Photo of River Chelmer
River

Walk the River Chelmer by Train

1station nearbyClosest: Chelmsford, 0.4 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot)

Photo: Roy Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The River Chelmer runs 40 miles across Essex, through Chelmsford to the River Blackwater near Maldon. Chelmsford station gives train access to the riverside path.

There is 1 station within reach of the River Chelmer: within 2 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.

The River Chelmer runs about 23 miles in our route data. The stations below are in order along it.

River Chelmer train stations

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

There-and-back walks

No two stations share a walkable stretch of the River Chelmer, so these walks head out along the riverside path and come back to the same station. The distance is the longest the riverside path allows, up to 20 miles; turn round sooner for a shorter walk.

StationOut along the riverside pathDistanceTime
Chelmsford2.6 mi and back6 miabout 2 hours

Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.

River routes and riverside paths © OpenStreetMap contributors.

More of River Chelmer

Photo of River Chelmer

Photo: EEtchart, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo of River Chelmer

Photo: Danesman1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo of River Chelmer

Photo: Terryjoyce, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons