Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Essex
Braintree
Halstead

Winding Rural Road Descent – The Old School House loop from Halstead

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Essex
Braintree
Halstead

Winding Rural Road Descent – The Old School House loop from Halstead

Intermediate

11

riders

Winding Rural Road Descent – The Old School House loop from Halstead

04:13

97.8km

610m

Intermediate 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: October 16, 2025

Download GPX

Save

Move start point

Edit route

Navigate

Send to Phone

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

14.3 km

Hoppits

Forest

2

15.0 km

Winding Rural Road Descent

Highlight • Cycleway

Not a big dip but swings you through a left/right at the bottom and steep enough to get you out of the saddle on the way up.

Tip by

3

26.2 km

The Old School House

Highlight • Monument

Now the village hall.

Tip by

4

48.3 km

St. Andrew's Church, Alresford

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice location by a little green square. There's a decent cafe opposite as well.

Tip by

5

48.3 km

Art Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nice local cafe by the church green with outdoor seating and bike racks. Open 9-5 except Sundays.

Tip by

6

49.1 km

West Mersea Houseboats

Highlight • Structure

Various houseboats hauled up on the marshes, including one particularly notable one.

Tip by

7

49.2 km

Oyster and coffee bar in West Mersea. The 2 work perfectly together

Tip by

8

52.9 km

Connected to the mainland by a causeway, Mersea Island is essentially cut off by the tide for four hours at a time - check these before crossing. Adds a frisson of excitement to any ride.

Tip by

9

75.8 km

Oak Grove

Forest

10

94.5 km

Newly reopened and as good as before. If you can, take bikes through to the rear of cafe for security.

Tip by

B

97.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

94.9 km

1.46 km

1.39 km

Surfaces

80.8 km

16.9 km

< 100 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by AerisWeather

Today

Thursday 6 November

16°C

13°C

20 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Loading

Nearby routes

How to understand each route’s difficulty level

Intermediate

3.5

51

Naze Tower & Clacton Pier loop from Colchester

03:00h

70.1km

290m

Explore
RoutesRoute plannerFeaturesHikesMTB TrailsRoad cycling routesBikepacking
Download the app
Follow Us on Socials

© komoot GmbH

Privacy Policy