Bury Road Climb – Wake Road, Epping Forest loop from Leyton Midland Road

Bury Road Climb – Wake Road, Epping Forest loop from Leyton Midland Road

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Bury Road Climb – Wake Road, Epping Forest loop from Leyton Midland Road

01:58

43.2km

430m

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: August 14, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 35 m for 19 m

After 43.2 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.6 km

Bury Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Nice ascent where you can let it go, once you’ve cleared the bumps at the top of the hill. Clear from there

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11.8 km

View of the King George V Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Busy stretch of main road.

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13.5 km

Mott Street Climb, Epping Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Number 26 of the UK's top 100 Climbs. Just North of London in the county of Essex lies High Beach and the climb of Mott Sreet.

Studying the topography, it's a surprise to find such a tough ascent in this area, (there are many shorter hills around), but Mott Street is a a proper climb. Begin your ascent at the broken bridleway marker just off the A112. The road bends left, passing the junction to Lipits Hill, and then rises.

A tough opening section flattens where you reach the farm buildings on both sides of the road. A strong whiff of manure is just what you need to propel you up the following lump onto the hardest section. The well-surfaced stretch with a 12% gradient winds past large gated properties on both sides, levelling slightly halfway up. The final sector heads into tree cover and the brow comes opposite a bridleway, after which there are just a few hundred meters of false flat before the climb ends at the junction of Church Road.

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15.7 km

Mott Street Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great training climb. Watch out for cars if you're weaving about on the road. Break it down into three sections (Ramps) and leave something for the last one

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15.8 km

High Beach Church

Highlight • Historical Site

High Beach Church and part of graveyard in Epping Forest near Loughton

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17.7 km

Wake Road, Epping Forest

Highlight • Cycleway

Heading north Wake Road seems like a lesser used road up to the Miller&Carter roundabout. Smooth tarmac with no potholes to dodge, a barely noticeable incline, and very few cars (or perhaps I just got lucky). The woodland on either side seems to absorb the local traffic noise and with the sun shining down it's a lovely few minutes of escapism on two wheels.

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18.6 km

Jack's Hill – The Ditches

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great road through the forest.

What To Expect:
From the roundabout at Woodridden Hill / Epping Road, lovely road through the forest towards Theydon Bois. Smooth tarmac and a few gentle descents / ascents.

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20.1 km

Descent from Jack's Hill into Theydon Bois

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Super descent from Jack's Hill into Theydon Bois.

What To Expect:
Quick, speedy descent into Theydon Bois along smooth tarmac. Very nice road with a good gradient all the way into the village allowing you to pick up some good speed.

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43.2 km

End point

Train Station

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