Walking in Essex

25 day walks and a cross-country route

Peter Aylmer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2013
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-697-8 (ISBN)

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Walking in Essex describes 25 day walks across the whole of the historic county of Essex. The Essex Way is also covered in 11 stages from Manor Park, to the port of Harwich. Essex may not be the first place you think of for walking, it's varied landscape includes ancient forests and miles of coastline all within easy reach of London.

This guidebook describes 25 coastal and inland day walks covering the whole of the historic country of Essex, stretching from the Lea Valley in the west and the Thames in the south over to the North Sea and up to the River Stour in the north. Also included is a description of the Essex Way which crosses the county in 11 stages from Manor Park, on the fringes of London, to the port of Harwich - a distance of 96 miles. The walks are suitable for all abilities - any ascents being mostly short and rarely steep - and there are shorter alternatives for many of the longer routes. Each walk is described step-by-step, illustrated with OS map extracts and packed with historical, and geological information about the landscape the route passes through.

Native east Londoner Peter Aylmer discovered walking as a pastime as a young man. Since then he has climbed many hills and walked many long-distance paths all over Britain, but he still relishes the surprise on people's faces when he tells them some of his favourite walking is within his home county of Essex.

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'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, Chrishill 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's Mill
Walk 23 Chalkney Wood and Earl'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's Green
Stage 4 Salt's Green to Great Waltham
Stage 5 Great Waltham to White Notley
Stage 6 White Notley to Coggeshall
Stage 7 Coggeshall to Fordstreet
Stage 8 Fordstreet 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

Zusatzinfo	90 photos and 60 maps
Verlagsort	Kendal
Sprache	englisch
Maße	116 x 172 mm
Gewicht	260 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien
ISBN-10	1-85284-697-6 / 1852846976
ISBN-13	978-1-85284-697-8 / 9781852846978
Zustand	Neuware