Essex Outstanding Circular Walks Pathfinder Guidebook

by: Dennis and Jan Kelsall
175 miles of excellent walking in the fine and varied countryside of Essex: ramble over gently rolling farmland in the Chelmer valley around Thaxted, stride out through the splendid ancient woodland in Epping Forest, experience the broad horizons and vast expanses f coastal marshland at Burnham and Bradwell, and visit the historic towns of Colchester and Maldon, and attractive villages, including Finchingfield.

This Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout Essex. Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale maps and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 colour-coded routes to choose from, all tried and tested by seasoned walkers and varying from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, there is a walk to suit all situations.

The guide introduces you to the area and highlights the most scenic walks. Each walk entry begins with a box giving start, distance, height gain, time, parking and route terrain. This is followed by a short overview highlighting the routes features. The following route finding instructions have paragraphs numbered corresponding to numbers on the OS map making navigation safe and easy. There are GPS references for all the route waypoints and the route is highlighted in yellow on the map. The guide also includes information on where to park, good pubs and places of interest along the route.

The walk locations are:
Laindon Common and the Bursteads - 3 miles
Waltham Abbey and the Lee Valley - 4.5 miles
The Naze and Walton Channel - 4 miles
Hanningfield Reservoir - 4 miles
Chipping Ongar and Greensted Church - 4.5 miles
Thorndon Country Park - 4.5 miles
Cymbeline Meadows and Colchester - 4.5 miles
Finchingfield and Great Bardfield - 5 miles
Mersea Island - 5.5 miles
Weald Country Park - 5 miles
Pleshy and Great Waltham - 5.5 miles
Hatfield Forest - 5.5 miles
St Osyth Creek - 6 miles
Through the Colne Valley - 5 miles
Thaxted - 6.5 miles
Castle Hedingham and the River Colne - 6 miles
Benfleet Downs and Hadleigh Marsh - 6.5 miles
Mill Green and Blackmore - 6.5 miles
Coggeshall and Feering - 7.5 miles
Newport and Debden - 6.5 miles
Stour Valley - Constable Country - 7.5 miles
Audley Park and Wendens Ambo - 7.5 miles
Ingatestone and Mountnessing - 8.5 miles
Burnham and the River Crouch - 8.5 miles
Maldon and the Blackwater Estuary - 9 miles
White Notley and Cressing - 9.5 miles
Epping Forest and Upshire - 9 miles
St Peter's Chapel, Bradwell Marshes and Tillingham - 9 miles

ISBN 9780319091166 Pages 95 (2020 reprinted 2021) 133mm x 229mm