Walking groups in Essex
Below you'll find every walking group we know of in Essex, as well as walkers looking for one.
All listings in Essex
Wild Essex - Hiking & Camping (Colchester)
Walking
Wild Essex is an outdoor group for people interested in hiking, camping and wild swimming. It explores scenic places in Essex and further afield across the UK, including woods, forests, mountains, waterfalls, ancient trees and beaches. The group also spends time on basic survival skills, tarp setups, outdoor cooking and sharing camping gear.
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Walking
Women Walking in Christ is a women’s Christian walking group in Chelmsford that combines gentle time outdoors with prayer and reflection. It offers guided walking retreats in nature, with the aim of helping members find restoration, clarity and a deeper sense of connection with God. The listing does not give meeting times or any cost.
Sign in to contactMaldon & Dengie Hundred Group (Maldon)
Walking
The Maldon and Dengie group arranges 12 or more guided walks each month and welcomes new members. It mainly explores local paths in the Maldon and Dengie area, although some walks go further afield. Tuesday walks offer either a half-day route of around 4 to 6 miles or a full-day walk of about 10 to 12 miles, with a pub stop or the option to bring a picnic.
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Rochford and Castle Point Ramblers is a walking group that organises led walks every Tuesday morning from 10:00, with occasional walks at weekends. Routes are usually 5 to 8 miles and take in Rochford and Castle Point, much of South Essex, and sometimes parts of London and Kent. Walks are planned to end around 1:00pm and include a mid-walk break for coffee, with a pub meal sometimes arranged afterwards.
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The Basildon Greenway Group is a local branch of the Ramblers Association covering the Basildon, Billericay and Wickford areas of Essex. It arranges short Tuesday morning walks of around 5 to 6 miles, as well as occasional longer Tuesday and Sunday walks of about 9 to 12 miles, usually with a pub stop at lunchtime. Walks are led by local volunteers and normally start at 10am or soon after.
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Walking
Thurrock Ramblers is a small, friendly walking group in South Essex that welcomes newcomers and lets people try a walk or two before joining. It organises walks on most Sundays and Wednesday evenings in the summer, with Sunday routes usually 8 to 10 miles and Wednesday walks about 4 miles within Thurrock. Most walks are in Essex and Kent, and the group also runs coach rambles, walking holidays and occasional social events.
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Walking
The Colchester Ramblers organise regular walks in and around Colchester, North East Essex and South Suffolk, with occasional trips further afield. Their programme runs throughout the year and includes shorter and longer walks on Wednesdays, a mix of walks on Sundays, and Friday evening walks during the summer.
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Walking
The Brentwood Ramblers group organises walking throughout the year from Brentwood, with some members also travelling in from outside the local area. It runs more than 200 walks a year, including half-day walks on Saturdays and Thursdays, full-day walks on Sundays and Tuesdays, and Wednesday evening walks in summer. Full-day walks are usually 10 to 12 miles, while half-day walks are around 5 to 6 miles.
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