Connect Rayleigh with Slow Ways
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Essex
Slow Ways linking Rayleigh and Basildon, Leigh-on-Sea, Rochford, South Woodham Ferrers, Wickford
England / Essex / Rayleigh
Rayleigh’s five Slow Ways are 45% checked
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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 Rayleigh from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Basildon—Rayleigh
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Basray two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Rayleigh—Leigh-on-Sea
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Raylei one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 7km/5mi | Ascent 62m | Descent 112m | |
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Rayleigh—Rochford
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Rayroc one |
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3 X |
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Pioneer me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 61m | Descent 115m | ||
Rayleigh—Rochford
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Rayroc two |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Rayleigh—South Woodham Ferrers
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Raysou one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 75m | Descent 131m | ||
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Rayleigh—South Woodham Ferrers
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Raysou two |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 71m | Descent 127m | |
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Wickford—Rayleigh
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Wicray one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 47m | Descent 98m | ||
Wickford—Rayleigh
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Wicray two |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent - | Descent - |
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Collective progress
47% of Rayleigh’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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8 people have contributed to Rayleigh’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Rayleigh
58km out of 83km have been walked and reviewed
87km of reviews have been shared in Rayleigh
Latest Updates
After crossing the A130,doublegate Lane is a concreted path leading to Doublegate Farm. When you cross the entrance to Wick Country Park you should be able to continue along the field to the roundabout at Salcott Cres, but this path has been deliberately sabotaged : The entrance to the path is completely overgrown with hawthorn, and just inside there is a manmade mound of earth blocking what was the path....
Christopher Collins
Rayleigh's picture-postcard parish church is near the start and is well-worth a peek (photos 1 & 2) before you head through the outskirts to pick up the path (photos 3 & 4) leading to Hockley Woods....
sherbie
Photo 1 shows where you break away from Wickford High Street, by an estate agents. Photo 4 illustrates where the route takes you away from the trucks and gravel pits onto a bridleway, shortly before crossing the A130....
sherbie
It’s a delightful quiet green route most of the way, no refreshment stops, so we started with second breakfast at Rayleigh before setting off....
Jane Taylor
Jane Taylor added Rayroc two, a new walk from Rayleigh to Rochford
Walk this routeAs in route description- we actually walked the ‘alternative’ way into Rayleigh, crossing the railway at the station (which feels a bit cheeky) and going up the Mount to see what’s there....
Jane Taylor
Jane Taylor added Wicray two, a new walk from Wickford to Rayleigh
Walk this routeSlow Ways Cristie added Basray two, a new walk from Basildon to Rayleigh
Walk this routeThis route as currently shown involves (in my opinion) an unsafe crossing of the A127 - a very busy dual carriageway....
Snail44
We only followed to battlesbridge but was very accurate up to that point....
KR5
This route will not work as there is no crossing on the river crouch at that point...
KR5
River Crouch crossing between Ferry Road, Hullbridge and Marsh Farm Road, SWF does NOT exist!!! First river crossing on foot is upstream at Battlesbridge road bridge - there is NO crossing downstream other than the foot ferry at BOC....
John Myers
Tony Gordon added Rayroc one, a new walk from Rayleigh to Rochford
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Raylei one, a new walk from Rayleigh to Leigh-on-Sea
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Raysou one, a new walk from Rayleigh to South Woodham Ferrers
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Raysou two, a new walk from Rayleigh to South Woodham Ferrers
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Rayleigh’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TQ8061690732
Lat / Lon
51.58650° / 0.60576°
Easting / Northing
580,616E / 190,732N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Rayleigh'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
Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town
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