Access to the Flitch Way
- With a length of 15 miles, the Flitch Way covers around a third of the breadth of Essex.
- Start Hill to Rayne is accessible for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
- The section between Rayne and Braintree is open to cyclists and walkers.
- There are 70+ access points, the majority of which are from Public Rights of Way.
- Most sections of the Flitch Way are well surfaced and are both pushchair and wheelchair accessible.
- The Flitch Way forms part of National Cycle Network route 16 from Great Totham to Birchanger.
- There is no entrance fee to access the Flitch Way.
The Flitch Way is an important local community resource and goes through or close by the parishes of Braintree, Great Notley, Rayne, Felsted, Stebbing, Flitch Green, Little Dunmow, Great Dunmow, Little Canfield, Great Canfield, Takeley, Hatfield Broad Oak and Great Hallingbury.
The Flitch Way is readily accessible by public transport. Trains run from London Liverpool Street to Braintree (via Witham), Stansted Airport or Bishops Stortford Stations. Bus route number 133 runs between these points and includes stops at Great Dunmow, Takeley and Rayne. The bus route broadly follows the former Stane Street B1256 road. Please check relevant timetables before starting your journey.
Pay and display car parking is available at Braintree station (Station Approach, CM7 3QL) and Great Notley Country Park (CM77 7FS). In addition there are small car parks at Rayne Station (CM77 6RX) and High Cross Lane East (CM6 1TH).
The Flitch Way is covered by the set of Essex Country park byelaws.
A list of access points to the Flitch Way is shown below.
Key:
NT = National Trust
BR = Bridleway (followed by the reference number for that parish)
BW = Byway (followed by the reference number for that parish)
FP = Footpath (followed by the reference number for that parish)
Key:
NT = National Trust
BR = Bridleway (followed by the reference number for that parish)
BW = Byway (followed by the reference number for that parish)
FP = Footpath (followed by the reference number for that parish)
| Reference | Parish | Type of Access | Grid Reference | Nearby post code |
| The Street / Bedlars Green Road, Start Hill | Great Hallingbury | Bridleway | TL 5190 2125 | CM22 7TQ |
| BR45. National Cycle Network route 16 | Great Hallingbury | Bridleway | TL 5283 2126 | CM22 7DQ |
| Access by Kearsley Airways | Takeley | Track | TL 5332 2125 | CM22 6NB |
| NT Hatfield Forest bridleway | Takeley | Permitted bridleway | TL 5332 2125 | CM22 6NB |
| NT Hatfield Forest | Hatfield Broad Oak | Permitted footpath | TL 5368 2125 | CM22 6NE |
| NT Hatfield Forest | Hatfield Broad Oak | Permitted footpath | TL 5385 2125 | CM22 6NE |
| NT Hatfield Forest | Hatfield Broad Oak | Permitted footpath | TL 5424 2122 | CM22 6NE |
| NT Hatfield Forest bridleway | Hatfield Broad Oak | Permitted bridleway | TL 5469 2115 | CM22 6NB |
| Stane Street Halt ramp, Forest Road | Hatfield Broad Oak | Road | TL 5480 2114 | CM22 6NE |
| FP22 | Takeley | Footpath | TL 5567 2108 | CM22 6TN |
| FP5 | Hatfield Broad Oak | Footpath | TL 5567 2108 | CM22 6TN |
| BR48 Chapel Fields | Takeley | Bridleway | TL 5589 2107 | CM22 6TR |
| Takeley Station, Sycamore Close | Takeley | Road | TL 5629 2107 | CM22 6QA |
| BR27 Great Canfield Road ramp | Great Canfield | Bridleway | TL 5680 2106 | CM6 1GE |
| TBC, The Birches | Little Canfield | Bridleway | TL 5762 2114 | CM6 1TA |
| FP8, Warren Cottage | Little Canfield | Footpath | TL 5775 2115 | CM6 1SU |
| FP12 | Little Canfield | Footpath | TL 5844 2118 | CM6 1SU |
| Crumps Farm | Little Canfield | Track | TL 5844 2118 | CM6 1SU |
| Church Lane | Little Canfield | Footpath | TL 5866 2120 | CM6 1SU |
| FP13 | Little Canfield | Footpath | TL 5900 2112 | CM6 1SU |
| High Cross Lane West | Little Canfield | Road | TL 5923 2129 | CM6 1ST |
| FP16 | Little Canfield | Footpath | TL 5940 2125 | CM6 1ST |
| FP41 | Little Canfield | Footpath | TL 5955 2125 | CM6 1SU |
| High Cross Lane East | Little Canfield | Road | TL 6032 2137 | CM6 1TH |
| High Cross Lane East picnic area | Little Canfield | Road | TL 6034 2129 | CM6 1TH |
| BW34 Buttleys Lane | Great Dunmow | Byway | TL 6095 2125 | CM6 1SJ |
| FP32 | Great Dunmow | Footpath | TL 6098 2138 | CM6 1SJ |
| Buttleys Lane | Great Dunmow | Road | TL 6094 2147 | CM6 1SJ |
| FP32 | Great Dunmow | Footpath | TL 6230 2160 | CM6 1SJ |
| Dunmow bypass | Great Dunmow | Footpath | TL 6232 2161 | CM6 1SJ |
| FP67 Langleys | Great Dunmow | Footpath | TL 6371 2106 | CM6 1LL |
| BW5 Grange Lane | Little Dunmow | Byway | TL 6446 2078 | CM6 3HY |
| FP24 | Little Dunmow | Footpath | TL 6563 2098 | CM6 3HU |
| Brook Street | Little Dunmow | Bridleway | TL 6581 2103 | CM6 3HU |
| Flitch Green access path | Flitch Green | Permitted footpath | TL 6618 2114 | CM6 3FH |
| FP10 | Little Dunmow | Footpath | TL 6621 2118 | CM6 3HG |
| Felsted Station, Station Road | Little Dunmow | Road | TL 6646 2132 | CM6 3HG |
| Felsted ramp Station Road | Little Dunmow | Road | TL 6652 2123 | CM6 3HG |
| FP8, Bourchiers | Little Dunmow | Footpath | TL 6692 2135 | CM6 3HF |
| Stebbing Road | Felsted | Road | TL 6756 2149 | CM6 3LH |
| FP13 | Felsted | Footpath | TL 6774 2152 | CM6 3LQ |
| FP11 | Felsted | Footpath | TL 6774 2152 | CM6 3LQ |
| FP10 | Felsted | Footpath | TL 6815 2158 | CM6 3JX |
| FP14, Felmoor Farm bridge | Felsted | Footpath | TL 6849 2162 | CM6 3JX |
| Bannister Green Halt ramp, Braintree Road | Felsted | Bridleway | TL 6907 2166 | CM6 3JZ |
| FP17 | Felsted | Footpath | TL 6949 2174 | CM6 3LB |
| FP16 | Felsted | Footpath | TL 6949 2174 | CM6 3LB |
| FP19 | Felsted | Footpath | TL 7018 2184 | CM6 3LB |
| BR20 Graunts Court | Felsted | Bridleway | TL 7055 2191 | CM77 6SD |
| FP21 | Felsted | Footpath | TL 7088 2198 | CM77 6SD |
| Fentons Farm, Mill Lane | Rayne | Road | TL 7148 2210 | CM77 6SJ |
| Gatewoods Lane | Rayne | Road | TL 7220 2227 | CM77 6SW |
| FP13 | Rayne | Footpath | TL 7237 2231 | CM77 6RX |
| FP35 | Rayne | Footpath | TL 7237 2231 | CM77 6RX |
| Rayne Station, Station Road | Rayne | Road | TL 7260 2236 | CM77 6RX |
| Warners Close | Rayne | Road | TL 7280 2240 | CM77 6SX |
| FP41 | Rayne | Footpath | TL 7294 2244 | CM77 6SX |
| Fairy Hall Lane for Great Notley Country Park | Rayne | Track | TL 7307 2246 | CM77 6TG |
| Rayne Recreation ground | Rayne | Footpath | TL 7316 2248 | CM77 6SX |
| Oak Meadow Reserve | Rayne | Footpath | TL 7342 2253 | CM77 6TG |
| FP68 | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath | TL 7454 2255 | CM77 6TG |
| FP108 Clap Bridge near Guernsey Way | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath/cycleway | TL 7454 2255 | CM7 2FB |
| Access off Jersey Way | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath/cycleway | TL 7461 2256 | CM7 2FB |
| Acorn Avenue | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath/cycleway | TL 7487 2261 | CM7 2LR |
| School View | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath | TL 7511 2271 | CM7 2AQ |
| London Road | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath/cycleway | TL 7532 2273 | CM7 2BA |
| Kenworthy Road | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath | TL 7555 2264 | CM7 1JJ |
| Kenworthy Road | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath/cycleway | TL 7559 2264 | CM7 1JJ |
| Notley Road | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath/cycleway | TL 7577 2265 | CM7 1HA |
| Stone Close | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath | TL 7583 2267 | CM7 1LJ |
| Station Approach | Braintree & Bocking | Footpath/cycleway | TL 7593 2269 | CM7 3QL |