Walks in Essex

If you’d like to lead a walk in our programme but aren’t sure where, we have a number of links and books to help you. Alternatively, contact a member of the committee and we’ll do our best to suggest something. Of course, you can also use these links if you’d simply like to go on a walk!

Online

If you find any more good walk websites with Essex walks, please let us know and we’ll add links here.

Essex County Council site providing a range of downloadable walk leaflets

• Bradwell Cocklespit – 6 miles
• Thrift Wood – 5.5 miles
• Aubrey Buxton – 2 miles
• Roman River Valley – 2.8 miles
• Weald Park – 9 miles
• Cudmore Grove – 3.5 miles
• Langdon Hills – 4.5 miles
• Thorndon Park – 4.5 miles
• Danbury Park – six walks, all 5-6 miles
• Country Rides – walk/cycle routes: Basildon (6 miles), Pentlow (12 miles), Clavering (13 miles), Stapleford (7 miles), Pleshey (9 miles), Thorndon (9 miles)
• Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation – 15 miles
• Essex Way – 81 miles
• John Ray Walk – 9 miles
• Roach Valley Way – 23 miles
• Forest Way (Epping) – 25 miles

More short walks from the Essex County Council site

• Manningtree – 3 miles
• Castle Hedingham – 2 miles
• Colchester – 4 miles
• Danbury – 5.5 miles
• Sandlay – 6.5 miles

Matt’s walks – series of walks with maps

• High Ongar – 7 miles
• Widdington – 11.5 miles
• Radwinter – 11.5 miles
• Manuden – 11 miles
• Tilty – 7 miles
• Purleigh – 8.5 miles
• Chrishall – 8 miles
• Hatfield Broad Oak – 14.5 miles
• Castle Hedingham – 10.5 miles
• The Bumpsteads – 12.5 miles
• The Easters – 13.5 miles
• Finchingfield – 14 miles

Our Basildon

Basildon heritage trail – 7.5 miles

Galleywood Parish Council

Over 20 walks from 1 mile to 10 miles

Essex Pub Walks

Huge range of walks throughout the county, 6-12 miles

Essex Walks

Detailed routes in Essex, including long-distance paths

Library

The group has a small library of books and OS maps available to members. If you’d like to borrow them, e-mail us and we’ll see about bringing them to a mutually convenient walk! Also, a few members are willing to lend out their own books. Here are the walks in a few of the books:

OS Explorer maps of Essex that can be borrowed:

• No. 175 Southend on Sea & Basildon (Brentwood & Billericay)
• No. 183 Chelmsford & the Rodings (Maldon & Whitham)
• No. 184 Colchester (Harwich & Clacton on Sea)
• No. 195 Braintree & Saffron Walden (Halstead & Great Dunm

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