Ascot Windsor

i couldn't agree more mr bringmemyfix. there's some great lanes just out NE.

i'd suggest lea bridge rd > woodford green > grange hill (doo doo duh dooo) > stapleford abbotts > navestock > toot hill > theydon gamon > theydon bois > epping new rd through the forest home.

you can extend it east past kelvedon hatch towards writtle, or i prefer north through the lavers/matchings/rodings. hatfield heath is a good midway stop point.

then if you don't know when to stop there's always past stansted to saffron walden, then west where there's a classic truckers stop that cyclists use near reed on the A10.

Join with Cycling Club Hackney FTW. Sunday 10am Lee Valley Ice Centre. Would be cool to get a massive run together.

Loads more good destinations/staging posts in Essex, e.g. Blackmore, Chelmsford, or even as far out as Maldon.

http://www.cyclingclubhackney.co.uk/