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View of Hanningfield Reservoir – The Bakehouse Cafe loop from Beaulieu Park

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United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Essex
Chelmsford
Boreham

View of Hanningfield Reservoir – The Bakehouse Cafe loop from Beaulieu Park

Moderate

5.0

(1)

22

riders

View of Hanningfield Reservoir – The Bakehouse Cafe loop from Beaulieu Park

03:38

82.8km

480m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

7.77 km

Downhill Path from Danbury Common

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fast quiet(ish) descent from Danbury Common

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14.1 km

Slough House Wood

Forest

22.5 km

Mundon Furze

Forest

4

44.2 km

View of Hanningfield Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hanningfield Reservoir is celebrated for its significant wildfowl populations and serves as a sanctuary for nature and wildlife. It’s an ideal destination for a day out, offering a range of …

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5

48.1 km

Old Windmill

Highlight • Monument

6

61.0 km

Blackmore Tea Rooms

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to plan a stop on a ride out from London. An excellent cafe, a pub and also a supermarket next door. What more could you want?

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7

63.5 km

Can be beautiful but bit of a dead end if you are on a road bike and skinny tyres

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8

67.5 km

The Bakehouse Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Excellent cafe, very popular with cyclists

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9

67.6 km

Lovely expansive pub, with a garden out front and their own cafe attached to the side (The Bakehouse)

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10

73.3 km

Writtle Village Green and Duck Pond

Highlight • Settlement

Writtle has a beautiful traditional village green. Complete with duck pond and Norman church, it's a picture-perfect place for a picnic. The village was once described as "one of the …

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B

82.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

74.9 km

4.38 km

2.22 km

928 m

219 m

175 m

141 m

Surfaces

60.4 km

22.3 km

109 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 7 July

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17°C

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