You leave Chingford into the Chingford Plain, heading for the main body
of Epping Forest, where you cross Cuckoo Brook, the main tributary of the River
Ching and then the Ching itself, before rounding most of the artificial lake of
Connaught Water. Follow a meandering route along forest paths, tracks and rides
through the very interesting ancient treescape, dominated by ancient, often
pollarded oak and hornbeam, including stretches along the Upper Ching River and
through the valley of the meandering Cuckoo Brook.
You bypass Sewardstonebury and the Hawk Wood to walk up the sloping, south
facing Yates’ Meadow, from where fine far views open out to the close-by wooded
hills and into the Lea Valley with its large reservoirs, across it to North
London’s higher ground and also providing for panoramic views of the London
Skyline.
Descend from Yates’ Meadow and rise again along Daisy Plain into Hawk Wood and
then initially skirt the wooded Pole Hill along the edge of the Chingford
Plain, before turning up to Pole Hill’s summit obelisk and trig point. From
nearby, a residential road takes you back to the station and some tea options,
while a longer alternative leads past some more tea options, including the only
pub in this end of town.
Walk Options: various shortcuts and extensions, see the webpage or the pdf for details.
Tea Options: several options near the station, plus a pub and a wine bar on a loop through town. See the webpage or the pdf walk directions for details. T=short.58
1 comment:
4 off the train, with 1 other encountered in the woods, having been on the next train along and walked a shortcut or two to intercept us, ie n=5 on a w=warm-and-sunny-evening
Having recced the walk in Jan (with no leaves on the trees), I was pleased that the directions stood up to the task, as all bar one of the paths and forks and turns were still there and obvious. Blue sky, dry ground, a nice breeze: these were perfect walking conditions.
A meal and a drink at The King's Head for all before the 21.40 train.
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