RED WALK: PISHIOBURY CAR PARK VIA HIGH WYCH
LOCATION: Start and
finish in Pishiobury Park car park, off A1184 South of Sawbridgeworth.
Grid Ref: 51( 48' 15 N 00( 08' 17 E. OS Pathfinder TL41/51 map.
Exit car park under the height barrier on to the road A1184 and turn left to cross road at pedestrian crossing.
Turn
left straight into Rowney Gardens and continue down this road to the
end where it meets Chaseways. Turn right away from the main road and
proceed along Chaseways with houses on left and hedgerow on right.
Pass Private Property sign and under height barrier, pass field
entrance with yellow way mark and turn right at blue way mark into open
field with Rowney Wood on far side. Turn left keeping the hedgerow on
your left, notice Rowney farmhouse and as this is passed, bear right
towards wood. With wood on right and hedgerow on left enter path, which
turns into bridleway and tarmac surface, with stables and houses on
right. Continue to highway (High Wych Rd) turn and cross highway
continuing left to High Wych Village.
If you wish to shorten the walk and miss the pubs, turn right into
Broadfields and continue along the edge of the field towards pine trees
and rejoin main walk under power lines.
If not continue into the village where you will find two pubs Half
Moon on right and Rising Sun on left. Bear right at the village green
in front of the Half Moon.
If you have time St James Church is worth a visit-further down main highway.
Continue
with Post Office on right and then entrance to Manor of Groves on left,
notice windmill in garden marked WW2 Mosquito fuel tank.
Continuing along footpath until you reach Woodside Cottage then
turn right on to twitchell marked footpath. At end of twitchell turn
left then right under power lines and across fields.
Those who took the shorter dotted route will join us under the
power lines. Continue down this farm track until you come to a kissing
gate on your right. This leads into Rivers Nursery Orchard and is well
worth a detour.
Turn left at kissing gate keeping to farm track and first right to far hedgerow.
This open land is the place to hear skylarks and green woodpeckers.
Pass through gap in hedge, bear slightly left and continue Northwards towards houses.
Continue past garages and ends of gardens on right, towards culverted stream.
Cross culvert and proceed along twitchell towards houses crossing road.
Turn right at sign for Gilders, cross road continue right to railings.
Down steps into Brook Lane with brook on left.
Continue along Brook Lane until you reach A1184 opposite car showrooms
(Sbw Motor Co) Turn left crossing road at pedestrian lights. *
Bear slightly right to pickup footpath with brook now on right.
Cross culvert at road continuing with brook on right.
Pass Bell Mead Allotments on left and turn right over bridge up path to Brook Road.
*(For
those less agile can join this point without walking the brook by
continuing past Sbw Motor Co and turning left up Brook Road.)
Cross Brook Road into twitchell opposite and continue up the rise to Pishiobury Park.
Pass through kissing gate with post and rail fence on right; worth a linger here.
At end of post and rail fence bear right to take path down hill to
footbridge across stream and following path in grass for 1/4 mile the
car park will appear on the right.
You have made it back to the start.
