Galleywood

Chelmer & Blackwater Group

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Overview

Circular walk from Galleywood Common via Hylands Park. Possible tea stop in Hylands Park. Route and tea stop are subject to weather. Moderate rating as long hill on return.

Saturday, 25 October 2025

Start time:: 1:30 pm
Estimated finish time:: 3:45 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Accessible by public transport
Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: TL 70436 02220
Nearest postcode:: CM2 8JU
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Start time:: 1:30 pm

Galleywood Common Car Park (South), off Stock Road Bus stops nearby - see TravelEssex (e.g. Service 300)

Upcoming walks with Chelmer & Blackwater Group

Great Baddow (Short morning walk)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Bures Dragon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Parking image: ©️ Google, w3w & OpenStreetMap contributors

Springfield (Little Waltham Rd)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Great Waltham circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.3 miles

Sudbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.7 miles

Geoff's Memorial Walk: "Ridley Round" from Littley Green (13-14 miles)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Geoff's Memorial Walk (10 mile version): adapted "Ridley Round" from Littley Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Geoff's Memorial Walk : 5 mile version, circular from Littley Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Ford End

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Chelmer Village

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Springfield (Little Waltham Rd)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Shotley to Pin Mill and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Silver End

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Galleywood Common, Horse & Groom

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Galleywood Common, Horse and Groom

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Terling

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.2 miles

Galleywood Common, Horse and Groom (Figure of 8)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Little Waltham

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Writtle

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Danbury (Blakes Wood, Little Baddow)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

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High Roding (Short morning walk)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

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Pleshey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Goldhanger

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.8 miles

Galleywood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

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a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
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knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

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Galleywood

Chelmer & Blackwater Group

Get in touch about this walk

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

Overview

Features

Starting point

Upcoming walks with Chelmer & Blackwater Group

Great Baddow (Short morning walk)

Bures Dragon

Springfield (Little Waltham Rd)

Great Waltham circular

Sudbury

Geoff's Memorial Walk: "Ridley Round" from Littley Green (13-14 miles)

Geoff's Memorial Walk (10 mile version): adapted "Ridley Round" from Littley Green

Geoff's Memorial Walk : 5 mile version, circular from Littley Green

Ford End

Chelmer Village

Springfield (Little Waltham Rd)

Shotley to Pin Mill and back

Silver End

Galleywood Common, Horse & Groom

Galleywood Common, Horse and Groom

Terling

Galleywood Common, Horse and Groom (Figure of 8)

Little Waltham

Writtle

Danbury (Blakes Wood, Little Baddow)

High Roding (Short morning walk)

Pleshey

Goldhanger

Galleywood

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