From Elmdon to Chrishall

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"A walk along a chalky ridge and through a stud farm"
Walk directions

From the triangular green take the wide track at a byway sign and follow it to a path junction. Turn right and at a public footpath waymarker turn left to join a grassy crossfield path, part of the Icknield Way. At the field corner, cross a stile and keep ahead, now along the right-hand edge of a field, towards houses. Go through a kissing-gate at a cul-de-sac and turn left to reach a road.

Cross the road and continue past the World War I war memorial into High Street and just after The Red Cow pub turn left along Hogs Lane. This narrows and leads to a field corner. Bear left here and follow the field edge path as it curves right and then runs between two fields to reach a lane. Bear left and almost immediately right to join a footpath which veers left at a field corner. At a fingerpost, bear left along a narrow path between paddocks and pass beside a metal gate to a road. Cross the plank footbridge opposite, then another and a kissing-gate and continue through a meadow to arrive at Chrishall’s Holy Trinity Church.

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  Terrain  - Field edge paths, country lanes
  Landscape  - Woodland, village views
  Dog friendliness  - On a lead near livestock
  Parking  - At the triangular green in Hertford Lane, Elmdon
  Toilets en route  - None on route
About the walk
Both Elmdon and Chrishall are close to the borders with Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire and stand on a chalky ridge more than 400 feet (122m) above sea level which is high for Essex. Both villages have attractive churches and these two are no exception – in fact on this walk you will also discover...
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From Elmdon to Chrishall

Recommended by
Our view
"A walk along a chalky ridge and through a stud farm"
Location
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Additional information
  Terrain - Field edge paths, country lanes
  Landscape - Woodland, village views
  Dog friendliness - On a lead near livestock
  Parking - At the triangular green in Hertford Lane, Elmdon
  Toilets en route - None on route
About the walk
Both Elmdon and Chrishall are close to the borders with Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire and stand on a chalky ridge more than 400 feet (122m) above sea level which is high for Essex. Both villages have attractive churches and these two are no exception – in fact on this walk you will also discover...
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Essex
Essex is full of pleasant surprises. It has the largest coastline of any county in England, with its fair share of castles, royal connections and scenic valleys.