Country Walks

Did you know over 70% of Essex is rural? From walks that ramble through meadows and farmers fields, to the more established paths of the Flitch Way. With riverside paths and The Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation to routes that pass through quaint villages with idyllic thatched cottages, our flat countryside will leave you feeling rejuvenated and mentally boosted.

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Essex Way Stage 2 - Fyfield to Pleshey

Address

Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0RB

Ongar

A moderately easy 13 mile walk along the Essex Way. Stage 2 of the trail starts from Fyfield village and finishes at Pleshey. The walk is dominated by sacred places that are marked today by four churches, each with a very different story. Look out…
Type: Walk
Grade: Easy to Moderate

Duration: 1d
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Length of route (miles) - 13
Essex Way Stage 1 - Epping Tube Station to Fyfield

Address

Station Approach, Epping, Essex, CM16 4HW

Epping

A moderately easy 12 mile walk on the Essex Way. The trail starts from Epping Tube Station, Epping Forest, and finishes at Fyfield village, also in Epping Forest District. Highlights include dense woodland walks, paddling about the River Roding,…
Type: Walk
Grade: Moderate

Duration: 1d
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Length of route (miles) - 12
Manningtree to Flatford

Address

Manningtree, Essex, CO11 2LE

Manningtree

Accessible from Manningtree Station are two lovely walks to Lawford Church (2.2 miles round) and Flatford Mill(4 miles round)
Type: Walk
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Length of route (miles) - 4
Chelmer & Blackwater Canal Walk

Address

The Lock House, Heybridge Basin, CM9 4RY

Telephone
+44 (0)7712 079764

Heybridge Basin

This waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county town of Chelmsford with the tidal estuary of the River Blackwater at Heybridge Basin. It is 13.8 miles (22.1 km) long and has 13 locks.
Type: Walk
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Length of route (miles) - 14
Essex Way Stage 6 - West Bergholt to Mistley Heath

Address

Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3JB

Colchester

A moderately easy 12.5 mile walk on the Essex Way. The path starts at West Bergholt, Colchester, and finishes at Mistley Heath. This path is most impressive along the Stour riverside on the pre-amble into Dedham Vale. The path forms an important…
Type: Walk
Grade: Easy to Moderate

Duration: 1d
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Length of route (miles) - 12.5
Walking With Witches

Address

Manningtree Library, High Street, Manningtree, Essex, CO11 1AD

tic@tendringdc.gov.uk

Manningtree

A 3 mile / 4.8km walk on the Stour Estuary, between Essex and Suffolk, which is inspired by the 17th century East Anglian witch trials. The walk passes through quaint Manningtree and Mistley.
Type: Walk
Grade: Easy to Moderate
Distance:

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Length of route (miles) - 3 / 4.8km
Essex countryside walks

Address

The twelve walks of between 3 and 8 miles, include walks for everyone - families, people new to walking and those who regularly walk. All the walks start at a railway station and either end at a different railway station or return via a circular…