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Corn Exchange – Black Lion loop from Thorley Wash Nature Reserve

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Corn Exchange – Black Lion loop from Thorley Wash Nature Reserve

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Corn Exchange – Black Lion loop from Thorley Wash Nature Reserve

04:26

17.4km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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Full of Beans Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Coffee and Health food Shop

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Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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Forest

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Forest

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South Mill Lock (River Stort Navigation)

Highlight • Trail

This path follows the beautiful River Stort Navigation canal near South Mill Lock. It’s a lovely flat trail that offers picturesque views, conveniently located just outside Bishop's Stortford.

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12.0 km

Waterside Stortford Canal Trail

Highlight • Trail

Waterside Stortford is a 5.6km, flat trail which runs from Bat Willow Hurst Country Park to the north of the town, through the centre here, to just beyond Twyford Mill lock in the south. There are information points throughout the trail providing more information about the features of the trail.

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12.6 km

Corn Exchange

Highlight • Monument

Nice historic builing now hosting a restaurant/bar with a relaxed terasse on the upper floor. Good place for a break with a view to enjoy good weather.

Tip by

12.7 km

Black Lion

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful grade II listed building. Here is what the official entry says:

"2. Mid C16 double fronted house. Exposed post and panel timber-framing, steep red tile pitched roofs. Two and a half storeys. North elevation to Bridge Street has jettied first floor and jettied second floor twin gables. Ground floor has central door flanked by modern mullion and transom windows in original positions and one old mullioned 2-light window. Two modern mullioned oriels on first floor and band of 5 blocked original mullioned 2-light windows. Cable moulded bressummer and carved angle post. Gables have mullioned 2-light windows and pendants to apexes and wall plates. Early C17 extension to west. Two storeys, one bay. Jettied first floor with C19 horizontal sash window. East elevation to Devoils lane has original mullion windows on ground and first floors. Plastered 2-storey, one bay, jettied extension to south with ground and first floor C18 sash windows. Further extension to south. Early C17, matching west extension of north elevation. Two storeys. Jettied, half-timbered first floor with one old mullioned window and 3 modern casements. Interior. Exposed dragon beam in ground floor, much restoration. (RCHM (1911) 65)." (historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1101601?section=official-list-entry)

Tip by

13.0 km

Bishop's Stortford Town Centre

Highlight • Religious Site

Bishop's Stortford is a large commuter town that expanded rapidly from the Second World War onwards. It's home to the motte-and-bailey castle remains of Waytemore Castle, which stand above the River Stort in the centre of the town. Being an important market town, there are many old pubs, including the timber-framed, 16th-century Black Lion.

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17.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.78 km

6.03 km

2.32 km

1.28 km

939 m

Surfaces

5.20 km

4.49 km

3.02 km

2.25 km

1.10 km

1.03 km

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

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Corn Exchange – Black Lion loop from Thorley Wash Nature Reserve

Full of Beans Cafe

Highland Cattle Riverside Trail

South Mill Lock (River Stort Navigation)

Waterside Stortford Canal Trail

Corn Exchange

Black Lion

Bishop's Stortford Town Centre

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