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Essex
Slow Ways linking Great Dunmow and Bishop's Stortford, Braintree, Chelmsford, Great Notley, Leaden Roding, Sawbridgeworth, Stansted Mountfitchet, Thaxted
England / Essex / Great Dunmow
Great Dunmow’s eight Slow Ways are 47% checked
Help connect Great Dunmow
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Great Dunmow from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Bishop's Stortford—Great Dunmow
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Bisgre one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 115m | Descent 131m | ||
Great Dunmow—Braintree
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Grebra one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 17km/10mi | Ascent 114m | Descent 138m | ||
Great Dunmow—Chelmsford
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Greche one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 25km/16mi | Ascent 142m | Descent 186m | ||
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Great Dunmow—Chelmsford
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Greche two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 25km/16mi | Ascent 751m | Descent 710m | ||
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Great Dunmow—Great Notley
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Gregre one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 91m | Descent 99m | |
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Great Dunmow—Great Notley
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Gregre two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Leaden Roding—Great Dunmow
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Leagre one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 86m | Descent 86m | ||
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Sawbridgeworth—Great Dunmow
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Sawgre one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 152m | Descent 126m | ||
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Stansted Mountfitchet—Great Dunmow
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Stagre one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 113m | Descent 107m | |
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Stansted Mountfitchet—Great Dunmow
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Stagre two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 174m | Descent 170m | ||
Thaxted—Great Dunmow
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Thagre one |
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2 X |
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Verify me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 83m | Descent 93m |
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Collective progress
45% of Great Dunmow’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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4 people have contributed to Great Dunmow’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Great Dunmow
126km out of 190km have been walked and reviewed
152km of reviews have been shared in Great Dunmow
Latest Updates
Rob Carver added Greche two, a new walk from Great Dunmow to Chelmsford
Walk this routeNote that the long straight line from Roxwell road up to Mashbury road near the start of the route isn't a straight path at all....
Rob Carver
This is a great walking route, using the Essex Way and Flitch Way. This version takes a safer and more pleasant route into Great Notley, avoiding busy country lanes and rat runs. It's also a very nice bike ride, with the whole of the Flitch Way designated as Bridle way and Cycle Network....
David
David added Gregre two, a new walk from Great Dunmow to Great Notley
Walk this routeIt is a 60mph link between villages and the airport, in places it narrows down dangerously. The edges and verge are rutted and fragmented but the enormous trucks that race along here....
David
I'll post up a nicer alternative that uses Great Notley Country Park....
David
Between Great Canfield and Bacon End the footpath marked on the map would take you through the crop but parallel to this is a field track marking the boundary between two crops which is much easier to walk on and takes you to the same end point. If walking from Dunmow to Leaden Roding you would need to go left from where the footpath crosses the road, follow the edge of the field until you meet the track....
Helen Glashier
I enjoyed walking this route apart from the section around Molehill Green which involved walking on a busy road with no pavement and limited verges. For this reason I would not recommend it goes on the network and have suggested an alternative route....
Helen Glashier
Helen Glashier added Stagre two, a new walk from Stansted Mountfitchet to Great Dunmow
Walk this routeThis is a good route between Dunmow (good bus service) and Braintree (train and bus services)....
Helen Glashier
This is a cul de sac where it can be difficult to see the footpath which leads onto the golf course as it ends in a parking bay (see photo). There is a short section on the road with no footpath as you approach the start of the Flitch Way (see photo)....
Helen Glashier
If you are going from Dunmow to Thaxted direction I have included a photo of where the footpath meets the road near Little Easton opposite Elmbridge Farm as it looks as if you are entering private property but there is a footpath signpost on the opposite side of the road and a faded yellow arrow on the gate post. If you are going in the Thaxted Dunmow direction the footpath goes between two houses at Great Easton which is easily missed (follow the dog's gaze) if you aren't looking out for it....
Helen Glashier
Pub stops in Great Dunmow, Little Easton, Great Easton, Duton Hill and Thaxted - stopping at Duton Hill breaks the journey nicely. Good walk, saw buzzard and kestrel too, keep an eye out for the red kites!...
Redchicken
Slow Ways added Bisgre one, a new walk from Bishop's Stortford to Great Dunmow
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Grebra one, a new walk from Great Dunmow to Braintree
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Greche one, a new walk from Great Dunmow to Chelmsford
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Gregre one, a new walk from Great Dunmow to Great Notley
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Leagre one, a new walk from Leaden Roding to Great Dunmow
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Sawgre one, a new walk from Sawbridgeworth to Great Dunmow
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Stagre one, a new walk from Stansted Mountfitchet to Great Dunmow
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Thagre one, a new walk from Thaxted to Great Dunmow
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Great Dunmow’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TL6282921789
Lat / Lon
51.87092° / 0.36377°
Easting / Northing
562,829E / 221,789N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Great Dunmow'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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