B TEAM TRAILS: February 2008

Thursday, 14 February 2008

THE TOOT HOOT!

It's going to be a hoot! The Toot Hill Hoot!!

Any of you that have run The Green Belt Relay or The Essex Way Relay will know Toot hill as a changeover point. If you're like us, you'll have seen the Green Man and thought it looked nice but never been in! Now's your chance!!

A Nine Mile Trail

A nine mile trail with a difference!! This time you'll get a weather proofed A4 easy to read and carry Ordnance Survey map with the whole route clearly marked. It clearly shows all the paths, tracks, woods, roads- the lot! The 9 mile course is overlaid so you won't (can't?) get lost.All you'll have to do is follow the map over 9 miles of varied, undulating(hilly), testing and scenic Essex countryside. There's very little road as well.

We consider this to be a bit more difficult than a normal route narrative trail, so it might be fun to go around in pairs to share the decision making... especially if you're new to O S map reading.

So if you want an alternative to the Brentwood half with a really friendly pub at the end, come and give it a go.

Venue - The Green Man, Toot Hill. Car park at rear plus plenty of roadside parking.
Directions - signposted on left between Ongar and M11 on A414
Date - Sunday 9th March
Starts - Anytime between 10.30am and 11.30am
Cost - £4 inc. £2 drinks voucher

THE MAGNIFICENT 7 ROUTE DESCRIPTION FROM THE BLACK BULL, FYFIELD NR. ONGAR

Each paragraph represents approximately one mile. 1 leave pub, TR, X RD and continue SA along lane opposite. As it bears R, continue SA on RD becoming gravel TK then very rutted. Ignore L and R TKs eventually passing Maltings Farm on R. At RD junction TL, becomes TK 2 Continue SA. At RD TL. At FPSP TR onto RHFE. Ignore hedge gap in FD corner and continue on RHFE, hedge on R. SA, ignoring WM on R. As hedge approaches, bear R onto LHFE, hedge on L. At RD and old caravan thing, TR. 3 100m after Corbert’s on R, TR at hidden and probably still broken FPSP and X FD in directed way, no visible path, to WM eventually in the distance. At WM TR onto LHFE, ditch/ hedge on L. At FD corner, continue SA X FD passing L of large oak tree to X FB onto LHFE, BEWARE HOLES! soon TL X FB, immediately TR onto RHFE. At FD corner continue SA to WM and TL onto LHFE, wood on L 4 As wood ends, TR with TK onto LHFE eventually to RD. CROSS RD WITH CARE and TL onto grass bank. TR at TP onto RHFE, ditch on R. TR at TK and immediately TR into FD then TL onto LHFE, soon church on L. At hedge end and WM on L, continue slightly R X FD on visible path ignoring all tractor Xings. 5 As path ends, continue SA into next FD on RHFE. Ignore TK on R and continue SA on RHFE. X 2nd FB on R and continue on path thru’ wood. At path junction and hidden triple WM on R, TR and immediately TL. Continue SA pass WM by tree to X FB with WM onto LHFE. X FB, TL onto LHFE, BEWARE BADGER SETS! To RD. SELF SERVICE DRINK STATION.EMPTY CUPS IN BINLINER PLS. 6 TR for 800m then TL at FPSP on L. X ST, X FD, thru’ open gate, SA X FD, to X FB in FD corner. TL on enclosed path. X FB on R. TL, WM, onto LHFE. Eventually up steps and TR on RD. TL at black FPSP into Hydes. TR after 50m and TP to X FD passing fence/garden on L then faint path to continue SA thru hedge gap then hedge on L and TR at WM on R onto RHFE. 7 X FB on R, up steps, X FD path. TL at WM onto RHFE. X FB on R to TL at RD then TL at RD junction. TR at FPSP, X FB, continue SA X 2 FDs then X grass at WM to gates and TL at RD WITH CARE . TR at FPSP along house drive passing L of house X garden to gap in L corner then onto LHFE. 8 Soon conifers on L, fence on R. At TK junction TL, 5m, TR. At TK junction continue SA to X FB then half R X FD, X ST, X FB, X ST, half L, X FD, X ST and finish!!!! WELL DONE!!!! 7.38 bandit miles.

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THE MAGNIFICENT 7 ROUTE DESCRIPTION FROM THE BLACK BULL, FYFIELD NR. ONGAR