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Colchester to Witham via Tiptree Jam Factory  
by cfenton

The way points of this bicycle route:

Colchester station

Exit station either on north side and head down to roundabout. or on south side and then turn left towards roundabout

Colchester

Go around roundabout and then across toucan crossing to cycle lane on pavement on "wrong side" of road

Continue ahead along cycle lane

At T in turn right towards railway and go under it

Bear right after bridge and follow path, then turn left and join industrial estate road

TL Mason Road

Cross main road by toucan crossing and follow cycle route signs to right on the other side

TL following cycle route sign (NCR1)

At cycle route junction TL following path alongside river and ponds (Cycle route 51)

At main road follow cycle signs - cross road and then take track heading to the right, leading to short section of gravel path

Follow cycle path alongside river

Watch out for cycle signs to join residential road away from river

At more major road TR Hythe Quay (NB Cycle route is Left, do not follow!)

At roundabout SO Haven Road

TR Whitehall Road

TL Old Heath Road

Fork L Rowhedge Road

Rowhedge

TR Head Street or continue on 400m to see riverside (recommended) and then return to junction

TL towards Fingringhoe

Fingringhoe

At X-roads TR signed Abberton

Langenhoe

TL on B1025 signed West Mersea (NB could be busy road)

Cross "Strood Channel" onto Mersea Island - don't forget to check the tide times, see www.west-mersea.co.uk

Mersea Island

Bear L signed East Mersea

TR into Dawes Lane

TR East Road

West Mersea

TL Seaview Ave

TR Victoria Esplanade. Seaview Cafe

TR where road goes inland (only footpath along seashore)

TL at T junction into Yorick Rd

TR signed Colchester

Join main road

Go back across the causeway

TL at pub towards Peldon

Peldon

TL to Little Wigborough

When main road goes R, TL minor lane

TL at T junction

Tollesbury

TL on main road

TL Woodrolfe Road down to the creek

At high tide you will get wet wheels down here. Turn round at the end of the road and return the way you came

Straight on out of village

Tolleshunt d'Arcy

TL on B1026 towards Maldon

TR towards Tolleshunt Major

Tolleshunt Major

TR towards Gt Totham and Tiptree

TR minor road (Tudwick Rd) to Tiptree

At T straight on and follow lane

Bear left

Tiptree

TL on B1023 Jam Factory is just here!

TL Station Road

TL B1022 towards Maldon

TR minor road near pub/staggered X-roads

Bear R

TL sharp signed NCN 1

SO at X-roads

Great Braxted

Bear left on main road

Fork right off main road

Bear R may be signed Little Braxted

Little Braxted

TR Kelvedon Rd/Lea Lane

Fork left towards Witham

Little Braxted Mill

TL on B1389 towards Witham, go over A12

Witham

TR signed Station for cycles and pedestrians

Witham

TR Collingwood Rd (may be signed to station)

TR onto main road

TR to station after railway bridge

Witham station

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Tower Hamlets Wheelers ride 20/07/08

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