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Waffle (Formerly Bicicletta) – Green Croft Lane loop from Sawbridgeworth

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Waffle (Formerly Bicicletta) – Green Croft Lane loop from Sawbridgeworth

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Waffle (Formerly Bicicletta) – Green Croft Lane loop from Sawbridgeworth

03:59

66.1km

440m

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: July 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 33.8 km for 270 m

After 63.1 km for 102 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.56 km

Rook's Wood

Forest

24.6 km

Dorringtons Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Dorringtons is a bakery in Newport Essex with space for bikes and seats inside and bench outside. Good coffee, pots of tea and bacon baguettes. There is a wide range …

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30.7 km

Waffle (Formerly Bicicletta)

Highlight • Cafe

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 …

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30.9 km

Fantastic bicycle friendly cafe in the heart of Saffron Walden run by two keen cyclists!

Delicious coffee, hot chocolate, pastries and more! They also stock a few bike spares and energy gels/bars.

Well worth a visit if you're cycling through!

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31.9 km

The Railway Arms

Highlight • Pub

Saffron Walden’s first community owned pub!

The meeting point for Saffron Social Cyclists & Field Trippers cycling groups.

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34.0 km

Claypits Plantation

Forest

36.0 km

View from Purton End High Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

High point and great views over undulating hills

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43.6 km

Green Croft Lane

Highlight • Trail

45.9 km

Tiny Curtis Rugby Ground (Saffron Walden RFC)

Highlight • Rest Area

A really welcoming local rugby club. Stop and have a drink and watch some rugby most Saturdays (seniors) and Sundays (juniors). Food is usually available on match days. Loos are …

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47.9 km

Deceivingly Tough Uphill Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Best traversed westbound for the downhill. Eastbound it's one of those gradual climbs that never relents, made even more difficult by the wind howling across the fields.

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66.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.7 km

8.59 km

4.94 km

4.63 km

1.11 km

124 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.6 km

2.48 km

768 m

175 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Sunday 19 July

23°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Waffle (Formerly Bicicletta) – Green Croft Lane loop from Sawbridgeworth

Dorringtons Bakery

Waffle (Formerly Bicicletta)

Bronte Café

The Railway Arms

View from Purton End High Point

Green Croft Lane

Tiny Curtis Rugby Ground (Saffron Walden RFC)

Deceivingly Tough Uphill Road

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