Mira esta ruta circular de 7.4-km cerca de Finchingfield, Essex. Considerada generalmente como una ruta de dificultad moderada, se tarda una media de 1 h 50 min en completarla. Esta ruta es popular para el senderismo, correr y pasear, sin embargo, podrás disfrutar de algo de paz durante los momentos más tranquilos del día. La ruta está abierta todo el año y es perfecta para visitar en cualquier momento.
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Although there were parts of this walk a bit overgrown and muddy, there were great views with coffee and cake at the Fox in Finchingfield at the half way point. . Parked in Great Bardfield and went anti clockwise cutting the return short as missed the right hand turn but still a great walk, just wear long trousers!
Lovely varied trail and easy with riverside, woods and two lovely villages. We started and finished in Great Bardfield where we had delicious lunch afterwards in Cole’s Cafe. At least 3 cafes and two great pubs in Finchingfield too to break the walk up. Narrow slippery path for 10 minutes out of Finchingfield but it is a wet February. Very nice walk and l would have given it 4.5 if possible.
We did this on 24th May, clockwise out of Bardfield up the Pant valley. The first part of the route was really pretty, with the river in full flow in spite of the dry weather. A local resident of 40 years told us that water is being pumped, plus there is a water pipeline that runs all the way to Hanningfield reservoir. This route suffers in some places from landowners hemming the path in with fences which makes it very overgrown in stretches, especially the early section out of Bardfield and south of Finchingfield along the brook. If the dog walkers don’t do their bit I can see some sections getting totally overgrown before long. There is also a slightly confusing bit at Mill House where you go through gates and across someone’s back garden - strangely all markers removed there! Another bit to watch is on the hill out of Beslyns Cottage, make sure you take the track forking left towards the corner of the field. Other interesting bits are the back streets of Finchingfield and the old water mill just north of Bardfield. Our walk recorded at 8.9km and 2 hours 1 minute.