Best walks to or from Walton-on-the-Naze

Frinton-on-Sea Station to Walton-on-the-Naze Station

picturesque greensward, sparkling sea. A short, easy town-and-seafront walk, starting on paved footpaths along Frinton's wide tree-lined avenues, cutting past a flint-walled church to the bustling High Street, then onto the greensward along the clifftop and down to the promenade. From there it follows the seafront past colourful beach huts to Walton Pier and with the level prom usable at high tide or the sandy beach at low tide. Trains run back to Frinton from Walton-on-the-Naze every hour.

Tough: steep ascents. 3km.

Lunch: Lots of small independent shops and cafes along Connaught Avenue High Street.

End-of-walk rewards: the Victory, or the Nose bookshop cafe.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route

Walton-on-the-Naze Station Circular

Flat coastal walk, Victorian seaside town, red London Clay eroding cliffs, fossil-rich headland, sandy spit, salt marsh sea wall and backwater views.

12km.

Check tide timings. Stone Point spit section may not be reliable — hasn't been walk-checked recently.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Clacton-on-Sea Station to Walton-on-the-Naze Station

Flat North Sea coastal path, sea wall, beaches and seaside resort promenades.

11km.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.