
The Painters TrailThe route is within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and uses a mixture of mainly quiet roads, cycle paths and well-surfaced tracks. The full circuit is about 69 miles and is designed to completed in two to three days, but there is also plenty of scope for shorter rides. Connects with the National Cycle Network Route 1at Stratford St Mary.
Trail map & information can be purchased from the VisitColchester Information Centre for £3.50
Open all the time
1 Queen Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2PG
Map reference: TL 999251
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Roman Church
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Dyke system - Celtic/British