Waltham Wander
Waltham Abbey
Mark Brooking
300Km
Summary
305Km cycling event starting from Waltham Abbey.
Controls at
- Waltham Abbey
- Great Dunmow
- Hawstead Green
- Diss
- Mildenhall
- Flint Cross
- Arrivee
- Plus 4 information controls
Description
A305 km ride on quiet East Anglian roads, with picturesque towns and villages. Leaving from the outskirts of London it takes in scenic Northern Essex, Suffolk, a little bit of Norfolk and Breckland. It then skirts the edge of the Gog Magog Hills, crosses the Chalk downland of South Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire before returning to the edge of London.
Food will be provided at the start and finish.
The event is part of the Willesden SR series commemorating the centenary of WIllesden Cycling Club. If you complete this event or others in the series you get pre-qualification for Paris-Brest-Paris in 2027. For details of the full series see
The surplus from this event will go to Waltham Abbey Baptist Church, active in the local community. It has made its hall available to Willesden CC at no charge.
Timed to be accessible from early trains in and out of Liverpool St.
There may be small changes made to the route
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Food will be provided at the start and finish.
The event is part of the Willesden SR series commemorating the centenary of WIllesden Cycling Club. If you complete this event or others in the series you get pre-qualification for Paris-Brest-Paris in 2027. For details of the full series see
The surplus from this event will go to Waltham Abbey Baptist Church, active in the local community. It has made its hall available to Willesden CC at no charge.
Timed to be accessible from early trains in and out of Liverpool St.
There may be small changes made to the route
Event Date and Location
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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 Add Event to my Personal Calendar
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Time: 06:30 to finish by 02:30
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Distance: 300 km (305 km) in 20h00
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Starting from: Waltham Abbey
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Closing Date: Enter soon as entries may close early if event is full
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Entries close at: 999 riders
Event Information
Speed:
15-30 km/h
Climb:
1906m
AAA:
0
Category:
BRM
Body:
Willesden CC
Audax Points:
3
Event No:
26-454
Facilities
Toilets at Start
GPS files available from organiser
Mudguards not required
Parking at start
Free or reasonably priced refreshments at start &/or finish
Downloads
The organiser may only provide these to event entrants