Connect Chelmsford with Slow Ways
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Slow Ways linking Chelmsford and Billericay, Chipping Ongar, Great Dunmow, Great Notley, Leaden Roding, Maldon, South Woodham Ferrers, Wickford, Witham
England / Essex / Chelmsford
Chelmsford’s nine Slow Ways are 44% checked
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Chelmsford from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Billericay—Chelmsford
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Bilche one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 174m | Descent 224m | ||
Chelmsford—Great Notley
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Chegre one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 86m | Descent 120m | ||
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Chelmsford—Maldon
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Chemal one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent 69m | Descent 69m | ||
Chelmsford—South Woodham Ferrers
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Chesou one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent 104m | Descent 128m | ||
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Chelmsford—Wickford
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Chewic one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent 207m | Descent 226m | ||
Chelmsford—Witham
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Chewit one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 140m | Descent 144m | ||
Chipping Ongar—Chelmsford
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Chiche three |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 24km/15mi | Ascent 211m | Descent 231m | ||
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Great Dunmow—Chelmsford
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Greche one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 25km/16mi | Ascent 142m | Descent 186m | ||
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Leaden Roding—Chelmsford
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Leache one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 113m | Descent 71m |
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Collective progress
44% of Chelmsford’s nine route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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8 people have contributed to Chelmsford’s Slow Ways
5 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Chelmsford
102km out of 185km have been walked and reviewed
203km of reviews have been shared in Chelmsford
Latest Updates
I went straight down private road. Alternative here, is rather than the footpath between the railway and golf course, which gets very muddy in winter, go all the way down private road and then across Hylands park to Writtle....
Christopher Purse
I went straight down private road. Alternative here, is rather than the footpath between the railway and golf course, which gets very muddy in winter, go all the way down private road and then across Hylands park to Writtle....
Christopher Purse
I've marked it down for some missing way marking on the ground, going via Writtle (which seems an unnecessary diversion), and for some ambiguous route alignment in Chelmsford. From the starting point in Chipping Ongar, the mapped route goes north up the High Street before turning east on Love Lane going past Ongar Sports Club and out into agricultural fields. You’ll swiftly leave ways with this though and soon after reach a point where the Essex Way and St Peter’s Way meet your path and them diverge. (I think a preferable way out of town would be to go a little south down the High Street and turn east onto Castle Street, taking St Peter’s Way recreational path from its starting point where it shares the route with the Essex Way, this soon meets the described route but avoids the pavement stomp for a quicker way into the countryside). A set of concrete stairs exits into a High Ongar cul-de-sac which may initially confuse but the mapped route swiftly takes you around to Mill Lane where the route proceeds again across agricultural fields. At this point, I found the route onwards difficult to to discern. One hopes a clear route will soon be signposted again - but a quick search online indicates that others have had trouble here trying to follow St Peter’s Way. Going north along the track through the Writtle Belt of trees eventually takes you to a pedestrian/cyclist underpass beneath the A414 and a route skirting the east of Writtle before rejoining the mapped path.]....
James Piers Taylor
Paper Mill lock at the halfway point has a cafe, and you can sit out on the canal with a cup of tea and rest your feet. River path gets very muddy and floods in places after heavy rain, so not recommended when the water is high....
Andrew
Daisy C added Chiche three, a new walk from Chipping Ongar to Chelmsford
Walk this routeIt's easy to follow on marked footpaths and bridleways with some road walking....
Clare
Between Billericay and Stock it's a lower quality: very muddy at parts and Stock golf course has a particularly badly marked footpath that seems to go right in the middle of holes! I'd suggest taking the more straightforward paths directly from billericay to stock, then following the route from there...
Michael
The bit through the housing estate in Witham is a bit tricky but fine if you just remember to head south. Muddy and wet underfoot near the canal as you would expect at this time of year....
Clare
Follow the canal, can get a bit soggy as you get to Paper Mill Lock....
Bob!
Slow Ways added Bilche one, a new walk from Billericay to Chelmsford
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chegre one, a new walk from Chelmsford to Great Notley
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chesou one, a new walk from Chelmsford to South Woodham Ferrers
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chewic one, a new walk from Chelmsford to Wickford
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Greche one, a new walk from Great Dunmow to Chelmsford
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Leache one, a new walk from Leaden Roding to Chelmsford
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Chelmsford’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TL7048607053
Lat / Lon
51.73626° / 0.46764°
Easting / Northing
570,486E / 207,053N
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Facilities
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Supermarket or convenience shop
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Bothy
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Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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