Braintree, Essex
Recommended by
4.5
miles
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| Easy | 2hrs
Enjoy Braintree's industrial heritage and a stroll along a disused railway.
Langdon, Essex
Recommended by
3.75
miles
mi
| Medium | 1hr 30min
Explore ancient woodland and grassy meadows where Eastenders fulfilled a dream of country living.
Weald country park, Essex
Recommended by
3.25
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
A fairly strenuous walk takes in the history of a great Tudor mansion and a royal deer park.
Thorndon country park, Essex
Recommended by
4.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs
Woodland paths and views of the Thames Estuary
Davy down, Thurrock
Recommended by
2.25
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr
Combine wonderful woodland walking and riverside views with a visit to one of the southeast's busiest shopping centres.
Willingale, Essex
Recommended by
3.75
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
An easy stroll along the Essex Way includes one of the county's most rural villages.
Pleshey, Essex
Recommended by
3
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
A gentle walk combining rolling countryside and one of the best motte-and-bailey castles in Britain.
Chipping ongar, Essex
Recommended by
5.75
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 30min
Rolling farmland, big skies and a pretty village
Little dunmow, Essex
Recommended by
2.25
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr
A short walk around the attractive village linked to the famous 'Flitch'.
Great bardfield, Essex
Recommended by
3.75
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
A circular stroll combines gentle hills, a windmill called 'Gibraltar', and a stronghold of a royal solicitor.
Thaxted, Essex
Recommended by
3
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
A glorious walk follows in the footsteps of the great composer Gustav Holst.
Saffron walden, Essex
Recommended by
5.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 30min
A fairly challenging walk along part of the Harcamlow Way
Saffron walden, Essex
Recommended by
1.75
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr
Exploring the architectural splendours of an historic market town.
Chigwell, Essex
Recommended by
6.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 45min
A challenging walk combines an ancient forest, a village immortalised by Dickens, and panoramic views of the London skyline.
Harlow, Essex
Recommended by
4
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
A leisurely stroll exploring town and country from Mark Hall to Old Harlow.
Matching, Essex
Recommended by
3.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
A short walk between two villages – with a church to match.
Hatfield forest, Essex
Recommended by
4.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 2hrs
Walk through part of the once-extensive Royal Forest of Essex.
Ugley, Essex
Recommended by
4.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 2hrs
An easy ramble takes in views of undulating counrtyside and part of the Harcamlow Way.
Stansted, Essex
Recommended by
3.25
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
A rural walk beside the airport runway – and a plane-spotter's paradise.
Stansted mountfitchet, Essex
Recommended by
5
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs
A surprisingly rural saunter
