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South East Essex Group

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Overview

From car park at North end of Ferry Rd, (SS5 6PA or w3w ///hippy.enclosing.wallet) Hullbridge to Hockley and return. Route includes some hard foot way adjacent to road. We will pass through wooded areas, open fields, cross fields with grazing horses and climb up to St Peter's church. Some stiles on return leg. Brief refreshment and comfort stop in Hockley. (Public WC in car park both at Hullbridge and Hockley). We will cross the London - Southend railway line twice, first at track level, second via a foot bridge.

Approx. 6 mile walk, should take 3-3½hours.

Sunday, 5 April 2026
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
1:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.7km / 6.0mi
Ascent:
55m / 180ft
Type:
circular

Assistance dogs only

Fields with horses

Styles

Features

  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 81042 95420
Nearest postcode:
SS5 6BY
what3words:
mainframe.cucumber.hamsters
Start time:
10:00 am

Car Park north end of Ferry Road, just before The Anchor , pub. 20 Bus terminates here.

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 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