Waltham Wander Event Details| Audax UK - The Long Distance Cyclists' Association

Waltham Wander Waltham Abbey Ian Oliver

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 https://willesdencyclingclub.co.uk/willesden-100/celebration-audaxes/

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