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West Essex Group

We are the West Essex Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

Meet: Manor Park Centenary walk. The Centenary Walk, devised by Harry Bitten of West Essex Ramblers to celebrate the passing of the 1878 Epping Forest Act. Although the whole walk is 15 miles Finish: Epping Centenery Walk finish, it is designed with various start and dropping off points so that walkers do as much or little as they want. 

The timings for the walk are as follows:

09:00           Start at the junction of Forest Drive and Capel Road, near Manor Park station

10:00           The centre of the Green Man roundabout, Leytonstone

11.15           The Highams Park Lake Boathouse, the Charter Road IG8 9RE for a coffee break

12:30           The Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford where we will stop for lunch (pub currently closed). Refreshments can be obtained from the Butlers Retreat, and there is much of interest to be seen at Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge and the Corporation’s Information Centre at The View

13:15           The walk will resume towards High Beach

14:15           High Beach

16:15           The walk ends at Bell Common, Epping (nearest station Epping TfL)

Monday, 27 May 2024
Start time:
9:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
24.1km / 15.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
linear

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 41920 86001
Nearest postcode:
E12 5DB
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Start time:
9:00 am

Finishing point

Grid reference:
TL 45410 01511
Nearest postcode:
CM16 4DD
what3words:
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Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm

Epping Centenery Walk finish

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking