Chairman Will Bramhill was in his loft and found this vintage map from the early days of Colchester Cycling Campaign.

The 100-mile ride drew about 50 people, and Phil Gentry's hand-drawn map was supplemented by Ordnance Survey maps, which we would recommend for all cycle-tourists.

The ride heads north from Colchester railway station through Boxted, Stoke-by-Nayland and Polstead, to Monks Eleigh, Rattlesden and Woolpit.

The most northerly point of the ride is Bardwell, roughly five miles from Thetford and Diss – and the Norfolk border.

It then heads south through Bury St Edmunds, Glemsford, Cavendish, Gestingthorpe and Maplestead before going through the Colnes and Fordham.

This route would make a great two- or three-day tour – or a challenge for anybody wanting to cover 100 miles in a day.