Colchester Cycling UK
Woodham Walter Ride Report
August 18, 2013
Seven cyclists rode from Colchester Leisure World en route for The Cats at Woodham Walter, elevenses at Coggeshall Dutch Nursery. The Cats was a destination requested at the last ride planning meeting. The loop out took us through the Notleys, Terling, and Nounsley. On arrival at the pub we were greeted by the sound of a fairground organ and the sight of a traction engine. Whether it is is a regular feature I don’t know, but they did appear to live there (the machinery) in a large shed behind them.
The route back to Colchester took us on through Maldon, Little Totham, skirting Tiptree, and on through Messing, Copford, and Stanway.
The ride in numbers:
- Distance: 62.7 miles
- Time: 5 hrs 54 min
- Avg speed: 10.6 mph
- Max speed: 28.9 mph
- Avg pulse: 121 bpm
- Max pulse: 149 bpm
By Alan Palmer

Other Reports
- Maldon, February 25, 2018
- Little Baddow, September 17, 2017
- Great Notley, May 14, 2017
- Wivenhoe, January 1, 2017
- Maldon, January 31, 2016
- Earls Colne, January 24, 2016
- Great Totham, January 1, 2016
- Langford, October 18, 2015
- Tollesbury, September 20, 2015
- Wherstead, September 13, 2015
- Polstead, February 8, 2015
- Bures, November 30, 2014
- Earls Colne, October 12, 2014
- Stratford St Mary, September 28, 2014
- Colchester 40/40, August 10, 2014
- Woodham Mortimer, July 27, 2014
- Littley Green, July 13, 2014
- Castle Hedingham, June 29, 2014
- Copford, December 29, 2013
- Goldhanger, December 22, 2013
- Hadleigh, November 17, 2013
- Shotley Gate, August 25, 2013
- Woodham Walter, August 18, 2013
- Great Bardfield, July 28, 2013
- Great Wenham, June 9, 2013
- Kersey and Hadleigh, June 2, 2013
- Coggeshall, April 21, 2013
- Greenstead Green, November 11, 2012
- Great Wenham, October 14, 2012
- Heybridge Basin, September 2, 2012
- Colchester 40/40, August 5, 2012
- Stisted, June 24, 2012
- Walton on the Naze, June 10, 2012
- Wickham St Pauls, June 3, 2012
- Colne Engaine, May 27, 2012
- Rayne, May 20, 2012
- Harkstead, May 13, 2012
- Long Melford, May 6, 2012
- Bures, April 15, 2012
- Tolleshunt D’Arcy, April 1, 2012
- Harwich, March 25, 2012
- Kersey, March 18, 2012
- Stisted, November 27, 2011