Coal Tax Circuit: Purfleet to Theydon Bois

Length — 39km (walked 2018)

This part of the route starts at the Thames, and makes its way by riverside path and country parks to Rush Green, where the first extant post is found, continuing by suburban streets and footpaths to Havering Park. Beyond this point, rurality returns.

01: Purfleet to Rainham — 8.23 km; 47m ascent The north shore of the Thames	Map Directions
02: Rainham to Beam Valley Park — 5.16km; 178m ascent Country parkland predominates, with a suburban interlude	Map Directions
03: Beam Valley Park to Chadwell Heath — 5.86km; 20m ascent Country parkland gives way to suburban streets	Map Directions
04: Chadwell Heath to Havering Park — 6.00km; 38m ascent Streets all the way, brightened by the Havering Stone	Map Directions
05: Havering Park to Lambourne End — 4.30km; 69m ascent A rural delight, walking through Hainault Forest.	Map Directions
06: Lambourne End to Theydon Bois — 9.47km; 96m ascent A mix of rural roads and paths	Map Directions

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