Essex Lanes pretty villages and lost railway 26 miles

The Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG) (founded 1937) https://www.clog.org.uk has an easy cycle rides in the countryside nearly every week between March and October ranging from 20 to 35 miles. These are easily accessible by public transport from London and are on quiet roads or cycle paths.

By bike we explore rivers, canals, forts, castles, coast, marshes, gardens, woods, ruins, churches, mansions, cycle-ferries, churchyards, villages, lost railways....

Non members can come up to 3 cycle rides or other events to try us out before joining. To join CLOG, visit our website https://www.clog.org.uk and click on the orange join us button.

Photos from past cycle rides and walks: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clogpics/albums/

We also do around 20 trips away(weekend or longer) in the UK and abroad every year.


Essex Lanes pretty villages and lost railway.26 miles

Oct 27, 2018
(Cycling)
Another easy cycle ride in the quiet Essex countryside. This time we are starting at Braintree where we immediately pickup the Flitchway - a cycle path on the dinused railway line that once ran between Braintree and Bishops Stortford.

We leave the Flitchway near Felstead and head south through Cock Green, Thistley Green to Littley Green where we stop for lunch at The Compasses http://www.compasseslittleygreen.co.uk

Back on our bikes we continue south through Howe St and Chignal Smealy to Roxwell where we stop for afternoon tea at the Hare near Roxwell which has a nice patio garden and a homemade cake servery http://www.pieandpintinns.co.uk/thehare/

Then Newney Green and the lovely cycle path into Chelmsford where the ride finishes. There are frequent trains from Chelmsford back to London.

Meeting up

Be on the 9.55 train from Stratford getting into Braintree at 10:50 (NOT Braintree Freeport). This train originates at Liverpool St and Shenfield so join the train at the most convenient station.

http://trains.im/schedule/L80524/2018/10/06/

Get an super offpeak day return to Braintree - from Stratford this costs £12.30 wth a discount card eg Network Card, Gold Card etc.

Important - please read!

Do check our website (https://www.clog.org.uk/) in case of updates to this event. NB Only small selection of our events are on Letsride but they are all on on the web calendar, so this is another reason to check.

• Letsride followers (and other prospective CLOG members) can come on up to 3 events to try us out but after that you need to join CLOG (https://membermojo.co.uk/clog) to continue with us.

• Most attendees are members of CLOG and not on Letsride, so RSVPs do not indicate the total numbers expected.

NB Central London Outdoor Group is non-commercial and events are organised by other members of the club on a voluntary basis. All participants should make themselves aware of the risks inherent in walking, cycling and other outdoor activities and take responsibility for their own actions and choices of activity.

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A cycle ferry!

Mostly quiet roads or cycle paths

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