Essex Walks
At Fairlop Waters, these walks offer a choice between an easy lakeside circuit and a longer exploration of the wider country park.
With smooth, wheel-friendly paths on the shorter option and a more adventurous loop taking in a second lake and the Little Haven lookout point, the walks combine open water views, accessible trails and a perfectly placed bar and restaurant for a well-earned break.
Download the Essex Walks App to follow these routes with real-time GPS navigation.
Walk information
This first route is a simple stroll around the lake at Fairlop Waters Country Park.
The paths are solid throughout, so it's perfect for wheels and there is a bar & restaurant half way around the walk for refreshments.
Train Station:
Fairlop Underground
Walk information
If you have a bit more time, and are happy to venture off the hard wheel-friendly paths, then this second walk is a longer adventure in the Fairlop Country Park.
You'll obviously enjoy the walk around the lake from the first route, but this walk also takes you much deeper into the park, visiting another lake and the Little Haven lookout point as you go.
Head clockwise on this one as the bar & restaurant will then be towards the end of the walk.
Train Station:
Fairlop Underground
Navigate the walks
It's like sat-nav, but for footpaths.
Choose a walk and follow the pointer showing your live position on the route map, so you always know you're on the right path.
The app works without a phone signal, so you can keep following the route wherever the walk takes you.
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