Admiral McHardy Way Little Baddow, nr Danbury, 9.0 miles in 2 tracks Godfrey Bartlett Essex Walks text/html 2010 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 www.essexwalks.com text/html 14 Parking Park: Church Lane Parking: Church Lane
Parking 
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Parking: Church Lane, north of bridge


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107.792725 Bus31A Bus 31A 31A - Danbury, Fir Tree Lane (opp.)
Stop ID: esxawpap
Bus31A 
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Junction of The Ridge and Fir Tree Lane

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15 Start west on north bank River Chelmer
Start 
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Westerly riverside path on bridge


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16.48 Lock Lock Lock: River Chelmer
Lock 
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Chelmer lock


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11.421265 Junction to Springfield keep left Junction to Springfield
Junction 
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Keep left, right fork goes to Chelmsford


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10.940552 River Chelmer photo River Chelmer
Chelmer 
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River Chelmer going south


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16.48 Bridge Left over bridge Bridge over Chelmer
Bridge to east 
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Cross this bridge


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20.3 FP East FP East Path heading East
Path through field east 
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Path over field by electricity pylon


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20.340552 Hammonds Road cross road Crossover Hammonds Rd.
Path over road 
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Hammonds Road Crossing to Graces Walk


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20.40552 Graces Walk Graces Walk Graces Walk
Bridleway 
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Graces Walk


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44.840552 Great Graces Farm Graces Farm Graces Farm
Great Graces 
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Converted 17th century Barn at Great Graces, Little Baddow

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52.0552 Graces Lane Graces Lane Left onto Graces Lane
Graces Lane 
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Down to Graces Lane, turn left


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66.937012 Turn right Turn right Right into Open Access Woods
Right into wood 
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Past Riffhams Lane junction, turn right into Ling Wood

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75 Ling Wood Ling Wood Path through Ling Wood
Trail in Ling Wood 
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Path east through Ling Wood

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91.690674 Bench Turn left behind seat Half-way: Good Place for a Rest
Bench 
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Good spot for a picnic


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108 The Ridge Turn left Exit to The Ridge
The Ridge 
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Turn left out onto The Ridge


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108 Fir Tree Lane Straight on Continue into Firtree Wood
Fir Tree Lane 
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Straight on into Firtree Wood


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92.411865 Left to Postman's Lane Turn Left Left at entrance to Danbury Ridge Nature Reserve
Bridleway left 
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Left at Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves

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93.811865 Drive Turn right Gravel Drive opp. Mill Lane
Right at FP sign 
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Right along gravel drive


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43.865479 Tofts Turn right View near Tofts
Right 
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Turn right here, then left to Tofts


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34.265479 Paddock Stile into paddock Stile into Paddock
Stile 
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Over stile, south-west to corner of field


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32.265479 FP West view Footpath west
FP west 
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Footpath leading to Tofts Chase


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37.165479 Farm track TR to Road Track to Tofts Chase
View looking north 
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Track goes north to Tofts Chase (Road),
then turn left

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27.5479 Spring Close TL into Spring Cl. Spring Close, Little Baddow
Spring Close 
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Left into Spring Close

Bus 31A and 4

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27.5479 Exit Spring Cl. FP west Footpath between houses
FP exit 
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Footpath west between houses

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28 Trees TR north North towards river
turn right (north) 
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Turn right towards trees (north)

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9.7 Chelmer left-West Chelmer, South Bank
Left on River bank 
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Turn left at River, towards parking.

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1_AdmMcHardy 7.7 km 16.479736 15.518433 15.518433 15.999023 14.557007 14.557007 14.557007 14.557007 14.557007 14.557007 15.518433 15.518433 15.518433 15.999023 15.518433 15.518433 15.518433 15.518433 14.557007 15.03772 14.557007 15.518433 15.999023 15.518433 15.03772 15.03772 15.518433 15.03772 15.518433 15.518433 16.479736 17.441162 16.960449 16.479736 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 17.441162 17.441162 17.441162 17.441162 17.441162 17.441162 17.441162 17.441162 16.960449 17.441162 16.960449 17.441162 16.960449 16.960449 17.441162 16.479736 16.479736 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 16.479736 16.479736 15.999023 16.479736 16.479736 15.999023 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 16.960449 16.479736 15.999023 15.999023 15.518433 15.999023 15.518433 15.518433 15.518433 15.518433 15.03772 15.03772 15.518433 15.03772 15.518433 15.518433 15.03772 15.518433 15.999023 15.999023 15.999023 15.518433 15.518433 15.999023 16.479736 15.999023 15.999023 15.999023 15.999023 16.479736 15.518433 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 16.960449 16.960449 16.479736 17.441162 17.441162 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 17.441162 16.960449 17.441162 16.479736 16.960449 16.479736 17.441162 17.441162 15.999023 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 16.960449 16.960449 17.441162 17.441162 17.921753 17.441162 16.960449 16.960449 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 17.441162 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 16.479736 16.960449 16.960449 10.711792 20.324951 20.324951 16.960449 17.921753 16.960449 16.960449 16.479736 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 17.441162 17.441162 16.960449 17.441162 17.921753 17.921753 18.402344 18.402344 18.402344 17.921753 17.441162 17.441162 17.441162 17.921753 17.441162 16.960449 16.960449 17.441162 16.960449 17.441162 17.441162 16.960449 17.441162 17.441162 16.960449 17.441162 16.960449 16.960449 16.479736 16.479736 16.960449 17.441162 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 16.960449 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53.490479 54.451782 54.932373 55.413086 55.413086 56.374512 56.855103 56.855103 57.335815 58.297119 59.739136 59.739136 60.219727 60.219727 60.219727 62.622925 62.142334 62.622925 63.103638 63.103638 63.584351 64.545654 65.026367 65.987671 65.987671 66.468262 65.987671 66.468262 66.468262 66.948975 66.948975 66.468262 66.948975 65.987671 64.545654 64.065063 63.103638 63.584351 65.987671 66.948975 66.948975 66.948975 63.103638 70.313477 66.948975 66.948975 67.910278 67.910278 68.390869 68.871582 69.352295 69.832886 69.832886 70.794189 72.236206 72.236206 73.197632 73.197632 73.197632 73.197632 72.236206 71.755493 71.755493 71.274902 71.274902 71.755493 72.236206 70.794189 71.274902 71.755493 73.197632 73.678223 74.158813 74.639526 75.120239 76.081421 71.755493 71.755493 78.484741 76.081421 75.60083 74.639526 69.832886 70.313477 71.274902 71.274902 70.794189 69.832886 69.832886 69.832886 69.832886 71.755493 73.678223 74.639526 78.965454 86.656006 89.059326 89.539917 90.02063 94.346558 94.827148 96.269287 2_AdmMcHardy 6.3 km 100.595093 99.633789 100.595093 100.595093 100.595093 101.075684 101.075684 101.556396 102.998291 103.479004 103.959717 104.44043 105.401733 105.401733 106.363037 106.363037 106.363037 107.324341 106.843628 106.363037 106.843628 106.363037 106.843628 107.324341 106.843628 107.324341 107.805054 107.324341 107.805054 108.285645 108.766235 108.766235 108.285645 108.766235 108.285645 108.285645 108.285645 108.285645 108.285645 107.805054 107.805054 108.285645 107.805054 107.805054 107.324341 102.998291 107.324341 106.363037 106.363037 106.843628 106.843628 106.843628 105.882446 106.363037 105.882446 105.882446 101.556396 101.075684 101.556396 102.998291 102.998291 102.998291 103.479004 103.479004 103.479004 103.479004 103.479004 102.998291 102.998291 102.5177 102.5177 102.5177 98.672485 98.191895 92.42395 101.075684 97.711182 98.191895 97.230469 95.788452 95.788452 94.346558 93.385132 88.098022 86.656006 84.733398 83.771973 79.926636 78.484741 78.004028 78.484741 78.965454 79.926636 83.771973 85.213989 85.69458 85.69458 86.175293 86.175293 86.656006 88.098022 90.501343 91.462524 91.943237 91.462524 91.943237 92.904541 93.385132 92.904541 92.904541 91.943237 91.462524 90.02063 87.136597 87.136597 86.656006 85.69458 85.213989 84.733398 84.733398 82.810791 81.849365 80.407471 78.965454 78.484741 78.484741 79.446045 79.926636 79.926636 80.407471 80.407471 80.407471 80.888184 81.368774 81.849365 81.368774 82.330078 82.810791 82.810791 83.291382 83.771973 85.213989 85.69458 85.69458 86.175293 86.175293 86.175293 86.656006 86.656006 87.617188 86.656006 89.059326 91.462524 92.42395 93.865845 92.42395 92.42395 92.42395 92.904541 92.904541 93.385132 93.385132 93.385132 93.865845 93.865845 93.385132 92.42395 91.462524 91.462524 90.501343 90.501343 89.059326 88.098022 88.578735 86.656006 84.733398 83.291382 83.291382 83.291382 83.291382 83.771973 82.330078 81.849365 78.965454 76.081421 73.678223 73.197632 69.832886 68.871582 67.429688 65.026367 63.584351 63.103638 62.142334 61.661743 61.661743 61.18103 60.219727 55.413086 59.739136 56.374512 62.142334 58.77771 55.413086 61.661743 59.258423 58.77771 58.297119 57.335815 54.451782 51.087158 50.125977 46.28064 48.203369 46.76123 46.76123 46.76123 46.76123 47.241821 45.799927 46.76123 44.358032 43.877319 43.877319 42.435425 41.954712 41.954712 41.473999 41.473999 40.993408 39.55127 39.55127 39.070679 39.070679 38.109375 37.628662 36.66748 35.706055 35.706055 35.225464 34.744873 36.66748 36.186768 35.706055 34.744873 34.26416 34.26416 32.822266 32.341553 31.860718 32.341553 36.186768 37.148071 36.66748 37.628662 32.341553 39.55127 37.628662 37.148071 36.66748 38.109375 37.148071 36.66748 36.66748 36.66748 36.66748 35.706055 34.744873 32.822266 32.341553 31.860718 34.26416 34.26416 34.26416 34.26416 33.783447 33.302856 33.302856 32.822266 31.380127 30.899536 29.45752 29.45752 27.534912 27.534912 27.534912 27.054321 27.054321 27.054321 27.054321 27.054321 26.573608 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