Section 4 of 18, London to Walsingham Camino
Roydon to Sawbridgeworth
6.3 miles (10.1 km). About 2 hours, moderate.
Map left off. OpenStreetMap's line is a different route, the London to Walsingham walk by Waltham Abbey, Thaxted and Bury St Edmunds, which shares only its ends with this Camino, so we've left it off. The facts and sources below still stand.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 35 m of climbing and 6 m of descent; highest point 61 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Roydon.
- Station
- Roydon, 220 m from the start. Directions
- Bus stops
- Telephone Exchange, 580 m from the start. DirectionsKingsmead Close, 840 m from the start. Directions
- Car parks
- Car park (pay), 270 m from the start. DirectionsCar park, 270 m from the start. DirectionsCar park, 410 m from the start. Directions
Getting back
The section finishes at Sawbridgeworth. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Springhall Road, 320 m from the finish. DirectionsHigh Wych Road, 370 m from the finish. Directions
Planning the London to Walsingham Camino
- Planning the whole trail: britishpilgrimage.org.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: London to Walsingham Camino (Trailblazer).
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 40%, earth, rock and mud 19%; the rest (39%) isn't recorded.
Almost all off road.
On the way: 2 kissing gates, 4 gates, 1 flight of steps.
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 18 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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