Green Walk - Grange Hill to Collier Row + (optional) Pub

I'm going to build on what we did with the other walk last week, by taking a similar route and expanding on it.

We'll do the previously unseen stuff in Grange Hill, followed by a walk around the whole of Chigwell Row Woods (never done before), and then go over to a part of Hainault Forest where we've never been before either. By the time we eventually loop back round to the café in Hainault Park, it will be our halfway coffee break.

The second half of the walk will go through to Collier Row, where we'll end in the (optional) Colley Rowe Inn/Wetherspoon. It will be about 7 miles in total.

If you are driving, there are plenty of places to park all around Grange Hill Station.

If you are coming by bus, the 462 goes to Grange Hill from Ilford Station, Gants Hill Station, Barkingside High St, & Fairlop Station. The 362 goes to Grange Hill from Chadwell Heath.

If you're coming on the Central Line, Grange Hill is on the link-line between Woodford & Hainault. Trains are every 20min in either direction. Please note that this line runs independently of the main Epping and Hainault lines, as it bridges between the two of them. Trains are every 20 minutes, departing from Woodford at 10.15am and 10.35am. From Hainault at 10.10am, 10.30am, 10.50am.

For those parked at Grange Hill, we can get a 247 back later, and walk the footpath through to Grange Hill Station.

If you haven't already paid for Oct, I ask for a nominal contribution of £2 to help cover Meetup organiser fees. Or you can pay £4 for the remainder of Oct. No shrapnel please.

RISK WARNING/DISCLAIMER: Please remember that as with any physical activity, there can be dangers associated with hiking/walking, especially around waterways, forests, farms and countryside. Your decision to voluntarily participate in this activity is an informed decision. and by attending this event you agree and accept to take sole responsibility for your own actions, your own safety, and your own belongings.

Please dress appropriately, including sturdy shoes. Please bring any necessary medication with you. You will need to be sufficiently fit to walk several miles at a moderate pace. We may occasionally cross or walk short distances on roads; country and woodland tracks can be muddy or slippery; animals may be encountered on occasion.

INSURANCE: If either yourself or any guests you bring along require insurance for this walk, then you must arrange this yourselves.

GUESTS: If you are bringing any guests along, there is no facility on the Meetup site to record their details. Please ensure that you make them fully aware of the Risk Warning/Disclaimer and Insurance statements.