Essex Way
Description
- Name Essex Way
- Length of trail 130 km, 81 miles
- Length in days 7 days
- Start of trail London
- End of trail Harwich
- Traildino grading EW, Easy walk, nature trail
81 miles. 130 km.
The Essex Way takes you from London to Harwich, slightly slower than the train does. Starting point is London Epping Underground station. The vast open landscapes and ancient forests which you hike through, were caught in time by Constable, painter of the early 19th century. Including the windmills and very English odd buildings. The path coincides with a section of European long distance trail E2.
Map
Links
Facts
- Essex Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths
- Essex Way - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Ramblers | E | Essex Way
- The Essex Way latest 2 (pdf)
The Essex Council compiled a fine brochure with good maps
Reports
- THE ESSEX WAY INDEX - BERTUCHI.CO.UK
Tim Bertuchi walked the Essex way in the early months of 2009. His page offers a fine preview of the trail.
- GregBrock.co.uk - Essex Way
"As Essex is extremely flat and boring we decide to walk it all in one go over the weekend", Greg Bock starts his account. At the end, he confesses: "We arrived at Epping Station at 7:40pm. We were so tired it was unbearable".ey information.
- The Essex Way
Annierak's fine picture report.
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
Tour operators
GPS
Other
- Essex Way
About the Essex Way Relay Race, a trial over 82 miles. Maps and description of the different stages.
Books
United Kingdom
2019
- Walking in Essex
- 25 walks and a 96 mile 'across Essex' route Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2019
- Wandelgids Walking in Essex | Cicerone
- Guidebook to 25 day walks in the county of Essex. Ranging from 4 to 17 miles, the walks showcase the county's delightfully varied landscape. Also includes a full description of the 96 mile 'Across Essex' route, which incorporates the Essex Way and a traverse of Epping Forest on its way from Manor Park to Harwich. Read more
United Kingdom
2013
- Walking in Essex
- 25 day walks and a cross-country route Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium
United Kingdom
2013
- Essex Walking - 25 Day Walks and a Cross-County Route
- In this guidebook, `Essex` means the historic county including the London boroughs east of the Lea, roughly equivalent to the post-Roman Kingdom of the East Saxons. Water, important then as now to the defender of a contested territory, defines most of its boundaries: the North Sea to the east, the Thames to the south, the Lea and Stort to the... Read more
Netherlands
2013
- Walking in Essex
- 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,... Read more
Belgium
2013
- Walking in Essex
- 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,... Read more