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Walking in and around Uttlesford

Welcome to the Uttlesford group. Uttlesford is an area in Essex named after the ancient Hundred of the same name to the north west of the county centred around Saffron Walden.  

Our walking community

The group is centred around the market towns of Saffron Walden, Thaxted and Great Dunmow with the National Trust’s Hatfield Forest in the south.  

If you have not been to this part of Essex before it is a wonderful place to walk, with tiny villages with thatched cottages and ancient churches, and it is definitely not flat!  

Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk walks are also often on our programme and with great links into London, we sometimes venture into the capital for a city walk.  

We have a varied walks programme throughout the year, with walks of different lengths to suit everyone.  

Whether you live in the area or are just visiting, you are very welcome to join any of our walks which may include a picnic or pub lunch.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Find out more

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What we do

Read more about the Uttlesford Ramblers.

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Find a walk

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Campaign with us - protect the places we walk

Walking is a simple pleasure that should be open to everyone, so we campaign to remove barriers to walking and we protect the places we love to wander.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking