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Springfield

Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Springfield

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Essex
Chelmsford
Springfield

Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Springfield

Easy

4.3

(3)

22

riders

Pleshey Rolling Hills – Pleshey Village loop from Springfield

01:41

41.5km

210m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

7.04 km

Bury Lane Ford

Highlight • River

Fellow cyclists: Please be very careful here! The ford can be extremely slippery as it’s covered with algae. A number of serious bicycle accidents have unfortunately happened here which could …

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2

9.75 km

Pleshey Rolling Hills

Highlight • Climb

The long drags at 3% can sometimes be worse than the short but steeper hills. Great riding around this area and pretty much traffic free.

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3

10.2 km

Pleshey Village

Highlight • Settlement

Quaint village, site of a former royal castle, now just the earthworks left (sadly mostly obscured from view and on private property).

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4

12.8 km

Field of Rapeseed Flowers

Highlight • Natural

If you’re not here for the weeks in spring when the poppies are out, it’s just a field.

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5

19.4 km

Country Lane

Highlight • Trail

6

22.2 km

Felsted Mill

Highlight • Structure

Stunning example of a refurbished Essex mill, complete with pond and willow tree! Ride by and wonder who lives there now!

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7

23.4 km

Rumblebees Café

Highlight • Cafe

Pleasant little cafe but only limited space, indoors and out, and no space for bike parking so best for only a couple of riders - larger groups, go elsewhere. Cakes and drinks only.

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8

24.4 km

Felsted Water Tower

Highlight • Structure

Amazing 1960s concrete Brutalist water tower that looks like some kind of alien spacecraft crash landed in the Essex countryside on the edge of Felsted.

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41.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.6 km

1.54 km

875 m

466 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.2 km

3.28 km

< 100 m

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