Connect Harlow with Slow Ways
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Give a hike!England / Essex / Harlow
Harlow’s five Slow Ways are 55% checked
Help connect Harlow
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 Harlow from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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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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Harlow—Epping
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Harepp one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 138m | Descent 178m | |
Harlow—Epping
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Harepp two |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 14km/8mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Harlow—Sawbridgeworth
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Harsaw one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 7km/5mi | Ascent 33m | Descent 24m | ||
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Harlow—Sawbridgeworth
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Harsaw two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 40m | Descent 31m | ||
Hoddesdon—Harlow
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Hodhar one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 42m | Descent 46m | ||
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Ware—Harlow
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Warhar one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 39m | Descent 46m |
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Collective progress
54% of Harlow’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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9 people have contributed to Harlow’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Harlow
67km out of 84km have been walked and reviewed
125km of reviews have been shared in Harlow
Latest Updates
Walked this route before Slow Ways was launched. Can be offputtingly wet at times but mostly a pleasantt canal heavy walk....
Ruth
The first half of the route runs through Harlow but, apart from the short stretch around the bus station, is not at all urban being mostly through green areas and some low rise suburban residential streets. You are walking into oncoming traffic on a nominal pavement which is a white line painted on the road about a foot from a wall in places and it is hard to see traffic coming as it is obscured by the wall. When you reach the High Street in Epping there are plenty of places to get food and drink but not when you get to the underground station at the end of the route (there is sometimes a kiosk open)....
porcovolente
Excellent route alongside River Stort. It can become a bit muddy from the last lock, just before the end. It is possible to cycle it, although there are one or two stiles to lift your bike over...
John D Bevan
It is beautiful, pretty direct route and the canal has a lovely calmness, it was lovely to walk this route....
Slow Ways Darren
Some care needed at junction of the two rivers as signage is slightly confusing...
Sue and Ian
I've therefore uploaded a new route (Harepp 2) which fixes these issues....
Derick Rethans
There is then a section through the town, with some parks in between that were rather busy on my sunny day....
Derick Rethans
Instead continue on down Conduit Lane and there are traffic lights to cross the same road and then turn right to return to the route. There are plenty of places to get food and drink in Hoddesdon as the route starts at the end of the High Street but after that there is nothing until Roydon where I assume there is a shop or a pub although I didn't actully see one....
porcovolente
Buses available at A1184 so it's possible to split this route in half....
MadGeordie
paulcooper added Harsaw two, a new walk from Harlow to Sawbridgeworth
Walk this routeI suggest taking the road from the station to the A414 roundabout and turning right follow the footway alongside the A414 and over the rail bridge and almost immediately after there is an unsigned footpath through a wood that leads down to the river....
vic
The only slight blip is at the start coming out of Harlow station, the map suggests you can cross directly under/over the railway straight after the station, but in fact it seems you have to go up to the roundabout and cross via the A414 road bridge, but it's not much further at all....
Rose
paulcooper added Harsaw one, a new walk from Harlow to Sawbridgeworth
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Harchi one, a new walk from Harlow to Chipping Ongar
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Harlow’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TL4462011208
Lat / Lon
51.78086° / 0.09506°
Easting / Northing
544,620E / 211,208N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Harlow'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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