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Highest Road in Essex (139 m) – Great Chishill Windmill loop from Brent Pelham

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East Of England

East Hertfordshire

Highest Road in Essex (139 m) – Great Chishill Windmill loop from Brent Pelham

Moderate

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Highest Road in Essex (139 m) – Great Chishill Windmill loop from Brent Pelham

01:34

33.0km

330m

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: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.2 km for 59 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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5.61 km

Highest Road in Essex (139 m)

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Congratulations, you've reached the highest point - for roadies - in the county (the actual county top is ~500m west of you at 147m in Roughway Wood, accessible by a bridleway for our gravel-loving compatriots).

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2

15.0 km

Great Chishill Windmill

Highlight • Structure

A magnificent example of a Post Mill set in a commanding position with far reaching views...

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3

18.9 km

View of the Countryside Road

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Went up this at 2 in the morning after 200 miles. Not very sunny but a bit hilly.

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22.7 km

Crab Plantation

Forest

5

24.3 km

Barkway Milestone

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The last in a series of mile markers running from Great St Mary’s Church in Cambridge to Barkway, 16 miles away. These were erected in the 1730s, the first milestone …

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6

28.2 km

The Woodman Inn & Nuthampstead Airfield Memorial

Highlight • Pub

Anstey to Nuthampstead. Great cycling Lane with pubs at both ends.

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7

28.3 km

Countryside Lane Through Open Fields

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Lovely bit of countryside lane, bending its way through very open fields. Beware the stand offish birds!

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8

32.8 km

Bench at Meesden Green

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Bring something to eat on route and just enjoy the peace

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33.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.7 km

132 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.5 km

8.36 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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