High Woods Country Park

Walk preview

Step 1: Your walk begins at Colchester Station. It has great links to Clacton, Ipswich & London. There are also bus stops outside the station.

Step 2: As you exit the station you’ll need to cross over the road at the mini roundabout. Walk alongside residential Station Building using the pavement.

Step 3: At the first crossing & set of traffic lights, cross the road safely.

Step 4: There will be a sign for Myland on this section of the roundabout.

Step 5: Notice the sculpture on your way.

Step 6: You then need to cross at more traffic lights until you are on Turner Road.

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A stroll through Colchester, Essex
The Orbital at High Woods
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- 30 minutes / 1.1km
- 9
A walk across High Woods Country Park & then along the leafy Myland Hall Chase. An easier access section of the Colchester Orbital East A.
Colchester Orbital East B
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- 2hr 15m / 10.5km
- 17
From High Woods Country Park to Wivenhoe Park (University of Essex), exploring Wall’s & Churn Wood, Crockleford & Salary Brook.
Colchester Orbital East A
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- 2hr 15m / 8.7km
- 24
From High Woods Country Park to Wivenhoe Park (University of Essex), exploring Welsh Wood & Salary Brook Nature Reserve.
Roman Walking Tour of Colchester
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- 1hr 20m / 4.6km
- 51
Roam through Roman history as you follow the town walls around Colchester. Castles, ruins, stories of uprisings & mosaic murals en-route.
The Orbital at Hilly Fields
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- 30 minutes / 0.8km
- 14
A short ‘easy access’ loop across the top of Hilly Fields Nature Reserve. Directly connects with the Colchester Orbital (West A).