Nice little round trip on the bicycle in the sunshine today. I've now checked off the River Ching[1] so only a couple of minor Lea Tributaries left to do. Enfield Lock, High Beech to the source of the Ching. Connaught Water, Woodford, Highams Park. Then just North of Banbury Reservoir to the Old River Lea, And then the Lee navigation towpath home to Ware. Almost all of that is off road with some good mountain bike trails following most of the Ching's course.
None of it's that hard to follow given a map, though I did get a bit lost in Epping Forest. Which way is South?
I can recommend the Lea Side Cafe, just hereĀ
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.610429,-0.041019,3a,37.5y,93.83h,86.94t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sgBZtj7pFlhrLw067rf1PcA!2e0
by the towpath. One of the best bacon sarnies and coffees I've had in ages. Not entirely sure what nationality they and they're customers are but I'd guess Turkish.
[1]Wikipedia claims the Ching is named after Chingford and not the other way round. Bizarre.