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Loop walk – Chingford onwards
Saturday 14th March @ 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Yes folks, this SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY – time to continue with the LOOP* which is now very definitely in Essex.
Chingford to Chigwell Row (which is not at Chigwell, but some way beyond). A slightly shorter stretch than sometimes at around 7 miles or so. We take in a short visit to Queen Elizabeth I’s Hunting Lodge which is free and you can ride your horse up and down the staircase as she reputedly did! Next door is the Epping Forest Visitors Centre.
The possible refreshment stops are early in the walk at Butler’s Retreat cafe (where we went last time here in Feb 2020), and a pub shortly after, which we’ve never been to. After that you are reliant on your flask of tea/coffee and marmalade sandwiches until the end and beyond, so bring such stuff with you – along with a good pair of walking boots and a walking pole for any floods please, and maybe an inflatable dinghy if you have one (only joking about the last bit, I hope!)
After a short stretch of the Epping Forest we stride ever on into the Roding Valley, where we take a new route for the LOOP which you won’t find in the guidebook yet. A chance to leave and go home north of Chigwell where you can be directed to Chigwell station along a road straight there. Otherwise it’s onwards through beautiful countryside to Chigwell Row where we catch a regular short bus ride to Hainault Underground station.
Meet East Croydon rail stn at 9.00am to catch the 9.15 to London Bridge, then catching the tube to Liverpool Street, then an Overground train to Chingford, arriving at 10.43am. A Travelcard zones 1-6 will suffice for all this, unless you have all these wonderful magic cards.
*The LOOP (London Outer Orbital Path) is a 150 mile long trail around the outskirts of the London area, going along rivers, through woodland and meadow, over hill and dale, and sometimes on the pavement.
Paul N
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Yes, after all the rain we’ve had recently, you need to make sure you’re equipped for the conditions – boots and waterproofs are basic requirements!
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