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Essex
Region | Star | # | Walk | Km | Effort | Ht. gain | Description | London |
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Essex | 258 | Benfleet Circular via Canvey Island | 23.2 | 2 | 50 | Varied walk around a unique island in the Thames Estuary: mudflats, creeks, river traffic, sandy beaches, seawall murals, grassy marshland, oil terminals & refineries | FS LS | |
Essex | 268 | Benfleet Circular via Leigh on Sea | 15.2 | 4 | 175 | Hadleigh Castle, Leigh on Sea, and Benfleet Creek | FS LS | |
Essex | 8 | Bures to Sudbury | 16.6 | 3 | 175 | The Stour Valley Way, Gainsborough country and historic Sudbury. | LS | |
Essex | 52 | Clacton-on-Sea to Walton-on-the-Naze | 11.5 | 1 | 50 | A short North Sea coastal walk between 2 seaside resorts | LS | |
Essex | 276 | Epping to Ingatestone via Chipping Ongar | 26.9 | 4 | 250 | The Essex Way and the St. Peter's Way through mildly undulating landscape with plenty of woodlands and historical buildings. | ||
Essex | 130 | Great Chesterford to Newport | 17.5 | 3 | 175 | Through rolling hills and river valleys to the historic market town of Saffron Walden and one of Britain's finest stately homes. | LS | |
Essex | 14 | Hadleigh Castle Country Park | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | Essex Coastline, a ruined castle with a view, and 2 Tree Island | FS LS | |
Essex | 158 | Ingatestone to Battlesbridge | 24.8 | 4 | 250 | The Wid Valley and the Wid itself, Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve and the Crouch Valley via a mix of woods and fields. | LS | |
Essex | 216 | Kelvedon Circular | 23.2 | 4 | 175 | Gentle Essex walk through the quiet Blackwater Valley to historic Coggeshall, with 300 listed buildings, for lunch. | LS | |
Essex | 114 | Laindon Circular | 20.9 | 5 | 325 | Essex Hills, wooded Nature Reserves and panoramic Thames Valley Views | FS LS | |
Essex | 355 | Leigh-on-Sea to Shoeburyness via Southend-on-Sea | 12.5 | 1 | 25 | Gentle coast path with quiet, residential, and seaside resort sections, and the world's longest leisure pier. | FS | |
Essex | 39 | Manningtree Circular | 17.3 | 4 | 150 | River Stour - Constable country | LS | |
Essex | 162 | North Fambridge to Burnham-on-Crouch | 20.9 | 2 | 75 | Follow the tidal River Crouch eastwards towards the North Sea atop the sea wall. Wide open and scenic countryside, mudflats, creeks, rich bird life, sailing boats and marinas. | LS | |
Essex | 159 | South Woodham Ferrers to North Fambridge | 25.7 | 5 | 275 | Varied walk out of the Crouch valley through undulating parts of Essex with a serene riverside finish, passing RHS Garden Hyde Hall, some woods and vineyards. | LS | |
Essex | 45 | Southend Pier | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | Gentle stroll out into the Thames Estuary along the world's longest pleasure pier | FS LS | |
Essex | 166 | The Broomway and Foulness Island | 16.0 | 3 | 0 | Fabled tidal road off the coast off Essex across Maplin Sands to Foulness Island. | ||
Essex | 409 | Theydon Bois to Epping | 15.5 | 3 | 225 | An Essex walk with a heritage railway station within easy reach of London | ||
Essex | 357 | Tilbury to East Tilbury via the 2 Forts Way | 13.0 | 2 | 25 | The 2 Forts Way along the Thames Estuary coast path, passing Tilbury and Coalhouse Artillery Forts | FS | |
Essex | 46 | Wakes Colne to Bures | 17.7 | 5 | 150 | The Colne Valley, thatched cottages, brooks, farms, woods and undulating hills | LS | |
Essex | 98 | Walton-on-the-Naze Circular | 12.2 | 2 | 50 | Coastal walk from a faded grandeur Victorian seaside resort with pier to a fast eroding, fossil rich headland and a sand spit. Return along the beach or salt marsh sea wall. | LS | |
Essex | 116 | Wendens Ambo Circular | 23.7 | 4 | 225 | North West Essex hills and pretty villages | LS | |
Essex | 157 | Wickford to Battlesbridge | 21.0 | 3 | 175 | Grassy fields, quiet lanes, a smattering of woods, Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve and the tidal River Crouch. | LS | |
Essex | 30 | Wivenhoe Circular | 14.8 | 2 | 125 | 2 circular walks on either side of the Colne estuary. **check ferry times in advance** | LS | |
Essex | 247 | Wivenhoe to West Mersea or Clacton-on-Sea | 18.6 | 2 | 50 | Tidal river Colne to Brightlingsea. Then short ferry for coast walk to Clacton (long) or West Mersea (bus) | LS |
Last Updated : Apr-24