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 3 - Pleshey to Terling

Address

The Street, Pleshey, Essex, CM3 1HG

Pleshey

A moderately easy 14-mile walk along the Essex Way. The walk starts from Pleshey and finishes at Terling and is shaped almost entirely by the River Ter, and its river valley. The highlights are the Witches Stone, the Windmill at Flack Green and…
Type: Walk
Grade: Easy to Moderate

Duration: 1d
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Length of route (miles) - 14
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
Essex Way Stage 5 - Coggeshall to West Bergholt

Address

Abbey Lane, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1RD

Coggeshall

A moderately easy 13-mile walk along the Essex Way, starts at Coggeshall and finishes at West Bergholt, Colchester. This fifth section of path is most scenic around the River Colne. The highlights are the wild poppies around Teybrook Farm, the…
Type: Walk
Grade: Easy to Moderate

Duration: 1d
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Length of route (miles) - 13
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
Chappel to Bures

Address

Station Road, Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DS

Colchester

Accessible by train this 4 mile / 6.4 km walk explores the rolling countryside bordering the western flank of the Stour valley and offers sweeping views of the landscape favoured by both Gainsborough and Constable. A lovely walk with varied…
Type: Walk

Duration: 2h
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Length of route (miles) - 4
Essex countryside walks

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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…