Walk #52: Enfield Lock to Harlow Town
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General Data
| Date Walked | 23/10/1999 |
| County | London, Hertfordshire, Essex |
| Start Location | Enfield Lock station |
| End Location | Harlow Town |
| Start time | 10.21 |
| End time | 16.06 |
| Distance | 12.6 miles |
| Description | A nice walk along The River Lea and Stort navigations. |
| Pack | Pennine Way kit minus sleeping bag. |
| Condition | My legs, back and shoulders are all fine, and my feet are reasonable. I have a couple of very small blisters, nothing anywhere near as bad as the ones that I had last week. |
| Weather | Today was a mixture of sunshine and showers, with the emphasis very much on the latter. I did not get too wet, and the rain as light enough that I only had my coat on for the last hour, and even then it was quite invigorating. |
| OS map | Landranger number 166 (Luton & Hertford, Hitchin & St Albans) and Landranger number 167 (Chelmsford, Harlow & Bishop's Stortford) |
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Map of the walk
Maps courtesy of Google Maps. Route for indicative purposes only, and may have been plotted after the walk. Please let me have comments on what you think of this new format. For a detailed table of timings for this walk, please see the table file.
Notes
More canal walking saw me progress further north. Easy going, and the overhad power cables that slightly blighted he walk from Mile End soon vanished. The section along the River Stort in particular was quite rural.
A boater I met on the Stort told me that there was once a plan for the canal to be extended from Bishop's Stortford to the Cam near Cambridge. It is a shame that this was never done, as it would have made the walk from Bishop's Stortford to Cambridge much easier.
Directions
This walk is incredibly easy to navigate - you just follow the River Lea Navigation walk up to Feildes Weir Lock and then head north-eastwards along the River Stort Navigation. Immediately adjacent to Burnt Mill Lock is Harlow Town station, although you have an annoying ten minute walk to get from the lock to the station entrance.
There are some fairly details maps of the Canals featured in this walk on the British Waterways website at the British Waterways website. Also look at Jim Shead's canal pages for more details of this canal.
Distances
| From | To | Distance (m) | Ascent (ft) | Descent (ft) |
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| Enfield Lock | Canal junction | 8.1 | 69 | 43 |
| Canal junction | Harlow Town | 4.5 | 95 | 49 |
This makes a total distance of 12.6 miles, with 164 feet of ascent and 92 feet of descent.
For more information on profiles, ascents and descents, see this page
Disclaimer
Please note that I take no responsibility for anything that may happen when following these directions. If you intend to follow this route, then please use the relevant maps and check the route out before you go out. As always when walking, use common sense and you should be fine.
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And finally, enjoy your walking!
This walk was mentioned in the following routes:
| My sectional Land's End to John O'Groats walk |
Nearby walks
| # | Title | Walk length (miles) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Mile End to Enfield Lock | 12.7 |
| 53 | Harlow Town to Bishop's Stortford | 9.8 |
| 615 | Harlow to Edmonton via Epping Forest | 19.4 |
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