OpenStreetMap
Having walked the Epping to Ongar and Ongar to Willingale sections to get a GPS tracklog, I spent ages doing a large JOSM (1607) edit of the first section - which is supposed to be 7.2 miles, but the odometer read more like 7.8.
The validator plugin in JOSM is excellent, so I spent some time editing odd errors on the pre-existing map data, but couldn't cover everything. After hours of work, the damned thing refuses to load. I even tried loading the .osm file into Merkaartor but that can't parse the conflicting data it's getting from somewhere in the Epping area - & that's before I've even hit the upload button.
The Ongar to Willinggale is however drawn and uploaded successfully. (about 4.5 miles). More to walk tomorrow - only another 70 miles to go!
Hope to meet up with Ed Loach's Essex Way track at the Harwich end before the summer has gone!
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