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Essex Way Trail – The Blue Egg Café loop from Thaxted

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Essex Way Trail – The Blue Egg Café loop from Thaxted

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Essex Way Trail – The Blue Egg Café loop from Thaxted

03:56

65.3km

400m

Cycling

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

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Start point

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5.50 km

St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Tilty

Highlight • Religious Site

St Mary the Virgin is an unusual church, built in three stages with completely different styles. The 13th-century nave is the oldest section, with a wonderful main window. The porch …

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24.2 km

Flood-Prone Road

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Even in periods of not particularly heavy rain, this section floods. Luckily there is an elevated verge to walk/push your bike on.

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28.9 km

Essex Way Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fab wide gravel road downhill heading North from stagden Cross to Pleshey Grange. Watchout for the upturned stone speed ramps at the Pleshey Grange end!

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30.8 km

Pleshey Grange

Forest

38.8 km

The Compasses Inn

Highlight • Pub

Lovely pub. The perfect place to plan a stop on a long bike ride. There is a very large beer garden at the back where you can easily bring your bike with you.

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45.9 km

Rayne Station and Flitch Way Visitor Centre

Highlight • Cycleway

A very cool cafe - does get very busy however.

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49.5 km

Flowing Country Road Through Rolling Fields

Highlight • Cycleway

nice flowing stretch of road which opens up to a handfull of rolling dips.

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56.8 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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58.4 km

Buddy & Rhino Café

Highlight • Cafe

Now called “Buddy & Rhino”. Under new management, still a great cafe. Lovely lunch!

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65.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.4 km

3.08 km

473 m

263 m

154 m

Surfaces

52.7 km

9.94 km

2.72 km

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Essex Way Trail – The Blue Egg Café loop from Thaxted

St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Tilty

Flood-Prone Road

Essex Way Trail

The Compasses Inn

Rayne Station and Flitch Way Visitor Centre

Flowing Country Road Through Rolling Fields

The Blue Egg Café

Buddy & Rhino Café

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