Best walks near Chelmsford by train
MapA day hike in the countryside is just a simple train journey away — explore the most charmingly located railway stations in South East England and plan your next day of green.
Bures Station to Sudbury Station (Essex)
45m from Chelmsford, with one change.
17km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.
Gently rolling farmland, river meadows, woodland, open fields, historic market town, and pastoral common lands. Can be muddy.
Lunch stop: the Bulmer Fox (3h–4h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Angel, the White Horse, or Ree's.
White Notley Station to Marks Tey Station (Essex)
15m direct from Chelmsford.
Tough: 21km. Moderate ascents. 7h.
Beautiful. Field paths with street sections at either end and flat and easy-going.
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Stratford Station to Stratford International Station (Essex)
30m direct from Chelmsford.
Easy: 0km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Hackney Wick Station to Stratford Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Chelmsford.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Liverpool Street Station to Shoreditch High Street Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Chelmsford.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Moorgate Station to Liverpool Street Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Chelmsford.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 0m.
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Cambridge Heath Station to Hackney Wick Station (Middlesex)
30m from Chelmsford, with one change.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
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Whitechapel Station to Shadwell Station (Middlesex)
30m from Chelmsford, with one change.
Easy: 2km, flat terrain. 30m.
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Bethnal Green Station to Whitechapel Station (Middlesex)
30m from Chelmsford, with one change.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 0m.
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Kings Cross Station to Farringdon Station (Middlesex)
45m from Chelmsford, with one change.
Easy: 6km, gentle ascents. 1h30.
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Shoreditch High Street Station to Bethnal Green Station (Middlesex)
45m from Chelmsford, with one change.
Easy: 1km, flat terrain. 30m.
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Limehouse Station to Cambridge Heath Station (Middlesex)
45m from Chelmsford, with one change.
Easy: 4km, moderate ascents. 1h30.
Canal towpath.