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1. Ashton Playing Fields 6. Ilford Leisure Centre and Waters Grade III Grade I 598 Road, , Cricklefields Athletics Ground 45 – 50 minutes 20 minutes Essex, IG8 8AA Approx 5300 steps Approx 1350 steps 468 High Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1UE 020 8559 0486 4 miles 1.2 miles 020 8553 0639 Woodford Station (Snakes Lane East) – 260 kcal 77kcal Cricklefields - 020 8478 1477 Central Line, Zone 4 Station (High Road) –  Walk anticlockwise  Car park off of Cranbrook Buses - 275 National Rail Services around lake Road entrance, turn left and Buses – 86  Turn off path and walk walk along lake 2. Fairlop Waters Complex and clockwise around golf  Continue to follow path Golf Club 7. Ilford Town Hall course between trees and turn Forest Road, , Essex, IG6 3HN 128-142 High Road, Ilford, Essex, IG11DD  Turn back onto path right 020 8500 9911 020 8554 5000 around lake and walk  Follow path back towards Fairlop Station (Forest Road) – (Healthy lifestyles 020 8708 3746) anticlockwise around the lake Central Line, Zone 4 Ilford Station (Cranbrook Road) – lake back to car park  Continue to walk clockwise Buses on Barkingside High Street – 150, National Rail Services round lake back to car park 167, 169, 247, 275, 362 Buses - 123, 145, 366, 128, 150, 25, 167, 369 3. Fairlop Sailing Centre 8. Redbridge Cycling Centre Forest Road, Hainault, Essex, IG6 3HN Forest Road, Hainault, Essex, IG6 3HP 020 8500 1468 020 8550 9359 Fairlop Station (Forest Road) – Park Grade I South Park Grade I Hainault Station (New North Road) – 30 minutes 20 - 30 minutes Central Line, Zone 4 Buses on Barkingside High Street – 150, Central Line, Zone 4 Approx 2900 steps Approx 2800 steps Buses – 247, 362 2.18 miles 2.1 miles 167, 169, 247, 275, 36 145 kcal 140 kcal 4. Swimming Pool 9. Redbridge Sports and Leisure  Entrance via Longwood  South Park Road entrance High Road, Barkingside, IG6 2EA Forest Road, Barkingside, Essex, IG6 3HD Gardens (opposite Golfe Road) 020 8550 2366 020 8498 1000  Turn right in park and  Walk in anticlockwise Barkingside Station (Craven Fairlop Station (Forest Road) – follow path direction Gardens/Station Road) – Central Line, Zone Central Line, Zone 4  Turn left at end and walk  Turn left down path to 4 Buses – 150, 169, 275, 247 around perimeter of park continue to walk around Buses on Barkingside High Road – 150, 169,  Past tennis courts turn left 10. Leisure Centre lake 275, 247 and follow path to end  Turn left and walk over Redbridge Lane West, Wanstead, London,  Turn right and right again bridge 5. and Country Park E11 2JZ and follow path to  Continue to walk Fox Burrow Road, Chigwell, IG7 4QN 020 8989 1172 Longwood Gardens anticlockwise around park 020 8500 7353 Wanstead Station (The Green) or Redbridge entrance back to South Park Road Hainault Station (New North Road) – Station (Redbridge Lane East – entrance Central Line, Zone 4 Central Line, Zone 4 Buses – 247, 362 Buses – 366, 145 www.redbridge.gov.uk 1. Bus 275 2. Buses 123, 179 3. Bus 145

 Facing away from Ashton  Enter Clayhall Park from  Facing away from Wanstead playing fields on Chigwell Longwood Gardens follow Leisure Centre turn left down Road walk to the right and path round to left parallel to Redbridge Lane West

turn right down path by River Woodford Avenue  Turn left down Langley Drive Roding. Cross over footbridge  Exit on Lord Avenue and turn  Turn right onto Overton Drive into Ray Park left  Turn right onto Blake Hall  Follow path all way round to  Turn right down Woodford Road come out near car park exit Avenue and onto Claybury  Turn right onto Felstead Road turning left onto Snakes Lane Broadway East  Cut across George Green and  Cross over Woodford Avenue back onto Redbridge Lane  Turn left onto Chigwell Road at traffic lights West back to Wanstead  Cross over at pedestrian lights  Left onto Roding Lane South Leisure Centre and walk left  Left onto Falmouth gardens * Langley Drive and Overton  Cross over at pedestrian lights  Left onto Bergholt Avenue Drive slightly uphill thus back to Ashton Playing Fields and continue onto Keswick alternative route continue Gardens along Redbridge Lane West to

 Turn right onto Woodford George Green, walk around Avenue George Green in clockwise direction and back down  Cross Woodford Avenue back onto Longwood Gardens Redbridge Lane West

4. Buses: 123, 145, 366, 5. Bus 86 & buses 150, 6. Bus 86 128, 150, 25, 167, 369, 145 and 128  On High Road facing Seven 179, 296, 364, 462  Start at Ilford Leisure Centre Kings Station walk left down High Road  Start opposite Ilford Station and walk left along High Road facing away from The Exchange  Left down Buckingham Road  Turn left down St Albans Road

Shopping Mall.  Left onto Green Lane  Cross over using traffic lights onto Mordon Road  Turn right along Cranbrook  Cross over at traffic lights Road before petrol station onto  Turn left down Epsom Road  Enter Valentine’s Park at first South Park Drive into Seven Kings Park

entrance  Enter South Park  Turn right into Seven Kings Park  Walk to left and continue to  Walk with lake on right, follow follow path around lake in path round past children’s  Follow path in anticlockwise clockwise direction play areas, follow path round direction, walking right  After walking along 3rd side of to right just after bowling around perimeter of park by lake, turn left and continue to green, walk with lake to left walking on field alongside walk along this path to exit the towards exit where park was fence along stream. Exit park park onto Brisbane Road entered on Aldborough Road South

 Turn right onto Auckland Road  Cross Green Lane walking to  Continue and turn left onto and continue along onto left Cameron Road

Valentine’s Road and onto Park  Right onto Buckingham Road  Turn left onto High Road Avenue  Right onto High Road and * Walk around concrete path  Turn left onto Cranbrook Road back to Ilford Leisure Centre instead of on field along and back to Ilford Station stream

7. Buses 169, 150, 247, 8. Buses 150, 247 9. Buses 247, 362 462, 275,167  Starting from Hainault  Round lake only Station, turn right along New 10. Buses 247, 362  Start at Barkingside Station, North Road Turn right down  Round the edge of the forest walk along Station Road, and Lancelot Drive follow dirt path into field area.  Turn left down Walden Way Continue to follow footpath in fields and out onto Oaks  Turn right down Iverness Lane.Left onto Oaks Lane Drive  Follow path along past field  Right onto St Peters Lane  Cross over Forest Road into  Turn left onto Aldborough Road North Fairlop Waters, walk round lake and back to station  Continue along path past riding school through fields  Enter Fairlop Plain and turn Why is walking good? right to walk in anticlockwise direction aroud golf course  Increases energy levels only  Burns calories  Follow same route back to Barkingside Station  Relieves stress * Follow route 8  Reduces risk of diseases such as diabetes, heart attacks and high blood pressure  Improves muscle and bone strength  Improves circulation

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