5.4 km away
Benfleet to Leigh-on-Sea Circular
Explore the Essex coastline, castle ruins, and a beautiful country park.
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 87 m
- Descent
- 87 m
Hadleigh to Stratford Legacy Walk
A walk created to celebrate the 2012 Olympic games in London. It runs from Hadleigh, in Essex, to the Olympic Park in Stratford, London.
Also in Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom • Essex, United Kingdom • Havering, United Kingdom • Newham, United Kingdom • Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom • Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
Hiking Severe
- Distance
- 117 km
- Ascent
- 958 m
- Descent
- 962 m
- Duration
- 1 day +
- Low Point
- 0 m
- High Point
- 122 m
- Gradient
- 3˚
The route starts near the Hadleigh Mountain Bike Centre and takes you through some of the most beautiful countryside in Essex to the White Water Centre near Waltham Abbey. From here the route heads south to Stratford and the main Olympic Stadium. The walk visits Hanningfield Reservoir, Epping Forest, Lea Valley Park and Waltham Abbey. The walk is waymarked with a H2S disc.
Difficulty
Severe
Hiking challenging trails where simple scrambling, with the occasional use of the hands, is a distinct possibility. The trails are often filled with all manner of obstacles both small and large, and the hills are very steep. Obstacles and challenges are often unexpected and can be unpredictable.
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