Walks you can reach from Stansted Mountfitchet by train
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Bishop's Stortford Station to Sawbridgeworth Station (Hertfordshire)
5m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
14km. Flat terrain. 4h–6h30.
Highlights: Thorley Wash Nature Reserve.
Lunch stops: the Three Tuns, or Full of Beans Cafe (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk reward: the Moorhen.
Newport Station to Audley End Station (Essex)
9m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
14km. Moderate ascents. 4h–6h30.
Spoiled by a long trek along a busy road near Audley End.
Highlights: Saffron Walden.
Lunch stops in Saffron Walden: the Temeraire, Waffle, the Courtyard Tearoom, the Kings Arms, or the Eight Bells.
End-of-walk reward: Audley End House and Gardens.
Great Chesterford Station to Newport Station (Cambridgeshire)
9m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
17km. 4h.
Rolling Essex farmland, grassy field edges, small woods, river valleys, historic market town, parkland, and pylons over crop fields. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Roydon Station to Sawbridgeworth Station (Essex)
15m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
22km. 5h.
Gently rolling Hertfordshire countryside, wheat fields, woods, waterways, green lanes, quiet country roads, river stretches, and navigation canal. Cattle in pastures. Avoid end Oct–Easter.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Harlow Town Station Circular (Essex)
15m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
14km.
Flat, easy farmland, open fields, riverside, and quiet villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Audley End Station Circular via the Cottage (pargeted house, Wendens Ambo) (Essex)
15m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
23km. 5h30.
Gently rolling chalky uplands, farmland, woods and copses, green lanes, field boundaries, and pretty villages with thatched cottages and pargeted houses.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Great Chesterford Station to Audley End Station (Cambridgeshire)
15m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
20km. 5h.
Rolling Essex farmland, grassy field edges, small woods, river valleys, historic market town, parkland, and village with thatched cottages. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of Great Chesterford to Newport – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Broxbourne Station Circular via Waltham Abbey (Hertfordshire)
30m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
19km. 4h.
Flat river floodplain, towpaths, water meadows, lakeside paths, woodland strips, farmland fields, and open parkland. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Broxbourne Station to Bayford Station (Hertfordshire)
30m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
18km.
Canal towpath, parkland, Spital Brook valley, ancient diverse woodland, streams, boardwalks, and green lanes. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Broxbourne Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cheshunt Station to Broxbourne Station (Hertfordshire)
30m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
16km. 3h30.
Flat river floodplain, towpaths, water meadows, lakeside paths, woodland strips, orchid area boardwalk, and open parkland. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Broxbourne Circular via Waltham Abbey – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cheshunt Station Circular via Royal Gunpowder Mills (Hertfordshire)
30m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
15km. 3h30.
Flat river floodplain, gravel-pit lakes, water meadows, country park sculptures, farmland, and a market town. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Shelford Station to Cambridge Station (Cambridgeshire)
30m direct from Stansted Mountfitchet.
23km. 6h.
Flat farmland, permissive river paths, open fields, light woodland, and historic city centre streets. High tarmac count.