The way points of this bicycle route:
first off road section
back on quiet road
Turn right uphill on farm track.
left at the top
Turn right on road
Bridleway on left at side of village museum,jump the river.
join road and head uphill.
Track can be very muddy when wet
left on to road
left on to Byway at watertower
join road left
cross main road,nice section of byway mainly downhill to rest them legs.
turn left and head uphill yet again
take track on right at left hand corner
Look out for old milestone in middle of wood,can get mucky here.
left on road
right at crossroad posted Debden
couple of pubs plus village store for supplies
turn right down dead end road
left for a climb up the byway,stick to speed limits?
flows nicely for the next few miles
turn right to continue on bridleway
Mole Hall wildlife park on right,beware of escaped tigers.
left on byway,muddy for first 100mts then good track
out on to road
right on road
left uphill under M11,past pikey lottery.
left on track to Ugley leading to offroad section,do they really have a womens institute?
join road
left at junction
left at corner
on sharp corner take bridleway through hedge gap
cross main road
right up bridleway
uphill section ongrass track,keep them legs going
right on road
Nice pub to fuel up,load them carbs.
right on bridleway
bit of a plumbuster climb
left down gravel track
left again
join road
right at junction
left up bridleway
follow road through grounds then right
Coldhams farm,once a murder scene!.Owners body found in moat.
left at top of track
join byway
fast downhill,avoid mud at bottom,it hurts the ribs if you fall(you know who you are)
Nice pub again.Sandwiches and chips to fuel you for the return leg
Smallest house in Essex next to Ford,nice photo opportunity
left at junction
right up Bridleway(Elmstreet) hope it does not give you a nightmare
left on road
right at junction
right on byway,good surface all along here.Mind the stream crossing
left on byway
left on road
right turn at cricket field
right on road
on road corner take byway straight ahead
join singletrack road
right on main road for few metres
left at junction,road climb
on left hand bend take bridleway on right
stream crossing
left on icknield way
right on road
right up Hollow rd,climb steadily uphill
join icknield way here again,good path to Strethall
left on road junction
bridleway posted icknield way
path between hedges
cross M11 again via road bridge
right on road
right up church st
straight over crossroad
through white gates,offroad final section
slimey uphill climb,either your tyres or legs will let you down!
grassy track
Ye olde haunted barn according to Linton local,yeah right,I suppose Dick Turpin slept here too?
If your legz aburnin its nearly all downhill now!
careful through grain silo's
right on A1307
Congratulations,treat yourself to a beer in Linton