Chipping Ongar — Chelmsford

Chiche three
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By Daisy C on 25 Jul 2023

Distance

24km/15mi

Ascent

211m

Descent

231m

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Description

The original ChiChe 1 had a 10km stretch of road walking between Blackmore and Writtle. This version is similar at either end but takes a mostly off road in between. Added bonus is two pubs about halfway at Mill Green. ChiChie 1 has been removed as has ChiChe 2 which was an accidental re-upload ChiChe 1.

From Chipping Ongar to Millgreen Common the route follows the St Peters Way, a long distance pilgrimage and walking route which hopefully is waymarked and well maintained. There are differing ideas about the exact line so I'm using the British Pilgrims Trust's version except in Blackmore where it goes through the village and past the pub instead of past the Priory ruins (sorry BPT). Overall about 2/3 of the route is on footpaths. The road parts are either inside village boundaries (pavements or smaller roads) or on access-only lanes. The exception is about 500m of road walking on Nathans Lane (TL 665 042) which is a through road, but on Google Street View it appears to be quiet with decent verges and sightlines. The A414 is the busiest road to cross and the route does that at a roundabout.just outside Writtle. https://britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/st-peters-way/

Blackmore @7km into the route has 2 pubs and 2 tea rooms. Millgreen Common @12km is halfway and has two pubs. Writtle @17km has a pub, Co-op, chippy, and more. There are (currently) three bus routes which intersect: 32, 45 (or 45A) and 61 (or 61A)

The original ChiChe 1 had a 10km stretch of road walking between Blackmore and Writtle. This version is similar at either end but takes a mostly off road in between. Added bonus is two pubs about halfway at Mill Green. ChiChie 1 has been removed as has ChiChe 2 which was an accidental re-upload ChiChe 1.

From Chipping Ongar to Millgreen Common the route follows the St Peters Way, a long distance pilgrimage and walking route which hopefully is waymarked and well maintained. There are differing ideas about the exact line so I'm using the British Pilgrims Trust's version except in Blackmore where it goes through the village and past the pub instead of past the Priory ruins (sorry BPT). Overall about 2/3 of the route is on footpaths. The road parts are either inside village boundaries (pavements or smaller roads) or on access-only lanes. The exception is about 500m of road walking on Nathans Lane (TL 665 042) which is a through road, but on Google Street View it appears to be quiet with decent verges and sightlines. The A414 is the busiest road to cross and the route does that at a roundabout.just outside Writtle. https://britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/st-peters-way/

Blackmore @7km into the route has 2 pubs and 2 tea rooms. Millgreen Common @12km is halfway and has two pubs. Writtle @17km has a pub, Co-op, chippy, and more. There are (currently) three bus routes which intersect: 32, 45 (or 45A) and 61 (or 61A)

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Chipping Ongar
Grid Ref TL5527202976
Lat / Lon 51.70405° / 0.24568°
Easting / Northing 555,272E / 202,976N
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Chelmsford
Grid Ref TL7048607053
Lat / Lon 51.73626° / 0.46764°
Easting / Northing 570,486E / 207,053N
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