel bike.

Very Overgrown and muddy, very muddy at Little Walden End

Keep your head down and your arms and legs covered! The drove road is getting very hard to ride down and even walk down with lots of hanging branches!

Very short section over river at Dunmow end

it's a great ride mostly hard packed cinder with some soft spots to catch you out. All a gentle up grade Wesr to East but a great wiz down from East to West. Just don't let the speed get out of hand and watch for loose soft sections.

Nice dip through water 10 April 24

Just inside the field off a quiet lane. 126m above sea level.

This cafe has now changed management and is called Waffle and Coffee. Still has bike racks and outside seating although I did not see the bike locks last time I was there. Staff still great and the food is even better. Bacon and egg sandwich is very good. Coffee, Tea and cakes and of course waffles. Good clean toilets so well worth visiting as a rest stop.