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Essex
Slow Ways linking Chipping Ongar and Billericay, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Epping, Harlow, Leaden Roding, Sawbridgeworth, Stapleford Abbots
England / Essex / Chipping Ongar
Chipping Ongar’s eight Slow Ways are 38% checked
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Walk to Chipping Ongar from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Chipping Ongar—Billericay
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Chibil one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 165m | Descent 138m | ||
Chipping Ongar—Brentwood
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Chibre one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 78m | Descent 131m | ||
Chipping Ongar—Chelmsford
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Chiche three |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 24km/15mi | Ascent 211m | Descent 231m | ||
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Chipping Ongar—Leaden Roding
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Chilea one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 87m | Descent 67m | ||
Epping—Chipping Ongar
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Eppchi one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 118m | Descent 145m | ||
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Harlow—Chipping Ongar
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Harchi one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 121m | Descent 107m | ||
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Sawbridgeworth—Chipping Ongar
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Sawchi one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 127m | Descent 133m | ||
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Stapleford Abbots—Chipping Ongar
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Stachip one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 132m | Descent 152m |
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Collective progress
38% of Chipping Ongar’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Chipping Ongar’s Slow Ways
5 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Chipping Ongar
48km out of 128km have been walked and reviewed
72km of reviews have been shared in Chipping Ongar
Latest Updates
I've marked it down for some missing way marking on the ground, going via Writtle (which seems an unnecessary diversion), and for some ambiguous route alignment in Chelmsford. From the starting point in Chipping Ongar, the mapped route goes north up the High Street before turning east on Love Lane going past Ongar Sports Club and out into agricultural fields. You’ll swiftly leave ways with this though and soon after reach a point where the Essex Way and St Peter’s Way meet your path and them diverge. (I think a preferable way out of town would be to go a little south down the High Street and turn east onto Castle Street, taking St Peter’s Way recreational path from its starting point where it shares the route with the Essex Way, this soon meets the described route but avoids the pavement stomp for a quicker way into the countryside). A set of concrete stairs exits into a High Ongar cul-de-sac which may initially confuse but the mapped route swiftly takes you around to Mill Lane where the route proceeds again across agricultural fields. At this point, I found the route onwards difficult to to discern. One hopes a clear route will soon be signposted again - but a quick search online indicates that others have had trouble here trying to follow St Peter’s Way. Going north along the track through the Writtle Belt of trees eventually takes you to a pedestrian/cyclist underpass beneath the A414 and a route skirting the east of Writtle before rejoining the mapped path.]....
James Piers Taylor
Helen Gough added Stachip one, a new walk from Stapleford Abbots to Chipping Ongar
Walk this routeAfter crossing the motorway you can turn immediately left or go straight ahead but whichever path you take gps will show you drifting off the route. As remarked by another reviewer it is definitely a long trousers route as parts can be quite overgrown (very thistley when I walked) and although most parts of the route were dry and firm there were many indications that after wet weather they could be very muddy so I would recommend good boots in wet conditions....
porcovolente
Daisy C added Chiche three, a new walk from Chipping Ongar to Chelmsford
Walk this routeRun this route 2 or 3 times a week, its part of the essex way, very well sign posted, little over grown at the moment in parts so would recommend trousers rather than shorts, very quiet, hardly ever see other walkers on parts of the route and a few good pubs on the route if your taking it slow Nice mixture of forests and farmers fields There is a bus that will take you back to the start but can be unreliable, only comes once an hour and very rarely on time...
Gavin P
Enjoyable walk that minimises road walking until arriving in Brentwood and takes in different terrains en route....
Stephen Mayo
Tested route from North Weald to Ongar and that is footpath almost all the way across fields and through woodland, except for Toot Hill where you walk a little way through the village. Need to keep an eye on the route in a few places as there are a few areas where the footpath is not well signposted (e.g. Toot Hill towards Ongar turn right at the house on the corner over a little metal bridge). Easy, accessible route with only one large uphill section....
Partas
Slow Ways added Chibil one, a new walk from Chipping Ongar to Billericay
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chibre one, a new walk from Chipping Ongar to Brentwood
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chilea one, a new walk from Chipping Ongar to Leaden Roding
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Eppchi one, a new walk from Epping to Chipping Ongar
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Harchi one, a new walk from Harlow to Chipping Ongar
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Sawchi one, a new walk from Sawbridgeworth to Chipping Ongar
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Chipping Ongar’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TL5527202976
Lat / Lon
51.70405° / 0.24568°
Easting / Northing
555,272E / 202,976N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Chipping Ongar's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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