A guidebook to 25 day walks in Essex and a 155km (96 mile) long-distance route that follows the Essex Way from the fringes of London in the west to the port of Harwich in the east. With routes in the guidebook covering the whole of the county there's something for beginner and experienced walkers alike.
The day walks are all circular, except for 3 linear routes, ranging from 7-29km (5-18 miles) in length and walkable in between 2 and 8 hours. The cross-Essex route consists of 11 stages of 8-23km (5-15 miles) in length, which take between 3 and 6 hours to walk.
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1:50,000 OS maps
included for each walk
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Transport, refreshment and accommodation
information given for each stage of the cross-Essex walk
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Information given on
local history, geology and wildlife
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Local points of interest
are featured including Epping Forest, Constable's Dedham Vale, Audley End
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Easy access
from London, Chelmsford and Colchester
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Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
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Maße
Höhe: 172 mm
Breite: 115 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-78631-022-4 (9781786310224)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Peter Aylmer has climbed many hills and walked many long-distance paths all over Britain, and is equally at home in a tent or bothy in the Scottish Highlands as he is in a nature reserve hidden in some unconsidered London suburb. Now, as a walk leader for the Long Distance Walkers Association, he is still developing new routes through both town and country in southern England. Peter spent his career in education, from teacher and politician to writer and editor at national level. He is now chair of trustees for the UK wing of an international aid charity.
Map key
Overview map
Introduction
The geology of Essex
Natural Essex
Town and village
When to go
Getting there and getting around
Where to stay
Access and waymarking
What to take
Maps
Using this guide
Coast and Estuary
Walk 1 The Naze peninsula
Walk 2 Mersea Island
Walk 3 The marshes around Tollesbury
Walk 4 St Peter and #039;s Chapel and Bradwell marshes
Walk 5 River Crouch
Walk 6 Leigh-on-Sea and Hadleigh Castle
Inland Essex
Walk 7 Orsett Fen
Walk 8 Havering-atte-Bower
Walk 9 Hainault Forest and Lambourne
Walk 10 Mill Green and Writtle Forest
Walk 11 Danbury
Walk 12 Moreton and the Matchings
Walk 13 The River Stort at Harlow
Walk 14 Hatfield Forest
Walk 15 Debden and Widdington
Walk 16 Arkesden, Chrishall and Elmdon
Walk 17 Great Chesterford and Saffron Walden
Walk 18 Ashdon
Walk 19 Radwinter and Bendysh Woods
Walk 20 Thaxted and Great Easton
Walk 21 Finchingfield and Great Bardfield
Walk 22 Castle Hedingham and Hull and #039;s Mill
Walk 23 Chalkney Wood and Earl and #039;s Colne
Walk 24 Bures to Sudbury
Walk 25 Dedham
Across Essex: Manor Park to Harwich
Stage 1 Manor Park to Epping
Stage 2 Epping to Ongar
Stage 3 Ongar to Salt and #039;s Green
Stage 4 Salt and #039;s Green to Great Waltham
Stage 5 Great Waltham to White Notley
Stage 6 White Notley to Coggeshall
Stage 7 Coggeshall to Fordstreet Bridge
Stage 8 Fordstreet Bridge to Great Horkesley
Stage 9 Great Horkesley to Dedham
Stage 10 Dedham to Wrabness
Stage 11 Wrabness to Harwich
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Useful contacts
Appendix C Nine more long-distance paths in Essex
Appendix D Further reading
