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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day

Footpaths & Walks

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The adjacent map shows public footpaths, bridleways and byways in Great Canfield. You may also wish to see some “Canfield Walks” from one of our residents, Simon Mainwaring.  These are introduced below.

Canfield Walks

The definition adopted here is that a "Canfield Walk" begins or ends within the parish boundaries but otherwise can roam all over the place. Each walk is tracked with GPS during the whole of the journey and the track is transferred to its unique Wikiloc page. This page then shows the track against the background of a satellite view or a map, and there is usually a short commentary. The GPS track can also be downloaded for on the spot guidance during the walk. For each walk there is a video, made up from a set of photos taken during the journey.  This can be found through a link below or in the walk's Wikiloc page.  The videos make extensive use of the footpath numbers shown in the map.

Most of the walks are circular and end up at the same place as they started. A few don't, such as the Dunmow to GC and GC to Molehill Green routes. For these, arrangements for pick-up or drop-off are needed. If there are two or more doing the walk it is of course possible to position a car at both ends of the walk beforehand. Similar arrangements could be applied when only doing a section of a circular route.

These are not particularly short walks, they cross open country, and surfaces can be uneven and rutted. Clothing should be appropriate to these conditions, and, as always, to the weather. Walking boots with good ankle support are strongly recommended.

So far there are 12 Canfield Walks in the collection - download brochure here . However this is not intended to be a one-man show, and others in the Great Canfield Community are welcome to add their own favourites.

Canfield Walks: Hope End to Hatfield Forest & back (9.6 miles)
http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=7292094 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDsng9DJEMw

Canfield Walks: “Crescent Wood” Circular (4.8 miles)
http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=7613588
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-0-e73X0tI

Canfield Walks: Philpot End - High Rodingbury Wood circular (6.1 miles)
https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=19176444
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z2hQlCh4eY  

Canfield Walks: Canfield to the Roding's source & the Three Horseshoes (8.1 miles)
http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=7503539
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHEKqffGwm4

Canfield Walks: Hatfield Broad Oak (Duke's Head) Circular (7.1 miles)
http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=7447683
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61QObEN8CC0

Canfield Walks: Village Hall - Broomshawbury Circular (4.2 miles)
http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=7123970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGvtD5GDTv4

Canfield Walks: Boxley Lane Circular (4.9 miles)
http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=7350332
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOpkXsWtols​ 

Canfield Walks: Three Churches and a Windmill (5.6 miles)
https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=19173918 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny8u-UfLPNg

Canfield Walks: Flitch Way Circular 2 (6.7 miles)
http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=7210183
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS75H9wJl9w

Canfield Walks: St Mary's, Dunmow to Bacon End (5.5 miles)
http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=14222928​
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsCXklHhqi0

Canfield Walks: Flitch Way Circular 1 (7.5 miles)
http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=7089017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-y4SASaMxw

Canfield Walks: High Roding Circular (5.9 miles)
https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=19177688
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TVyR6OPefg

Each walk is first posted in the Great Canfield Community Facebook group page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatcanfieldcommunity/?fref=ts (you will need to have a Facebook profile and become a Member of the group to access this).  This site also provides an album of still photos for each walk.  Just click on Photos and select the album that interests you.  It also contains a reference to the page in Wikiloc described above. 


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    • Annual Return 2023/24
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  • Planning
    • New Local Plan
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    • Village Design Statement
  • Events
    • Christmas Wreath Workshop
    • Fetes 1980's Cricket Field
    • Harvest Celebrations
    • Isaac Lodge Memorial 2007
    • Jazz Evening @ Peckers 1990's
    • Mumbai Curry Night
    • Oktoberfest
    • Pageant Aug 1990
    • Silver Jubilee 1977
    • Tramp's Supper 1986
    • Village Sign dedication 2002
    • Wine Tasting
  • Village Info
    • Ashfields
    • Cricket Club >
      • Canfield v's ECC
    • Document Archive >
      • Great Canfield Poem
    • Flora & Fauna
    • Footpaths & Walks
    • History >
      • Kudra Family 1956-58
      • Pete Smith Interview
      • Gt Canfield in 1910
    • Listed Structures
    • Maps
    • Newsletters
    • Points of Interest
    • Tree POs
    • Photographs >
      • Artifacts found in fields
      • Charlie Barker's Photos
      • Historic Photos
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