Hiking

A walking group for those who want to walk a little further. The regular walk, on the last Friday of the month, is about five to six miles at a steady pace with a refreshment stop halfway, ending at a pub or cafe for an optional lunch, and there may be stiles and muddy patches. The second Friday brings a longer walk of seven to eight miles, often a stage of a long distance route in Essex or Suffolk such as the Essex Way, the Saffron Trail or the Wool Towns Walk, with car shuttles and a picnic lunch. Most months there is also a shorter walk of about four miles, which may be a breakfast walk starting at 7.30am in autumn and winter, an evening walk with a meal in spring and summer, or an afternoon tea walk, with no fixed date. The group also takes short walking breaks to other parts of the country, and has been to Yorkshire, the South Downs, the Cotswolds, the Brecon Beacons and the Peak District.