Transport for LondonRoute details
London Loop: Section 20 Chigwell to Havering-Atte-Bower
| Walk facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 6 miles (9.6 km) |
| Location: | Redbridge, Havering; plus some in Essex |
| Start: | Chigwell High Road (GR 439-934) - see text Get there with Journey Planner |
| Finish: | North Road, Havering-atte-Bower (GR 512-931) |
| Factor: | London Loop: Section 20 Chigwell to Havering-Atte-Bower |
| Recommended direction: | West to east |
| Terrain and surface: | Generally level, with some gentle slopes. Mostly on rough paths or tracks and on grass. Some fields may be ploughed. Six stiles. 800m beside roads |
| Points of Interest: | Farmland, Hainault Forest Country Park, Havering Country Park |
| Signage: | Partial both ways at time of writing |
| Temporary Diversions: | |
| Refreshments and toilets: | Pubs at Chigwell, Chigwell Row, Havering-atte-Bower. Cafes at Chigwell. Public toilets at Hainault Forest Country Park and Havering-atte-Bower |
| Public transport and breakpoints: | LU: Chigwell, Grange Hill. Buses at these points, also at Chigwell Row and Havering-atte-Bower |
| Links with other walks: | Chigwell Country Walk, Three Forests Way |
| How to get the map: | Download it from www.walklondon.org.uk or call 0870 240 6094 |
| Principal promoters: | London Walking Forum, Epping Forest DC, LB Redbridge, LB Havering |
Walk details:
- One of the most rural sections of the whole Loop, being almost entirely in open country or woodland, apart from an initial road walk at Chigwell (but see note in Section 19 regarding a possible diversion to Debden station).
- The route is shared for a while with the Chigwell Country Walk, which provides a link with Grange Hill station, and with the Three Forests Way.
- You continue to Chigwell Row across undulating farmland, where fields may be ploughed and cropped.
- Then comes Hainault Forest Country Park, with its lake, and you must take care as you cross Hainault Forest Golf Course.
- Amid more farmland you cross the infant River Rom, then another woodland stretch leads through Havering Country Park to the pleasant village of Havering-atte-Bower, from which the London borough takes its name.
