Billericay — Wickford
Bilwic one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Billericay and Wickford.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Billericay and Wickford.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 3 people.
This route has potentially been flagged (2 times) for reasons relating to safety.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) Maybe (2)
Problems reported - Safety (2)
Downloads - 7
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Billericay
Grid Ref
TQ6748795011
Lat / Lon
51.62899° / 0.41848°
Easting / Northing
567,487E / 195,011N
What3Words
liver.sang.sunk
Wickford
Grid Ref
TQ7455293710
Lat / Lon
51.61516° / 0.51980°
Easting / Northing
574,552E / 193,710N
What3Words
discouraged.major.focal
Bilwic One's land is
| Billericay | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ6748795011 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.62899° / 0.41848° |
| Easting / Northing | 567,487E / 195,011N |
| What3Words | liver.sang.sunk |
| Wickford | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ7455293710 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.61516° / 0.51980° |
| Easting / Northing | 574,552E / 193,710N |
| What3Words | discouraged.major.focal |
| Arable | 16.7% |
| Pasture | 43.2% |
| Urban | 23.7% |
| Woods | 16.5% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Kirsti
29 Aug 2022Long section along main road with little or no pavement. Otherwise a nice route through fields & woods.
StephenGreen1972
15 May 202115-May-21
Walked the route today from Billericay station to Wickford station. I didn't follow the map exactly as I took a number of wrong turns.
Some things to note:
Enter Norsey Woods via Norsey Close (taking the left of the two pathway options)
Follow the woods around in an anti-clockwise way (avoiding exiting onto any roads until you see footpath signpost 28 (then follow it)
Heath Road is not great to walk down but think easier from Billericay to Wickford rather than the reverse. Will stop in Nags Head next time.
At the Castledon Rd stage the footpath is to the right of the Coffee Shop (enter via the drive for the farm). Beware of the cows though they pretty much chased me and my dog Margot out of the field.
When you are approaching Wickford there are a number of options of paths. I took the wrong one (the one that went straight) and ended up in Carlton Road. What I should have done was take the path diagonally right which would have been more scenic and direct I am sure.
Overall walk was fine with the highlight easily Norsey Woods which was in full splendour with its bluebells on display.
Trip took me three hours but plenty of wrong turns and lunch slowed me. Should be more 2 and half hours really.
Route worth walking.
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Lin
08 May 2021 (edited 27 Jun 2023)We walked half of this route, going from Wickford to just past Ramsden Heath. It was a lovely walk across a number of fields and along quiet paths, and my kids enjoyed climbing over the stiles.
We had intended to go the entire way to Billericay but there is a section of Heath Road, just past Ramsden Heath, where the pavement ends and you have to walk on the road or narrow grassy verge. The road bends sharply right further up and we couldn't see how far we would have to walk along the road. Cars were fast and I was walking with two children, so it didn't feel safe proceeding. We drove the route another day and the on-road section is actually not very far - just around the corner - so adult walkers might be happy doing it.
Overall, the section of the route that we walked was pleasant and family-friendly. The ground is a bit rough in places and there are several stiles, so definitely not suitable for buggies or wheelchairs.
We would walk the (half) route again and will see if there's an alternative way to get all the way to Billericay.
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