Best roads in Essex
 

Where are they?

Often times I fancy going for a ride but have nowhere to go. I'm not like most people who can just get on and ride to anywhere... I need to have a destination in mind.

My road knowledge consists of 90% motorway or A roads, and the other 10% backroads aren't really what I'd call great.

Not going to be fussy with recommendations but if you so wish, a google maps plot will earn you a drink next time I see ya ;)

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Any road leading out of Essex is a good road :p

Burnham Bends spring to mind.

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Hear hear :)

I actually live on the border of Hertfordshire as well so any in that direction is cool also.

Was told burnham bends was very trafficy more often than not? Roads leading off the bends are meant to be good. Think Dave told me that, or someone else on here.

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Indeed. I don't rate the burnham bends. They are great every now and again, but I don't think I did them more than once last season.

Most of the AR08 route is good. Hong, come April I'll take you to some decent roads if you fancy.

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Yes please :D

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the one from baldock to saffron waldon (i think) and then on to finchingfield is awesome. B1038.

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I ain't telling ya! They're my secret ;-)

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Yeah but secrets are designed to be broken!

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Don't ask him Hong,he can't even find his way to the Hawk anymore:D

How ya doin Cadders?

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Little up date B1022 just be resurfaced. as you leave Colchester in to tiptree
Man its pants with all them chippings :(

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once you get to Finchingfield keep going to Sible Hedingham , through to Halstead and keep going to Sudbury ... you ll be smiling all the way :)

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went that way in the car few weeks back, from epping all the way through to sudbury, quite a detour, but would have been even nicer in the car.

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Yep, a car defo beats a car ;)

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oops :rolleyes: was trying to type and do something else at the same time, best I stick to one task only :p:p:p

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you ll be telling me stone beats paper next ....:)

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I`ll get my coat.............................:p

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I'll second that. The B1058 from Sible towards Sudbury is fun too instead of taking the A1124 through Halstead.

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rode through eight ash green to halstead sunday evening, onto sudbury on the A134 then back to colchester via bures.

Superb roads and very little traffic, best bit was halstead to sudbury, although bures to wormingford is a nice twisty but fast b road.

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just been out from colchester , halstead , sible hedingham , finchingfield,bardfield,braintree earls colne and back ...perfect 2 1/2 hours , with a pint and a platter (well orange and a sarnie !! ) at finchingfield :)

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Was that you I spotted on the blue pointy passing through Hedingham at around 1:30 then? :)