British Walking Federation

HAVERHILL CIRCULAR COUNTRY WALK ORGANISED BY..HAVAC WALKERS

CONTACT :  Mr P Addison, 38 Peterborough Avenue, Upminster, Essex  RM14 3LL
Tel: 01708 250841      E-mail: peter.addison@tesco.net

DISTANCE:  10km
ENTRY FEE: £1.50 per person (Cheques payable to Havac Walkers)
AWARD: None
START VENUE:   East Town Park car park, Coupals Road, Haverhill (Map 154  GR 685448)
CAR PARKING: At start venue.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION  (Updated  03 July 2010) 

 Leave car park through small gate in corner and enter park by children’s play area. Turn right on tarmac footpath. Keep straight ahead at cross paths. Cross the footbridge, up steps to footpath (dismantled railway) and turn left.  Immediately after passing under a ‘supported’ arch turn left up steps into golf course (beware golf balls). Turn left and right along gravel track between avenue of popular trees towards large house. Cross wooden footbridge and immediately turn left, follow path around garden boundary, river on left.  On meeting track (back entrance to house) turn left uphill and pass through kissing gate to road.  Cross road with care to track opposite, through barrier and straight on, soon with houses on left and trees on right to junction with metalled track.  At track turn right towards farm, pass to right of farm buildings then turn right on grass track. Continue ahead to reach road in Keddington. Cross road, with care, turn left and immediately right into Mill Road.  Continue on road, over river, to Keddington Church and enter churchyard through the main gate. 

Question 1 - Just inside churchyard, first gravestone on right. What date did George Brown die?

Leave churchyard and cross road with care into avenue of trees to Keddington Primary School. Continue on path to end and turn right on road (Silver Street).   At the Barnadiston Arms public house cross road with care and take lane to left of pub and follow lane/track/footpath for 2.5km approximately, keeping hedge/ditch on left.  When hedge ends take path slightly to right across open field to hedge. At hedge turn right into sunken path and follow path to road.    

Question 2 -   At road there is a yellow hydrant ‘H’ sign on a signpost. What are the numbers within the H on the sign?

Turn left on road and in 20m turn right on footpath (dismantled railway). Continue ahead with houses to left. Pass under ‘supported’ arch and ahead with golf course on right.  At the end of golf course turn right down steps and cross footbridge on right. Turn right and left to continue up between an avenue of mature trees. At top turn left on grass towards children’s play area, car park and end of walk.

When you have completed this trail please use the  Permanent Trail Entry Form

The organisers are not liable for accidents, thefts and/or damage to property.  Every effort will be made by the organisers to make this a safe, enjoyable and memorable event.

This trail is registered until 31 December 2010.