January ride for fish n chips
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Flying Dodo
It'll soon be summer
I wouldn't be lion-ing to say that last year I bought the perfect cycling jersey which would fill you with pride. I may well wear it on this ride and be the mane attraction.
I did promise to send a link to our route to Maldon - hopefully this will work
http://maps.google.c...8&z=13&dirflg=d
if it's chucking it down then the route through Hazeleigh just west of Maldon might be a bit crap.
http://maps.google.c...8&z=13&dirflg=d
if it's chucking it down then the route through Hazeleigh just west of Maldon might be a bit crap.
Fly
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http://maps.google.c...8&z=13&dirflg=d
should do it.....
It doesn't pick up the Stratford bike lane, and it does a wierd up and down as you turn right out of the Romford ring road.
you can cycle through the town centre of Romford, but you take a chance with your tyres.
should do it.....
It doesn't pick up the Stratford bike lane, and it does a wierd up and down as you turn right out of the Romford ring road.
you can cycle through the town centre of Romford, but you take a chance with your tyres.
martint235
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Nope still not working for me.
martint235
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damn - I'm rubbish at this. I've sent Abs the link to the map and here is the route in pictorial form
it takes the Southend route down to the Embankment, along to just before Tower Bridge, up to Aldgate before turning right to Stratford
Then it's through the cycle lane, and off to Ilford and Romford - there's a MaccyD's with clean toilets on the right hand side near Chadwell Heath.
At Romford it goes right on to the ring road and then turns right just before the railway bridge BUT this is a no right turn, so you have to do a left and then a 180 degree
Here's the tricky bit. Heading away from Romford on Victoria Road you have to take the second left on to Fairholme Road, then, at the end of Fairholme Road it's a left and right to Gidea Park station, and that takes you on to Squirrels Heath Lane. Another tricky bit - at a give way junction you turn left on to what is still Squirrels Hill Lane, and that takes you across the main A127 on a traffic light and on to Shepherds Hill.
And then it's left on Nags Hill Lane which takes you to the old A12 that runs through Brentwood - the highest point on the ride with a Costa Coffee on the right hand side (loos not so good) and down to Shenfield, where you cross the main A12 by way of a huge roundabout and head for Mountnessing, passing the windmill on your left.
In Mountnessing you turn right on to Church Road, and here's where a map comes in handy (I confess that on the night ride to Harwich I had my doubts) because the signs all say 'Billericay'. You have to look for Padhams Green, which is just lovely if the wind is behind you, and then take a left on to a road that has a ford in it, before turning right toward Stock
Take the shortcut, which is called Honeypot Lane, up to Stock turn left on to the B-road (passing a sweet church on your right) before taking a right on Mill Road and a left on Mill Lane, which, unsurprisingly, takes you past the Stock windmill.
And then you take a left at the end of Mill Lane, and then the first right on to an eerily smooth road that appears to be going downhill for ever and ever, with the most delightful curves on it (think Lonesome Lane but better) which takes you in to West Hanningfield, where you follow signs for East Hanningfield and Bicknacre.
Leaving Bicknacre on the B1418 you go straight on to a minor road which is, iirc, unsigned when the B1418 takes a 90 degree left. Then you just follow your nose, crossing a couple of larger roads until, eventually this minor road runs out and you find yourself on the road in to Maldon.
Anyway - this may not be the best way to Maldon but it's reasonably economical, with little in the way of Hills, and Susie likes it - we're probably going to do it on Saturday. And, as the first part of a ride to Harwich it's pretty darn good.
it takes the Southend route down to the Embankment, along to just before Tower Bridge, up to Aldgate before turning right to Stratford
Then it's through the cycle lane, and off to Ilford and Romford - there's a MaccyD's with clean toilets on the right hand side near Chadwell Heath.
At Romford it goes right on to the ring road and then turns right just before the railway bridge BUT this is a no right turn, so you have to do a left and then a 180 degree
Here's the tricky bit. Heading away from Romford on Victoria Road you have to take the second left on to Fairholme Road, then, at the end of Fairholme Road it's a left and right to Gidea Park station, and that takes you on to Squirrels Heath Lane. Another tricky bit - at a give way junction you turn left on to what is still Squirrels Hill Lane, and that takes you across the main A127 on a traffic light and on to Shepherds Hill.
And then it's left on Nags Hill Lane which takes you to the old A12 that runs through Brentwood - the highest point on the ride with a Costa Coffee on the right hand side (loos not so good) and down to Shenfield, where you cross the main A12 by way of a huge roundabout and head for Mountnessing, passing the windmill on your left.
In Mountnessing you turn right on to Church Road, and here's where a map comes in handy (I confess that on the night ride to Harwich I had my doubts) because the signs all say 'Billericay'. You have to look for Padhams Green, which is just lovely if the wind is behind you, and then take a left on to a road that has a ford in it, before turning right toward Stock
Take the shortcut, which is called Honeypot Lane, up to Stock turn left on to the B-road (passing a sweet church on your right) before taking a right on Mill Road and a left on Mill Lane, which, unsurprisingly, takes you past the Stock windmill.
And then you take a left at the end of Mill Lane, and then the first right on to an eerily smooth road that appears to be going downhill for ever and ever, with the most delightful curves on it (think Lonesome Lane but better) which takes you in to West Hanningfield, where you follow signs for East Hanningfield and Bicknacre.
Leaving Bicknacre on the B1418 you go straight on to a minor road which is, iirc, unsigned when the B1418 takes a 90 degree left. Then you just follow your nose, crossing a couple of larger roads until, eventually this minor road runs out and you find yourself on the road in to Maldon.
Anyway - this may not be the best way to Maldon but it's reasonably economical, with little in the way of Hills, and Susie likes it - we're probably going to do it on Saturday. And, as the first part of a ride to Harwich it's pretty darn good.
Thanks for that Simon. Quite a few similarities to the route I've just about finished. Mine ducks North early and heads up towards Woodford on the A111/A113 before heading into Essex proper. Not the most economical of routes but rather more scenic. Thanks for the tip on Hazeleigh, so far the long range forcast is scattered cloud and about 6 degrees. My route on that section users Old London/London road rather than the main road.
Martin
hahahaha I was eating breakfast at the time so didn't correct it. Although I hadn't noticed the speeling ws th bd. 
Martin
hahahaha I was eating breakfast at the time so didn't correct it. Although I hadn't noticed the speeling ws th bd. 
frank9755
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Can I come, please?
Frank
Frank
Hazeliegh was fine today, but some of the roads between Mountnessing, Stock, the Hanningfields and Bicnacre were awash. The ford east of Ingatestone had two feet of water in it.
I'd cleaned the bikes before the off (not Ianclean, but decent) and now they're absolutely plastered with muck. Ho-hum.
I'd cleaned the bikes before the off (not Ianclean, but decent) and now they're absolutely plastered with muck. Ho-hum.
