Coastal Path
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English Coastal Path: Pitsea to Stanford-le-Hope
I am going to say from the outset that this really wasn’t one of my favourite routes. The 30C temperature didn’t help. Grim in places, overgrown in others and very industrial towards the end. Anyway, it is done. The path starts just outside Pitsea station and takes you down a dusty track alongside the A13… Continue reading
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Coastal Path: Shoeburyness to Barling Creek
Total Distance: 11.2 miles Summary Monday I was still a little frazzled by too much drinking on Saturday, so I wisely opted for Tuesday as the day to do this walk. It continues on from my last Coastal Path walk which ends up at Shoeburyness. It takes you into Great Wakering, over Wakering Common, around… Continue reading
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Time to start training for the North Downs Way
Only just over 2 months to go before the North Downs Way walk so it is about time I got back into walking shape. I decided that I would do a bit more of the Saffron Trail from Belfairs Wood down to Leigh On Sea where it meets the Coastal Path. When planning this I… Continue reading
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East of England Coastal Path – Leigh on Sea to Shoeburyness
Sometimes some of the sections of a trail are fairly monotonous but necessary. This is one of those. Don’t get me wrong it is a lovely walk, the views across the estuary are nice on a good day and there are plenty of places to stop. However, it is flat and fairly straight all the… Continue reading
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Canvey Island Loop
The Canvey Island Loop forms part of the English Coastal Path sitting between the walk from Leigh on Sea to Benfleet and Benfleet to Pitsea. It is as the name suggests a circular route walking around the sea wall. Canvey Island is below sea level hence the sea wall but this also means the route… Continue reading
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East of England Coastal Path – Leigh-on-Sea to Pitsea
With just under 2 weeks to go till the South Downs Way walk I thought I had better test out my knee which I have had braced since it became painful. I decided I wanted a fairly flat route to ease the knee back in so chose the Coastal Path from Leigh on Sea to… Continue reading
Essex Man Does Walking 