Chelmsford to Witham
A station-to-station walkEssexSouth East England
Great views. A route through farmland and fields with great views, on clear, easy-to-follow paths, becoming built-up and residential near the towns. Muddy and wet underfoot near the canal in winter, some footpath sections become very overgrown with brambles and nettles and narrowing to a foot wide. An alternative is to join the canal towpath at Paper Mill Lock to avoid the section through Boreham (though the towpath can be muddy in winter).
1 lunch spot: Paper Mill Lock Tearooms
Warnings: A section of footpath near the property Latney's (south of the A12 west of Witham) can be heavily overgrown with brambles; further sections towards Wickham Bishops and Witham can be very overgrown with nettles and brambles and at times unmaintained where the path disappears; muddy near the canal in winter.
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Walk details: Slow Ways.