Thames Estuary Path
The Thames Estuary Path is a long-distance footpath in Essex, England. The 29-mile (47 km) path leads from Tilbury to Leigh-on-Sea. It is waymarked, but as of 2024[update] is not named on Ordnance Survey mapping.
The path[edit]
The Thames Estuary Path was established in 2014, it is part of the King Charles III England Coast Path and runs along the northern (Essex) side of the Thames estuary.[1] It is promoted by Essex County Council and c2c train company.[2] It complements the Saffron Trail from south-east to north-west Essex.
The path starts at the Tilbury Town railway station (51°27'44"N 0°21'15"E) in the Borough of Thurrock in south-west Essex, and heads in an easterly direction through industrial, urban and rural Essex.[3] It goes along sea walls, beside fresh and salt-water marshes, through fields and pasture as well as industrial, military and built-up areas; it finishes at Leigh-on-Sea railway station (51°32'28"N 0°38'25"E).[3]
The path is waymarked in both directions by a circular blue, yellow and green ‘walker’ graphic marker with the text "Thames Estuary Path".[3]
The path has six railway stations on the route or nearby.[2]
Route[edit]
The Thames Estuary Path passes through the following locations:[2]
Tilbury (start), East Tilbury, Mucking, Stanford-le-Hope, Corringham, Fobbing, Vange, Pitsea, Benfleet, Leigh-on-Sea (finish). The highest point of the walk is 19 m (62 feet) at Fobbing; the lowest point is at sea level at several locations.[3]
Adjoining paths[edit]
The Thames Estuary Path adjoins several long-distance paths: the King Charles III England Coast Path follows the same route;[1] the Saffron Trail (an 81-mile (130 km) walk from Southend-on-Sea to Saffron Walden) intersects at Leigh-on-Sea. Two stations west of Tilbury Town is Purfleet station which gives access to the 150-mile (240 km) London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP).
References[edit]
- ^ a b "King Charles III England Coast Path". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Thames Estuary Path (Essex)". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "The Long Distance Walkers Association, Thames Estuary Path". Retrieved 22 February 2024.