Map key; Overview map; Introduction; The geology of Essex; Natural Essex; Town and village; When to go; Getting there and getting around; Where to stay; Access and waymarking; What to take; Maps; Using this guide; Coast and Estuary; Walk 1 The Naze peninsula; Walk 2 Mersea Island; Walk 3 The marshes around Tollesbury; Walk 4 St Peter's Chapel and Bradwell marshes; Walk 5 River Crouch; Walk 6 Leigh-on-Sea and Hadleigh Castle; Inland Essex; Walk 7 Orsett Fen; Walk 8 Havering-atte-Bower; Walk 9 Hainault Forest and Lambourne; Walk 10 Mill Green and Writtle Forest; Walk 11 Danbury; Walk 12 Moreton and the Matchings; Walk 13 The River Stort at Harlow; Walk 14 Hatfield Forest; Walk 15 Debden and Widdington; Walk 16 Arkesden, Chrishill and Elmdon; Walk 17 Great Chesterford and Saffron Walden; Walk 18 Ashdon; Walk 19 Radwinter and Bendysh Woods; Walk 20 Thaxted and Great Easton; Walk 21 Finchingfield and Great Bardfield; Walk 22 Castle Hedingham and Hull's Mill; Walk 23 Chalkney Wood and Earl's Colne; Walk 24 Bures to Sudbury; Walk 25 Dedham; Across Essex: Manor Park to Harwich; Stage 1 Manor Park to Epping; Stage 2 Epping to Ongar; Stage 3 Ongar to Salt's Green; Stage 4 Salt's Green to Great Waltham; Stage 5 Great Waltham to White Notley; Stage 6 White Notley to Coggeshall; Stage 7 Coggeshall to Fordstreet; Stage 8 Fordstreet to Great Horkesley; Stage 9 Great Horkesley to Dedham; Stage 10 Dedham to Wrabness; Stage 11 Wrabness to Harwich; Appendix A Route summary table; Appendix B Useful contacts; Appendix C Nine more long-distance paths in Essex; Appendix D Further reading