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Old Church Hill – Southend Seafront and Pier loop from Ilford

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
Greater London
London

Old Church Hill – Southend Seafront and Pier loop from Ilford

Moderate

5.0

(3)

45

riders

Old Church Hill – Southend Seafront and Pier loop from Ilford

04:28

103km

590m

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: March 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 53.3 km for 164 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

29.7 km

Old Church Hill

Highlight • Climb

Sneaky Steep bugger, just watch out for cars

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2

30.3 km

Old Church Road Climb

Highlight • Cycleway

3

48.4 km

Leigh-on-Sea Train Station

Highlight • Rest Area

C2C service is generally great at getting you back West / London when you can’t ride back! The gate is general unlocked so you can wheel your bike through rather than using the electronic gates, assuming you’ve bougth your ticket!

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4

49.4 km

Leigh-on-Sea Station

Highlight • Rest Area

You may need to bring your bike for stairs in order to go to the high street

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5

49.6 km

The Mayflower Pub

Highlight • Pub

Very yummy fish and chips!

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6

51.9 km

Nice

Highlight • Other

Mixture of countryside and shoreline

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7

53.3 km

Southend Seafront and Pier

Highlight • Beach

The seafront in Southend is a wonderful place for a ride. The road is flat and has a designated lane for cyclists, and the views out to the water are …

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8

62.0 km

Cyclist Sculpture on London Road

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Not especially long or steep but certainly gets the blood pumping.

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103 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.3 km

21.3 km

19.2 km

2.86 km

545 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

93.1 km

8.44 km

994 m

676 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Thursday 28 May

25°C

17°C

22 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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