Hoe Mill Lock – Paper Mill Lock loop from Little Baddow

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Hoe Mill Lock – Paper Mill Lock loop from Little Baddow

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Hoe Mill Lock – Paper Mill Lock loop from Little Baddow

04:17

72.0km

430m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 23.3 km for 179 m

After 69.8 km for 218 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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732 m

The Warren Iron Age Fort

Highlight • Natural

Iron Age fortifications, possibly designed to impress people moving along the Chelmer Valley.

heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=86c481b8-7b7b-4302-9376-c7d98eb4b424&resourceID=19191

esah1852.org.uk/library/files/T2160000.pdf (p. 354)

esah1852.org.uk/library/files/T2190000.pdf (p. 246)

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4.65 km

Hoe Mill Lock

Highlight • Structure

Pretty, good for SUP

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15.8 km

White Windmill

Highlight • Monument

21.7 km

Witches Stone

Highlight • Natural Monument

Easy to see as on main road by The Castle pub.

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23.4 km

Phylis Currie Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

28.6 km

Bannister Green Halt

Highlight • Monument

Former halt on Flitch Way railway route. Great for a gravel bike ride!

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39.3 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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69.9 km

Paper Mill Lock

Highlight • Rest Area

If you are looking for refreshments you can visit the Paper Mill Lock Tea Rooms .

papermilllock.co.uk

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69.9 km

The Pauls Hill Tea Rooms at Paper Mill Lock

Highlight • River

Great place to stop for a snack.

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72.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

68.1 km

2.49 km

868 m

499 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.6 km

5.10 km

923 m

396 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 13 November

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Hoe Mill Lock – Paper Mill Lock loop from Little Baddow

The Warren Iron Age Fort

Hoe Mill Lock

White Windmill

Witches Stone

Bannister Green Halt

The Blue Egg Café

Paper Mill Lock

The Pauls Hill Tea Rooms at Paper Mill Lock

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