Essex

Cycle routes in Essex benefit from a comparatively flat terrain. This provides a good setting for speed endurance training with relatively quiet roads that allow for focused, uninterrupted cycle routes. 

The starting point for all these routes is by Vauxhall Bridge and we take a quick route of London out via the the City of London (quiet at the weekends) into Epping Forest and the countryside beyond.

The Epping Forest Figure of Eight is a middle-distance ride out to the Forest and the surrounding area.

Starting point: Café Society by Vauxhall Bridge (directly opposite MI6).

Suggested café stop: Blackmore Tea Rooms (60 km).

The Chelmsford Loop offers up a scenic loop beyond Epping Forest.

Starting point: Café Society by Vauxhall Bridge. 

Suggested café stop: Bakehouse Café, located in the Fox & Goose, Wyse’s Road (63 km).

The Easter Loop is a long ride out to the picturesque countryside north of Chelmsford, including the villages of Good Easter and High Easter.

Starting point: Café Society by Vauxhall Bridge.

Suggested café stop: Snug Café, High Easter (85km).