Length: 23.7 km/14.7 mi
Ascent/Descent:
209/196m
Net
Walking Time: 5 hours
Toughness:
4 out of 10
Take
the 09.55 Bishop’s Stortford train from Liverpool Street (Hackney
Downs 10.02, Tottenham Hale/Victoria Line 10.08), arrives Sawbridgeworth
at 10.38.
Return trains: xx.00, xx.18, xx.27, xx.48. Buy a Bishop’s Stortford return.
After
passing through the centre of Sawbridgeworth, much of which is a conservation
area, this East Hertfordshire walk leads mainly through open countryside,
either along tracks, green lanes or quiet country roads, providing extensive
views across the gently rolling countryside of fields, woods and waterways. The
most attractive parts are then a scenic stretch of the Ash Valley around lunch in
Much Hadham, one of Britain’s longest villages, and the long peaceful ending
along the Stort Navigation past a couple of Nature Reserves. The pretty town
centre of Bishop’s Stortford with its many tea options can be explored on an
optional extension.
The Henry Moore Foundation in Perry Green is passed in the morning, but it is
closed for winter…
Walk
Options:
It
is possible to shorten the walk in four ways:
Shortcut
I cuts 0.7 km (0.4 mi) at the start,
Shortcut
II cuts 5.5 km (3.5 mi) and 84m ascent around lunch (and gives a rating of
2/10),
Shortcut
III cuts 1.0 km (0.6 mi) after lunch,
Shortcut
IV cuts 0.5 km (0.3 mi) near the end.
Taking
all shortcuts
reduces the length of the walk to 16.1 km (10.0 mi).
Lunch:
The Prince of Wales in Green Tye (13.0
km/8.0 mi into the full walk (12.3 km if skipping the out-and-back to the
recommended lunch pub), but unclear whether food is served!
Tea: Too
numerous to list here.
Please see the walk directions pdf for details.
1 comment:
n=5, I was told on Saturday.....
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