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Finchingfield Village Green – Shaded Woodland Lane loop from Braintree

Finchingfield Village Green – Shaded Woodland Lane loop from Braintree

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Finchingfield Village Green – Shaded Woodland Lane loop from Braintree

02:35

58.6km

350m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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After 39.7 km for 668 m

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Start point

Train Station

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6.18 km

Flowing Country Road Through Rolling Fields

Highlight • Cycleway

nice flowing stretch of road which opens up to a handfull of rolling dips.

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14.5 km

The Blue Egg Café

Highlight • Cafe

Such a great mid-ride stop, where almost everything is made fresh on site or sourced locally, the cafe at the Blue Egg is a real institution for cyclists and a …

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18.6 km

Finchingfield Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

A beautiful little village which is always busy with cyclists, motorcyclists, classic cars and more. The pub is great, but does get a little busy, so there's a little tea …

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18.6 km

Winners Tea Rooms

Highlight • Cafe

Great location overlooking the village green but Finchingfield can get super-busy in the summer so be prepared for queues on a nice weekend.

Open 9am-4pm (closed Tue)

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20.9 km

Hawkins Hill Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A nice little downhill surge with an easy right hander at the bottom which can be taken flat out followed by a long run out.

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22.4 km

Shaded Woodland Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely wooded stretch of road on the back route between Thaxted and Finchingfield.

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42.3 km

Straight Rural Lane Through Wheat Fields

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A lovely stretch of lane with a slight s-bend in the middle. Usually very few cars so you can just enjoy the open road.

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47.8 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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58.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.6 km

758 m

214 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.3 km

6.48 km

664 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 27 May

26°C

12°C

0 %

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Finchingfield Village Green – Shaded Woodland Lane loop from Braintree

Flowing Country Road Through Rolling Fields

The Blue Egg Café

Finchingfield Village Green

Winners Tea Rooms

Hawkins Hill Descent

Shaded Woodland Lane

Straight Rural Lane Through Wheat Fields

Felsted Water Tower

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