Aylmer, P: Walking in 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

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.